Last update: 05-Jan-1998
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| Action | Mac OS 7.x | UNIX | DOS | Windows 3.1 | Windows NT 3.51 | Windows NT 4.0 | Windows 95 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| get help | Apple Menu -> About Application-> Help | man topic man -k keyword man man |
??? | ??? | ??? | Windows NT Explorer: Help -> Help Topics | ??? |
| directory listing | use Finder | ls ls -l | more ls -CF |
DIR DIR/?/? alphabetical paged |
use File Manager | use File Manager (?) | use Windows NT Explorer | use file manager |
| find file | Finder: File -> Find File ??? | cd searchdir; find . -print | grep pattern | ??? | File Manager: File -> Find... ??? | File Manager: File -> Find... ??? | Windows NT Explorer: Tools -> Search | File Manager: File -> Search... ??? |
| determine disk usage | Finder: ??? | cd dirname; du -a . | sort -nr | more | ??? | File Manager: ??? | File Manager: ??? | Windows NT Explorer: select a disk, folder or file, then get Properties with right mouse button menu | File Manager: ??? |
| rename a file | Finder: ??? | mv oldname newname | ??? | File Manager: ??? | File Manager: ??? | Windows NT Explorer: select a folder or file, then double-click to highlight its name, then type the new name ??? | File Manager: ??? |
| move a file | Finder: ??? | mv sourcefile destinationfile | ??? | File Manager: ??? | File Manager: ??? | Windows NT Explorer: select a folder or file, then drag the file to a new location | File Manager: ??? |
| copy a file | Finder: ??? | cp sourcefile destinationfile cp sourcefile1 sourcefile2 sourcefile3 destinationdir |
??? | File Manager: ??? | File Manager: ??? | Windows NT Explorer: select a folder or file, then hold down the Control key and drag the file to a new location | File Manager: ??? |
| delete a file or directory | Finder: drag it to the Trash Can; Special -> Empty Trash | rm filename rm -i pattern [type y to confirm each] rmdir empty_directory rm -rf dirname [WARNING! recursively deletes] |
??? | File Manager: ??? | File Manager: ??? | Windows NT Explorer: select a folder or file, then press the Delete key and then answer yes in the confirm dialog | File Manager: ??? |
| list all my processes | ??? | BSD: ps -ef | grep usrname SysV: ps -aux | grep userame |
??? | ??? | ??? | Control-Alt-Delete -> select Task Manager | ??? | list all system processes | ??? | BSD: ps -ef SysV: ps -aux |
??? | ??? | ??? | Control-Alt-Delete -> select Task Manager | ??? | kill a process | ??? | kill -9 processnumber | ??? | ??? | ??? | Control-Alt-Delete -> select Task Manager -> ??? | ??? |
| shut down system | Finder: Special -> Shut Down | init 0 or halt -0 (???) | power off | ??? | ??? | Start: Shut Down -> Shut down the computer | ??? |
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