instruction,input,output What is chgrp command,,"# chgrp > Change group ownership of files and directories. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/chgrp. * Change the owner group of a file/directory: `chgrp {{group}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Recursively change the owner group of a directory and its contents: `chgrp -R {{group}} {{path/to/directory}}` * Change the owner group of a symbolic link: `chgrp -h {{group}} {{path/to/symlink}}` * Change the owner group of a file/directory to match a reference file: `chgrp --reference={{path/to/reference_file}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`" What is more command,,"# more > Open a file for interactive reading, allowing scrolling and search. More > information: https://manned.org/more. * Open a file: `more {{path/to/file}}` * Open a file displaying from a specific line: `more +{{line_number}} {{path/to/file}}` * Display help: `more --help` * Go to the next page: `` * Search for a string (press `n` to go to the next match): `/{{something}}` * Exit: `q` * Display help about interactive commands: `h`" What is git-hash-object command,,"# git hash-object > Computes the unique hash key of content and optionally creates an object > with specified type. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-hash- > object. * Compute the object ID without storing it: `git hash-object {{path/to/file}}` * Compute the object ID and store it in the Git database: `git hash-object -w {{path/to/file}}` * Compute the object ID specifying the object type: `git hash-object -t {{blob|commit|tag|tree}} {{path/to/file}}` * Compute the object ID from `stdin`: `cat {{path/to/file}} | git hash-object --stdin`" What is id command,,"# id > Display current user and group identity. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/id. * Display current user's ID (UID), group ID (GID) and groups to which they belong: `id` * Display the current user identity as a number: `id -u` * Display the current group identity as a number: `id -g` * Display an arbitrary user's ID (UID), group ID (GID) and groups to which they belong: `id {{username}}`" What is nl command,,"# nl > A utility for numbering lines, either from a file, or from `stdin`. More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/nl. * Number non-blank lines in a file: `nl {{path/to/file}}` * Read from `stdout`: `cat {{path/to/file}} | nl {{options}} -` * Number only the lines with printable text: `nl -t {{path/to/file}}` * Number all lines including blank lines: `nl -b a {{path/to/file}}` * Number only the body lines that match a basic regular expression (BRE) pattern: `nl -b p'FooBar[0-9]' {{path/to/file}}`" What is git-check-ignore command,,"# git check-ignore > Analyze and debug Git ignore/exclude ("".gitignore"") files. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-check-ignore. * Check whether a file or directory is ignored: `git check-ignore {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Check whether multiple files or directories are ignored: `git check-ignore {{path/to/file}} {{path/to/directory}}` * Use pathnames, one per line, from `stdin`: `git check-ignore --stdin < {{path/to/file_list}}` * Do not check the index (used to debug why paths were tracked and not ignored): `git check-ignore --no-index {{path/to/files_or_directories}}` * Include details about the matching pattern for each path: `git check-ignore --verbose {{path/to/files_or_directories}}`" What is tcpdump command,,"# tcpdump > Dump traffic on a network. More information: https://www.tcpdump.org. * List available network interfaces: `tcpdump -D` * Capture the traffic of a specific interface: `tcpdump -i {{eth0}}` * Capture all TCP traffic showing contents (ASCII) in console: `tcpdump -A tcp` * Capture the traffic from or to a host: `tcpdump host {{www.example.com}}` * Capture the traffic from a specific interface, source, destination and destination port: `tcpdump -i {{eth0}} src {{192.168.1.1}} and dst {{192.168.1.2}} and dst port {{80}}` * Capture the traffic of a network: `tcpdump net {{192.168.1.0/24}}` * Capture all traffic except traffic over port 22 and save to a dump file: `tcpdump -w {{dumpfile.pcap}} port not {{22}}` * Read from a given dump file: `tcpdump -r {{dumpfile.pcap}}`" What is users command,,"# users > Display a list of logged in users. See also: `useradd`, `userdel`, > `usermod`. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/users. * Print logged in usernames: `users` * Print logged in usernames according to a given file: `users {{/var/log/wmtp}}`" What is git-rev-list command,,"# git rev-list > List revisions (commits) in reverse chronological order. