Command Line cheat sheet: LINUX → WINDOWS CMD → POWERSHELL

[Dragon]

NAVIGATION
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Linux	Windows CMD	PowerShell Shortcuts	PowerShell
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ls	dir	ls	Get-ChildItem
pwd	cd	pwd	Get-Location
cd /path	cd \path	cd path	Set-Location path
cd ..	cd ..	cd ..	Set-Location ..
FILE OPERATIONS
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Linux	Windows CMD	PowerShell Shortcuts	PowerShell
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touch file	type nul > file	ni file.ext	New-Item file.ext -ItemType File
cp src dst	copy src dst	cp src dst	Copy-Item src dst
mv src dst	move src dst	mv src dst	Move-Item src dst
rm file	del file	rm file	Remove-Item file
rm -r dir	rmdir /s dir	rm dir -r -force	Remove-Item dir -Recurse -Force
DIRECTORY OPERATIONS
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Linux	Windows CMD	PowerShell Shortcuts	PowerShell
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mkdir name	mkdir name	mkdir name	New-Item name -ItemType Directory
rmdir name	rmdir name	rm name	Remove-Item name
VIEWING & SEARCHING
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Linux	Windows CMD	PowerShell Shortcuts	PowerShell
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cat file	type file	gc file	Get-Content file
grep "txt" file	find "txt" file	sls "txt" file	Select-String "txt" file
grep -r "txt" dir	findstr /s /i	sls "txt" dir -r	Select-String -Pattern "txt" -Recurse
SYSTEM & PROCESSES
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Linux	Windows CMD	PowerShell Shortcuts	PowerShell
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ps	tasklist	gps	Get-Process
kill PID	taskkill /PID	kill PID	Stop-Process -Id PID
top	tasklist	gps | sort CPU -desc	Get-Process | Sort-Object CPU -Descending
df -h	wmic logicaldisk	gdr	Get-PSDrive
free -h	systeminfo	(none)	Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem
NETWORKING
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Linux	Windows CMD	PowerShell Shortcuts	PowerShell
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ifconfig / ip a	ipconfig	(none)	Get-NetIPAddress
ping host	ping host	ping host	Test-Connection host
traceroute host	tracert host	tnc host -traceroute	Test-NetConnection host -TraceRoute
curl url	curl url	curl url	Invoke-WebRequest url
wget url	curl -O url	iwr url -OutFile file	Invoke-WebRequest url -OutFile file
PERMISSIONS
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Linux	Windows CMD	PowerShell Shortcuts	PowerShell
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chmod	icacls	(none)	Set-Acl
chown	icacls	(none)	Set-Acl
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
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Linux	Windows CMD	PowerShell Shortcuts	PowerShell
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echo $VAR	echo %VAR%	echo $env:VAR	Write-Output $env:VAR
export VAR=val	set VAR=val	$env:VAR="val"	$env:VAR = "value"
MISC
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Linux	Windows CMD	PowerShell Shortcuts	PowerShell
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clear	cls	clear	Clear-Host
man cmd	cmd /?	help cmd	Get-Help cmd