Terminal help

i wondering if can tweak os x terminal run commands linux systems do.

ex:
os x: cp -r directory ../new/path
linux: cp directory ../new/path -r

knows if can done?

thanks
mircera

 

terminal terminal emulator application. you're wondering if can tweak shell same way can in linux.

answer yes because linux distributions, mac os x's default shell gnu bash. has same built-ins.

 

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