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-rev-list. * List all commits on the current branch: `git rev-list {{HEAD}}` * Print the latest commit that changed (add/edit/remove) a specific file on the current branch: `git rev-list -n 1 HEAD -- {{path/to/file}}` * List commits more recent than a specific date, on a specific branch: `git rev-list --since={{'2019-12-01 00:00:00'}} {{branch_name}}` * List all merge commits on a specific commit: `git rev-list --merges {{commit}}` * Print the number of commits since a specific tag: `git rev-list {{tag_name}}..HEAD --count`" What is lpr command,,"# lpr > CUPS tool for printing files. See also: `lpstat` and `lpadmin`. More > information: https://www.cups.org/doc/man-lpr.html. * Print a file to the default printer: `lpr {{path/to/file}}` * Print 2 copies: `lpr -# {{2}} {{path/to/file}}` * Print to a named printer: `lpr -P {{printer}} {{path/to/file}}` * Print either a single page (e.g. 2) or a range of pages (e.g. 2–16): `lpr -o page-ranges={{2|2-16}} {{path/to/file}}` * Print double-sided either in portrait (long) or in landscape (short): `lpr -o sides={{two-sided-long-edge|two-sided-short-edge}} {{path/to/file}}` * Set page size (more options may be available depending on setup): `lpr -o media={{a4|letter|legal}} {{path/to/file}}` * Print multiple pages per sheet: `lpr -o number-up={{2|4|6|9|16}} {{path/to/file}}`" What is lp command,,"# lp > Print files. More information: https://manned.org/lp. * Print the output of a command to the default printer (see `lpstat` command): `echo ""test"" | lp` * Print a file to the default printer: `lp {{path/to/filename}}` * Print a file to a named printer (see `lpstat` command): `lp -d {{printer_name}} {{path/to/filename}}` * Print N copies of file to default printer (replace N with desired number of copies): `lp -n {{N}} {{path/to/filename}}` * Print only certain pages to the default printer (print pages 1, 3-5, and 16): `lp -P 1,3-5,16 {{path/to/filename}}` * Resume printing a job: `lp -i {{job_id}} -H resume`" What is uptime command,,"# uptime > Tell how long the system has been running and other information. More > information: https://ss64.com/osx/uptime.html. * Print current time, uptime, number of logged-in users and other information: `uptime`" What is git-count-objects command,,"# git count-objects > Count the number of unpacked objects and their disk consumption. More > information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-count-objects. * Count all objects and display the total disk usage: `git count-objects` * Display a count of all objects and their total disk usage, displaying sizes in human-readable units: `git count-objects --human-readable` * Display more verbose information: `git count-objects --verbose` * Display more verbose information, displaying sizes in human-readable units: `git count-objects --human-readable --verbose`" What is git-shortlog command,,"# git shortlog > Summarizes the `git log` output. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-shortlog. * View a summary of all the commits made, grouped alphabetically by author name: `git shortlog` * View a summary of all the commits made, sorted by the number of commits made: `git shortlog -n` * View a summary of all the commits made, grouped by the committer identities (name and email): `git shortlog -c` * View a summary of the last 5 commits (i.e. specify a revision range): `git shortlog HEAD~{{5}}..HEAD` * View all users, emails and the number of commits in the current branch: `git shortlog -sne` * View all users, emails and the number of commits in all branches: `git shortlog -sne --all`" What is pv command,,"# pv > Monitor the progress of data through a pipe. More information: > https://manned.org/pv. * Print the contents of the file and display a progress bar: `pv {{path/to/file}}` * Measure the speed and amount of data flow between pipes (`--size` is optional): `command1 | pv --size {{expected_amount_of_data_for_eta}} | command2` * Filter a file, see both progress and amount of output data: `pv -cN in {{big_text_file}} | grep {{pattern}} | pv -cN out > {{filtered_file}}` * Attach to an already running process and see its file reading progress: `pv -d {{PID}}` * Read an erroneous file, skip errors as `dd conv=sync,noerror` would: `pv -EE {{path/to/faulty_media}} > image.img` * Stop reading after reading specified amount of data, rate limit to 1K/s: `pv -L 1K --stop-at --size {{maximum_file_size_to_be_read}}`" What is nl command,,"# nl > A utility for numbering lines, either from a file, or from `stdin`. More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/nl. * Number non-blank lines in a file: `nl {{path/to/file}}` * Read from `stdout`: `cat {{path/to/file}} | nl {{options}} -` * Number only the lines with printable text: `nl -t {{path/to/file}}` * Number all lines including blank lines: `nl -b a {{path/to/file}}` * Number only the body lines that match a basic regular expression (BRE) pattern: `nl -b p'FooBar[0-9]' {{path/to/file}}`" What is git-svn command,,"# git svn > Bidirectional operation between a Subversion repository and Git. More > information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-svn. * Clone an SVN repository: `git svn clone {{https://example.com/subversion_repo}} {{local_dir}}` * Clone an SVN repository starting at a given revision number: `git svn clone -r{{1234}}:HEAD {{https://svn.example.net/subversion/repo}} {{local_dir}}` * Update local clone from the remote SVN repository: `git svn rebase` * Fetch updates from the remote SVN repository without changing the Git HEAD: `git svn fetch` * Commit back to the SVN repository: `git svn dcommit`" What is grep command,,"# grep > Find patterns in files using regular expressions. