Basic Commands
Solaris | Windows
ls -l | dir (displays a listing of the contents of the current working directory)
vi | edit (runs an editor to modify the contents of a file)
rm | del (removes/deletes a file or files)
cp -r | xcopy (copys a file or directory to a specified location)
mkdir | mkdir (makes the specified directory)
rm -r | rmdir (removes a specified directory)
chmod | attrib (modifies the attributes/permissions of a file or directory)
cat | print (displays the contents of a specified file)
format | chkdsk (runs a utility that can check the status and operation of a drive)
pwd | chdir (lists the full path of your current working directory)
date | time, date (lists the current date and time)
ifconfig -a | ipconfig /all (displays all configured network interfaces)
cd | cd (change directories)
share | Computer Management (List shares currently enabled on the system)
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Utilities
prstat -a | Task manager (Lists details about active processes, CPU and RAM utilization)
/etc/path_to_inst, prtdiag -v | Device manager, winmsd (Contains information about locally connected hardware)
/var/adm/messages | Event Viewer (Contains application and system logs)
/etc/init.d/*, svcs, svcadm | Services (Check status, start and stop services)
pkginfo -l, pkgchk, pkgrm, pkgadd | add/remove programs (display, check, remove and add programs)
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Files
/etc/hosts, /etc/inet/ipnodes| c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (IP and hostname resolution)
/etc/resolv.conf | TCP/IP properties for an interface (Contains IP address for Pri/Sec DNS servers)
/etc/defaultrouter | TCP/IP properties for an interface (Contains IP address for default gateway)
/etc/power.conf | Power Management (Control power save settings)
/etc/passwd | Computer Management (Lists users and group settings)
/etc/shadow | Registry entry (Contains encrypted password strings of configured users)
/etc/group | Computer Management (Lists configured user groups)
/etc/vfstab | Computer Management (Lists hard drive partitioning configuration)
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