*nix Commands: 101 - Part 1 Tha' Basics: Addenum
Well, lessoned learned. Never do a tutorial when your tired. As per some suggestions, here's an addenum to the first part of *nix commands.
Yes, *nix is CASE-SENSITIVE. And not just on passwords. On everything. As an experiment, try typing LS and then ls. You will see a difference in the way that the *nix box responds.
Terr brought up some helpful options but be aware that those are specific to the Linux family of commands rather than all *nix. The --help or -h option are unique to Linux and recently Solaris 8 (they listened!!).
Remember your man pages. If in doubt, check the man pages for that command for more information. ;)
*nix to DOS conversion:
(Editor's Note: I will add the conversions next time with each page)
*nixDOS Commands
clearcls
passwdN/A*!
exitexit (CTRL+D doesn't work in DOS)
lsdir /w
ls -ldir
manhelp
datedate & time
who or wN/A*!
calN/A
*Note: DOS is a single-user OS with NO security. These commands and a few others do not apply. You will notice that not all commands have an equivalent in DOS. At most, DOS has about 40 or so commands, a lot less than the multitude found in *nix.
!Note: DOS can be networked with the Microsoft Lan Manager. This does not bring it to the full level of *nix networking but it is somewhat similar. Remember that DOS still remains a single-user OS. At best, DOS can share out files. Some commands, as identified above, have similar commands if DOS has LM installed (it's an add-on product and is "sold" separately if you can find it). These commands are found under the net family of commands in DOS. For example, you can change your password by using net password:
NET PASSWORD [oldpassword [newpassword]]
NET PASSWORD \\computer | /DOMAIN:name [user [oldpassword [newpassword]]]