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/grep/manual/grep.html. * Search for a pattern within a file: `grep ""{{search_pattern}}"" {{path/to/file}}` * Search for an exact string (disables regular expressions): `grep --fixed-strings ""{{exact_string}}"" {{path/to/file}}` * Search for a pattern in all files recursively in a directory, showing line numbers of matches, ignoring binary files: `grep --recursive --line-number --binary-files={{without-match}} ""{{search_pattern}}"" {{path/to/directory}}` * Use extended regular expressions (supports `?`, `+`, `{}`, `()` and `|`), in case-insensitive mode: `grep --extended-regexp --ignore-case ""{{search_pattern}}"" {{path/to/file}}` * Print 3 lines of context around, before, or after each match: `grep --{{context|before-context|after-context}}={{3}} ""{{search_pattern}}"" {{path/to/file}}` * Print file name and line number for each match with color output: `grep --with-filename --line-number --color=always ""{{search_pattern}}"" {{path/to/file}}` * Search for lines matching a pattern, printing only the matched text: `grep --only-matching ""{{search_pattern}}"" {{path/to/file}}` * Search `stdin` for lines that do not match a pattern: `cat {{path/to/file}} | grep --invert-match ""{{search_pattern}}""`" What is systemd-run command,,"# systemd-run > Run programs in transient scope units, service units, or path-, socket-, or > timer-triggered service units. More information: > https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-run.html. * Start a transient service: `sudo systemd-run {{command}} {{argument1 argument2 ...}}` * Start a transient service under the service manager of the current user (no privileges): `systemd-run --user {{command}} {{argument1 argument2 ...}}` * Start a transient service with a custom unit name and description: `sudo systemd-run --unit={{name}} --description={{string}} {{command}} {{argument1 argument2 ...}}` * Start a transient service that does not get cleaned up after it terminates with a custom environment variable: `sudo systemd-run --remain-after-exit --set-env={{name}}={{value}} {{command}} {{argument1 argument2 ...}}` * Start a transient timer that periodically runs its transient service (see `man systemd.time` for calendar event format): `sudo systemd-run --on-calendar={{calendar_event}} {{command}} {{argument1 argument2 ...}}` * Share the terminal with the program (allowing interactive input/output) and make sure the execution details remain after the program exits: `systemd-run --remain-after-exit --pty {{command}}` * Set properties (e.g. CPUQuota, MemoryMax) of the process and wait until it exits: `systemd-run --property MemoryMax={{memory_in_bytes}} --property CPUQuota={{percentage_of_CPU_time}}% --wait {{command}}` * Use the program in a shell pipeline: `{{command1}} | systemd-run --pipe {{command2}} | {{command3}}`" What is tput command,,"# tput > View and modify terminal settings and capabilities. More information: > https://manned.org/tput. * Move the cursor to a screen location: `tput cup {{row}} {{column}}` * Set foreground (af) or background (ab) color: `tput {{setaf|setab}} {{ansi_color_code}}` * Show number of columns, lines, or colors: `tput {{cols|lines|colors}}` * Ring the terminal bell: `tput bel` * Reset all terminal attributes: `tput sgr0` * Enable or disable word wrap: `tput {{smam|rmam}}`" What is link command,,"# link > Create a hard link to an existing file. For more options, see the `ln` > command. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/link. * Create a hard link from a new file to an existing file: `link {{path/to/existing_file}} {{path/to/new_file}}`" What is logname command,,"# logname > Shows the user's login name. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/logname. * Display the currently logged in user's name: `logname`" What is iconv command,,"# iconv > Converts text from one encoding to another. More information: > https://manned.org/iconv. * Convert file to a specific encoding, and print to `stdout`: `iconv -f {{from_encoding}} -t {{to_encoding}} {{input_file}}` * Convert file to the current locale's encoding, and output to a file: `iconv -f {{from_encoding}} {{input_file}} > {{output_file}}` * List supported encodings: `iconv -l`" What is paste command,,"# paste > Merge lines of files. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/paste. * Join all the lines into a single line, using TAB as delimiter: `paste -s {{path/to/file}}` * Join all the lines into a single line, using the specified delimiter: `paste -s -d {{delimiter}} {{path/to/file}}` * Merge two files side by side, each in its column, using TAB as delimiter: `paste {{file1}} {{file2}}` * Merge two files side by side, each in its column, using the specified delimiter: `paste -d {{delimiter}} {{file1}} {{file2}}` * Merge two files, with lines added alternatively: `paste -d '\n' {{file1}} {{file2}}`" What is ls command,,"# ls > List directory contents. