CMD vs PowerShell vs Linux — the three-column cheat sheet

One task per row, three shells per column: Windows CMD, PowerShell and Linux equivalents for files, processes, networking and system checks.

If you move between a Windows console, PowerShell and a Linux server in the same day, this is the sheet to keep open. Each row is a single task, so you can read across instead of memorising three separate references.

Sections

• Files & directories
• Text search
• Processes
• Networking
• System

Example tasks in this sheet

• Working directory
• Change directory
• List files
• Make directory
• Copy
• Move
• Delete file
• Delete folder

27 tasks in total.

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