Windows Command Prompt LS Equivalent Dir

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Question: What is the equivalent of typing ls to list folders and files in Linux in a Windows command prompt?

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Answer: Type DIR to show the folders and files in command prompt. DIR is the MS DOS version of LS, which lists the files and folders in the current directory. Here is a huge list of all the Linus terminal commands and their Windows equivalents.

To get help on a Windows command, use the /? option, for example date /?.

Windows command	Unix command	Notes
`arp`	`arp`
`assign`	`ln`	Create a file link
`assign`	`ln -s`	On Unix, a directory may not have multiple links, so instead a symbolic link must be created with `ln -s`.
`assoc`	`file`
`at`	`at batch cron`
`attrib`	`chown chmod`	Sets ownership on files and directories
`cd`	`cd`	On Windows, `cd` alone prints the current directory, but on Unix `cd` alone returns the user to his home directory.
`cd`	`pwd`	On Windows, cd alone prints the current directory.
`chkdsk`	`fsck`	Checks filesystem and repairs filesystem corruption on hard drives.
`cls`	`clear`	Clear the terminal screen
`copy`	`cp`
`date time`	`date`	`Date` on Unix prints the current date and time. `Date` and `time` on Windows print the date and time respectively, and prompt for a new date or time.
`del`	`rm`
`deltree`	`rm -r`	Recursively deletes entire directory tree
`dir`	`ls`	“dir” also works on some versions of Unix.
`doskey /h F7 key`	`history`	The Unix `history` is part of the Bash shell.
`edit`	`vi emacs etc.`	`edit` brings up a simple text editor in Windows. On Unix, the environment variable `EDITOR` should be set to the user’s preferred editor.
`exit`	`exit Control-D`	On Unix, pressing the control key and D simultaneously logs the user out of the shell.
`explorer`	`nautilus etc.`	The command `explorer` brings up the file browser on Windows.
`fc`	`diff`
`find`	`grep`
`ftp`	`ftp`
`help`	`man`	“help” by itself prints all the commands
`hostname`	`hostname`
`ipconfig /all`	`ifconfig -a`	The /all option lets you get the MAC address of the Windows PC
`mem`	`top`	Shows system status
`mkdir`	`mkdir`
`more`	`more less`
`move`	`mv`
`net session`	`w who`
`net statistics`	`uptime`
`nslookup`	`nslookup`
`ping`	`ping`
`print`	`lpr`	Send a file to a printer.
`reboot shutdown -r`	`shutdown -r`
`regedit`	`edit /etc/*`	The Unix equivalent of the Windows registry are the files under `/etc` and `/usr/local/etc`. These are edited with a text editor rather than with a special-purpose editing program.
`rmdir`	`rmdir`
`rmdir /s`	`rm -r`	Windows has a y/n prompt. To get the prompt with Unix, use `rm -i`. The `i` means “interactive”.
`set`	`env`	`Set` on Windows prints a list of all environment variables. For individual environment variables, set <variable> is the same as echo $<variable> on Unix.
`set Path`	`echo $PATH`	Print the value of the environment variable using `set` in Windows.
`shutdown`	`shutdown`	Without an option, the Windows version produces a help message
`shutdown -s`	`shutdown -h`	Also need -f option to Windows if logged in remotely
`sort`	`sort`
`start`	`&`	On Unix, to start a job in the background, use `command &`. On Windows, the equivalent is `start command`. See How to run a Windows command as a background job like Unix ?.
`systeminfo`	`uname -a`
`tasklist`	`ps`	“tasklist” is not available on some versions of Windows. See also this article on getting a list of processes in Windows using Perl
`title`	`?`	In Unix, changing the title of the terminal window is possible but complicated. Search for “change title xterm”.
`tracert`	`traceroute`
`tree`	`find ls -R`	On Windows, use tree \| find “string”
`type`	`cat`
`ver`	`uname -a`
`xcopy`	`cp -R`	Recursively copy a directory tree