Unix

During my time in lab studying the Unix Operating System, I learned several helpful and critical commands in order to properly run the system. The first command I learned was the ls, or list command, which lists the files and other directories that are found in your personal directory. This is similar to the dir command that is used in MS-DOS. The second importatnt command I learned is clear, which clears the screen of all previous text. This is helpful because while using Unix, the screen can get very cluttered with a bunch of text and numbers, so this helps clear the screen and allows you to focus on the only things you need. This is similar to the cls command used in MS-DOS which is also used to clear the screen of all text.

Two of the more advanced commands I learned were how to move objects like the calander function of Unix into files. To do this you type cal 2007> [Name of File] this allows you to move large objects like an entire year's calender into a small, manageable file. Then to view that file, you can use the more command, and all you need to type is more [Name of File]. This allows you to view a large object such as a calender at the speed you want. This command is similar to the MS-DOS command more < [Name of File].

I found this site very helpful in order to find many commands that are similar in the Unix and MS-DOS operating systems.