linux-cheat-sheet/linux-cheat-sheet.tex

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 \fancyhead[L]{\textbf{A Linux Cheat Sheet}}
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As always, check the \texttt{man} files for additional options and parameters.

\section*{Disk Usage}

\begin{description}
	\item[df] Get a report on the system's disk space usage
	\item[du] Check the disk space usage of a file or directory
	\item[du -ah] Show disk usage for all files and directories in human readable sizes
	\item[du -sh]  Show disk usage of the current directory
	\item[fdisk -l] Show disk partitions, sizes, and types
	\item[findmnt] Show target mount point for all filesystems
\end{description}

\section*{Files}

\begin{description}
	\item[ls] List files in a directory
	\item[ls -R] List all files in all subdirectories
	\item[ls -a] List hidden files
	\item[ls -l] List detailed information in a tabular format
	\item[ls -h] List sizes in human-readable format
	\item[cat] List the contents of a file on \texttt{stdout}
	\item[cat <file>] Create a new file
	\item[cat file1 file2 > file3] Joins two files and stores the output as a new file
	\item[cat <file.txt> | tr a-z A-Z output.txt] Convert a file to upper or lower case
	\item[diff] Compare the contents of two files line by line
	\item[rm] Delete (permanently) a file
	\item[cp] Copy files
	\item[cp file1 file2] Copy the contents of the first file to the second one
	\item[cp -r <directorya> <directory2>] Copy recursively the contents of the first directory into the second directory. 
	\item[mv] Move or rename files
	\item[mv file1 file2] Rename a file
	\item[ln -s <path/to/file> <link name>] Create a symbolic link to a file
	\item[touch <newfile>] Create a new file
	\item[touch <oldfile>] Update the modification time of an existing file
	\item[more <file>] Show the contents of a file
	\item[head <file>] Show the first 10 lines of a file
	\item[head -<n> <file>] Show the first \texttt{n} lines of a file
	\item[tail <file>] Show the last 10 lines of a file
	\item[tail -<n> <file>] Show the last \texttt{n} lines of a file
	\item[locate] Search for a file or directory
	\item[find] Locate files within a directory
\end{description}

\section*{Directories}

\begin{description}
	\item[cd] Change the current directory
	\item[cd..] Move one directory up
	\item[cd-] Move to your previous directory
	\item[pwd] Show the current directory (relative to \texttt{\$HOME})
	\item[scp <file> <server/file>] Securely copy a specific file to a server directory
	\item[mkdir] Create a new directory
	\item[rmdir] Delete an empty directory
	\item[rsync -a </path/to/file> </file>] Synchronize the contents of a specific direcotry with a backup directory
	\item[rm -r <directory>] Remove a non-empty directory
	\item[rm -ri <directory>] Remove a non-empty directory recursively, and require confirmation of each item
\end{description}

\section*{Archives}

\begin{description}
	\item[tar]Archive multiple files into a common Linux file format (\textbf{Note:} \texttt{tar} files are \textit{not} compressed.)
	\item[tar -xf file.tar] Extract an archived file
	\item[tar -cf file.tar file1.txt file2.txt] Create an archive from one or more files
	\item[tar -czf file.txt file.tar.gz] Create a gzip-compressed file (\textbf{Note:} the file extensions \texttt{.tar.gz} and \texttt{.tgz} are equivalent.)
	\item[gzip file] Compress a file with the \texttt{.gz} extension
	\item[gpg -c <file>] Encrypt a file
	\item[gpg <file>] Decrypt a file
	\item[zip <archive.zip> <file1> <file2>] Compress files into a zip archive
	\item[unzip <archive.zip>] Extract zipped files from a zip archive
\end{description}

\section*{System}

\begin{description}
	\item[history] Review previously entered commands
	\item[uname] Print information about your Linux system
	\item[uname -a] Show system and kernel
	\item[head -n1 /etc/issue] Show the current system software
	\item[jobs] Display currently running jobs
	\item[top] Monitor system resource usage
	\item[ps] Show a snapshot of active processes
	\item[kill <pid>] Terminate a process with process id <pid>
	\item[man <command>] Display the manual pages for a given command
	\item[uname -r] Show system information
	\item[timedatectl] Query and change the system clock
	\item[last reboot] Show the system reboot history
	\item[uptime] Show how long the system has been running, including load average
	\item[echo \$<variable>] Show the value of a variable
	\item[echo \$PATH] Show the current value of the \texttt{\$PATH} variable
\end{description}

