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A command is something that's built-in to the kernel, where as the utility is something that runs on top of the kernel. Example of utilities are: fdisk, copy, edit, etc.
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∙ 14y agoA command is part of the shell itself. A utility is an executable program that is installed (usually in a system directory such as /bin) which the shell executes.
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What is the difference between cat and merge command?
The 'merge' command is not standard in Unix, so not every system has it. The 'cat' command is standard in every Unix system. The 'cat' command merely echoes the contents of a file. It can be used to put together several files (concatenate). The 'merge' command (at least on Linux) merges changes from an original file to a modified (patched) file. It is considered a 3-way merge utility. Check the 'man' command for both and you will see the differences in the two commands.
What is the difference between unix command and dos command?
They are different languages, so you need to use a different word with different syntax to do the same thing. For example, to display the contents of the current directory, the command in MS-DOS is dir, but in UNIX it's ls.
What is the difference between bsd and linux os?
Command set and command switches. Both are based on the UNIX operating system, so they have the core of the operating system in common.
What are the difference between su and su-aloke in UNIX OS?
su substitute user.. and su is a unix command used to run the shell of another user without logging off..
How do you convert files from a DOS to UNIX?
In some Unix and Linux systems there is a command called 'dos2unix' that will do the conversion automatically. If there isn't such a utility on your system you can use the 'tr' translate command to do the translation: tr -d '\015' < windows-file > unix-file which is essentially what dos2unix will do.
What is the difference between Os and unix?
No difference, really. Unix is an OS (Operating System)
What is the difference between Windows Unix and Linux?
what are similarities and differences between linux and unix?
Define the term cat in unix?
'cat' is short for concatenation; it is a Unix utility program to print the contents of 1 or more files on the standard output. It is similar to the 'type' command in Windows.
Similarities between UNIX and Windows?
UNIX is a command-based OS. In contrast, Windows is a menu-based OS.
What is the use of execute command in unix?
There is no traditional 'execute' command in Unix.
What does unix command tput do?
The TPUT utility uses the terminfo database to make the values of terminal-dependent capabilities and information available to the shell
Brief description of format command in unix?
There is no standard 'format' command in Unix.
