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Are Unix commands and Linux commands similar?

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Most of the basic command-line utilities have the same name and perform the same task. However, the command switches may be very different. You should always read the man page of any utility that you know you want to use switches with if you do not know of the differences between most Unix ones and the ones used in Linux.

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