\section*{Network}

\textbf{Note:} Many of these are not installed by default on most systems.

\begin{description}
	\item[hostname] Display the name of your host or network
	\item[ip addr show] Show IP addresses and network interfaces
	\item[ping] Check connectivity to a server
	\item[ifconfig] Show IP addresses of all network interfaces
	\item[netstat -pnltu] Show active ports
	\item[netstat -nutlp] Show more information about a domain
	\item[whois <domain>] Show more information about a domain
	\item[dig <domain>] Show DNS information about a domain
	\item[host <domain>] Do an IP lookup for a domain
	\item[hostname -i] Show the IP address of the system
\end{description}

\section*{Users, Groups, and Permissions}

\begin{description}
	\item[id] Show information about the current user
	\item[useradd] Create a new user
	\item[passwrd] Add a password to a user's account
	\item[last] Show last logins
	\item[userdel <user>] Delete a user
	\item[chmod] Change the read, write, and execute permissions of files and directories
	\item[chmod u + x <file>] Give the user execute permissions on a file 
	\item[chmod u+rw,go+r <file>] Give read and write permissions to the owner, and read-only permissions to the group and others.
	\item[chmod -R 755 <directory>] Change the permissions of a directory and its files recursively
	\item[chown] Change or transfer file ownership
	\item[chown <user> <file>] Change the ownership of a file to a given user
	\item[chown :<group> <file>] Change the group of a file to a given group (\textbf{Note:} Instead of the group permissions, the user permissions will apply if the owner user is in this group.)
	\item[sudo] Perform tasks as the root user
\end{description}

Permissions are always in the order: owner, group, others.

\hspace{1em} Calculate permission digits by adding these numbers:
\begin{itemize}[noitemsep]
	\item 4 — read (r)
	\item 2 — write (w)
	\item 1 — execute (x)
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\section*{Pipes and Redirection}

\begin{description}
	\item[cmd1 | cmd2] Pipe the \texttt{stdout} of the first command to the second command
	\item[cmd1 |\& cmd2] Pipe the \texttt{stderr} of the first command to the second command
	\item[cmd1 > file.txt] Redirect the \texttt{stdout} of a command to a file
	\item[cmd1 2>error.log] Redirect the \texttt{stderr} of a commmand to a log file
\end{description}

\section*{Command Lists}

\begin{description}
	\item[cmd1 ; cmd2] Run \textit{cmd1} and then run \textit{cmd2}
	\item[cmd1 \&\& cmd2] Run \textit{cmd2} if \textit{cmd1} is successful
	\item[cmd1 || cmd2] Run \textit{cmd2} if \textit{cmd1} is not successful
\end{description}

\section*{Keyboard Shortcuts}

\begin{description}
	\item[\keys{ctrl + a}] Move to the beginning of a line
	\item[\keys{ctrl + e}] Move to the end of the line
	\item[\keys{ctrl + w}] Cut one word before the cursor and add it to the clipboard
	\item[\keys{ctrl + u}] Cut part of the line before the cursor and add it to the clipboard
	\item[\keys{ctrl + k}] Cut part of the line after the cursor and add it to the clipboard
	\item[\keys{ctrl + y}] Paste from the clipboard
	\item
	\item[\keys{ctrl + z}] Pause the command
	\item[\keys{ctrl + c}] Stop and terminate the current command
	\item
	\item[\keys{ctrl + s}] Freeze the terminal
	\item[\keys{ctrl + q}] Unfreeze the terminal
	\item
	\item[\keys{$uparrow$}] Review the command history
	\item[\keys{ctrl + o}] Run the previously recalled command
	\item[\keys{ctrl + g}] Exit the command history without running a command
	\item[\keys{ctrl + r}] Recall the last command that matches the provided characters
	\item[\keys{Tab}] Autofill typing
	\item[\keys{!}\keys{!}] Repeat the last command
	\item[\keys{alt + /}] Move to the end of the file
	\item[exit] Log out of the current session
\end{description}

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