PowerShell vs Bash vs CMD comparison - Hands-On Comparison

PowerShell vs Bash vs CMD Comparison

📖 Scenario: You work in an office where some computers use Windows and others use Linux. You want to understand how to do simple tasks in three different command-line tools: PowerShell (Windows), Bash (Linux), and CMD (Windows).This will help you talk with your teammates and write scripts that work on different computers.

🎯 Goal: Learn how to create a folder, list files, and show the current folder in PowerShell, Bash, and CMD.You will write small commands in each tool and see their output.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create a folder named TestFolder in PowerShell, Bash, and CMD

List files in the current folder in PowerShell, Bash, and CMD

Show the current folder path in PowerShell, Bash, and CMD

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Many workplaces use different operating systems. Knowing commands in PowerShell, Bash, and CMD helps you work smoothly on any computer.

💼 Career

System administrators, developers, and IT support often switch between these shells. This knowledge improves your scripting and troubleshooting skills.

1

Create a folder named TestFolder in PowerShell

Write a PowerShell command to create a folder named TestFolder in the current directory using New-Item with -ItemType Directory.

PowerShell

# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use New-Item with -ItemType Directory to create a folder.

2

List files in the current folder using PowerShell

Write a PowerShell command to list all files and folders in the current directory using Get-ChildItem.

PowerShell

New-Item -Path . -Name TestFolder -ItemType Directory
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use Get-ChildItem to list files and folders.

3

Show the current folder path using PowerShell

Write a PowerShell command to display the full path of the current directory using Get-Location.

PowerShell

New-Item -Path . -Name TestFolder -ItemType Directory
Get-ChildItem
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use Get-Location to show the current folder path.

4

Compare with Bash and CMD commands

Write the equivalent commands for creating a folder named TestFolder, listing files, and showing the current folder path in Bash and CMD as comments.

PowerShell

New-Item -Path . -Name TestFolder -ItemType Directory
Get-ChildItem
Get-Location

# Bash commands:
# Your code here

# CMD commands:
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use mkdir to create folders in Bash and CMD.

Use ls in Bash and dir in CMD to list files.

Use pwd in Bash and cd in CMD to show the current folder.