Bash-Powershell-cheatsheet.md

Bash to Powershell Cheat Sheet

This cheat sheet was generated per a request from LBL CBORG.

File and Directory Operations

Bash Command	PowerShell Equivalent
ls	Get-ChildItem or dir
ls -l	Get-ChildItem -Format-List
ls -a	Get-ChildItem -Force
cd	Set-Location or cd
pwd	Get-Location or pwd
mkdir	New-Item -Type Directory or md
rmdir	Remove-Item -Recurse
rm	Remove-Item
cp	Copy-Item
mv	Move-Item
touch	New-Item -Type File

File Content Manipulation

Bash Command	PowerShell Equivalent
cat	Get-Content or type
more	more
less	less
head	Get-Content -TotalCount <n>
tail	Get-Content -Tail <n>
grep	Select-String
find	Get-ChildItem -Recurse
chmod	Set-Acl
chown	Set-Acl

Process Management

Bash Command	PowerShell Equivalent
ps	Get-Process
kill	Stop-Process
top	Get-Process
bg	Start-Job
fg	Receive-Job

Networking

Bash Command	PowerShell Equivalent
ifconfig	Get-NetIPAddress
ping	Test-Connection
netstat	Get-NetTCPConnection
curl	Invoke-WebRequest
wget	Invoke-WebRequest

Text Processing

Bash Command	PowerShell Equivalent
echo	Write-Output or echo
sed	-replace operator
awk	Select-String
sort	Sort-Object
uniq	Get-Unique

Miscellaneous

Bash Command	PowerShell Equivalent
date	Get-Date
whoami	whoami
sudo	Start-Process -Verb RunAs
chmod	Set-Acl
chown	Set-Acl

Note:

• PowerShell commands often come with additional options and parameters that can be explored using the Get-Help cmdlet.
• For more complex tasks, you might need to combine multiple PowerShell cmdlets using the pipeline (|).

This cheat sheet should help you translate common Bash commands to their PowerShell equivalents. If you have any specific commands or tasks in mind, feel free to ask!