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Are the unix commands the same for Mac and Ubuntu?
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Mar 15, 2026757 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I wonder if the unix commands (cp, mv, grep, args etc) are the same for Mac and Ubuntu. Do they have the same parameter lists and so on or do they try to stay the same but are slightly different?
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OS X (Darwin) uses BSD versions of the standard tools. Ubuntu (and Linux in general) uses GNU versions. They are very similar, but the differences (such as presence and order of options) can trip you up if you're not careful.
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