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I'm sorry if this is a simple question:
I want to swap from ubuntu to windows for my web dev (personal preference). I'm used to using the terminal in ubuntu and the commands there and I was wondering whether the command prompt in windows is the same? Do the commands do the same?
If not, is there a way to get a terminal for windows the same as ubuntu?
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A command line, also known as a command prompt, is a type of interface. A terminal is a wrapper program that runs a shell and allows us to enter commands.
The Linux command line is a text interface to your computer. Often referred to as the shell, terminal, console, prompt or various other names, it can give the appearance of being complex and confusing to use.
The command line is also known as the terminal, shell, console, command prompt, and command-line interface (CLI). Here are various ways to access it in Ubuntu.
Agreeing that cmd is not a terminal emulator, whether it is a shell depends upon your expectations. Microsoft refers to it as a command interpreter. As a command interpreter (including a variety of built-in features — see Command-line reference A-Z), it is able to interpret scripts.
No the Command prompt is not same as the Linux shell you may find some commands resembling to those of the shell in Linux (terminal) however to get a more Linux shell like environment you can install cygwin or GOW (Gnu on Windows). It will give you a bash.
You can find Cygwin here . and You can find GOW here .
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Its not the same, as others have answered, but since the latest version of windows 10 there is a way of running linux bash terminal in Windows.
Have a look in Bash on Windows.
It is actually running Ubuntu inside your Windows.
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Windows is based on DOS but Ubuntu is based on Linux. Each of those has its own commands, with some similar commands. I personally prefer Linux commands as they are easier to understand and more simple than DOS commands. You can't use Linux commands in DOS nor the reverse.
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