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ls. * List files one per line: `ls -1` * List all files, including hidden files: `ls -a` * List all files, with trailing `/` added to directory names: `ls -F` * Long format list (permissions, ownership, size, and modification date) of all files: `ls -la` * Long format list with size displayed using human-readable units (KiB, MiB, GiB): `ls -lh` * Long format list sorted by size (descending): `ls -lS` * Long format list of all files, sorted by modification date (oldest first): `ls -ltr` * Only list directories: `ls -d */`" What is mktemp command,,"# mktemp > Create a temporary file or directory. More information: > https://ss64.com/osx/mktemp.html. * Create an empty temporary file and print the absolute path to it: `mktemp` * Create an empty temporary file with a given suffix and print the absolute path to file: `mktemp --suffix ""{{.ext}}""` * Create a temporary directory and print the absolute path to it: `mktemp -d`" What is git-range-diff command,,"# git range-diff > Compare two commit ranges (e.g. two versions of a branch). More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-range-diff. * Diff the changes of two individual commits: `git range-diff {{commit_1}}^! {{commit_2}}^!` * Diff the changes of ours and theirs from their common ancestor, e.g. after an interactive rebase: `git range-diff {{theirs}}...{{ours}}` * Diff the changes of two commit ranges, e.g. to check whether conflicts have been resolved appropriately when rebasing commits from `base1` to `base2`: `git range-diff {{base1}}..{{rev1}} {{base2}}..{{rev2}}`" What is quilt command,,"# quilt > Tool to manage a series of patches. More information: > https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt. * Import an existing patch from a file: `quilt import {{path/to/filename.patch}}` * Create a new patch: `quilt new {{filename.patch}}` * Add a file to the current patch: `quilt add {{path/to/file}}` * After editing the file, refresh the current patch with the changes: `quilt refresh` * Apply all the patches in the series file: `quilt push -a` * Remove all applied patches: `quilt pop -a`" What is nohup command,,"# nohup > Allows for a process to live when the terminal gets killed. More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/nohup. * Run a process that can live beyond the terminal: `nohup {{command}} {{argument1 argument2 ...}}` * Launch `nohup` in background mode: `nohup {{command}} {{argument1 argument2 ...}} &` * Run a shell script that can live beyond the terminal: `nohup {{path/to/script.sh}} &` * Run a process and write the output to a specific file: `nohup {{command}} {{argument1 argument2 ...}} > {{path/to/output_file}} &`" What is expand command,,"# expand > Convert tabs to spaces. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/expand. * Convert tabs in each file to spaces, writing to `stdout`: `expand {{path/to/file}}` * Convert tabs to spaces, reading from `stdin`: `expand` * Do not convert tabs after non blanks: `expand -i {{path/to/file}}` * Have tabs a certain number of characters apart, not 8: `expand -t={{number}} {{path/to/file}}` * Use a comma separated list of explicit tab positions: `expand -t={{1,4,6}}`" What is strace command,,"# strace > Troubleshooting tool for tracing system calls. More information: > https://manned.org/strace. * Start tracing a specific process by its PID: `strace -p {{pid}}` * Trace a process and filter output by system call: `strace -p {{pid}} -e {{system_call_name}}` * Count time, calls, and errors for each system call and report a summary on program exit: `strace -p {{pid}} -c` * Show the time spent in every system call: `strace -p {{pid}} -T` * Start tracing a program by executing it: `strace {{program}}` * Start tracing file operations of a program: `strace -e trace=file {{program}}`" What is cmp command,,"# cmp > Compare two files byte by byte. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/manual/html_node/Invoking-cmp.html. * Output char and line number of the first difference between two files: `cmp {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}` * Output info of the first difference: char, line number, bytes, and values: `cmp --print-bytes {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}` * Output the byte numbers and values of every difference: `cmp --verbose {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}` * Compare files but output nothing, yield only the exit status: `cmp --quiet {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`" What is chmod command,,"# chmod > Change the access permissions of a file or directory. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/chmod. * Give the [u]ser who owns a file the right to e[x]ecute it: `chmod u+x {{path/to/file}}` * Give the [u]ser rights to [r]ead and [w]rite to a file/directory: `chmod u+rw {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Remove e[x]ecutable rights from the [g]roup: `chmod g-x {{path/to/file}}` * Give [a]ll users rights to [r]ead and e[x]ecute: `chmod a+rx {{path/to/file}}` * Give [o]thers (not in the file owner's group) the same rights as the [g]roup: `chmod o=g {{path/to/file}}` * Remove all rights from [o]thers: `chmod o= {{path/to/file}}` * Change permissions recursively giving [g]roup and [o]thers the ability to [w]rite: `chmod -R g+w,o+w {{path/to/directory}}` * Recursively give [a]ll users [r]ead permissions to files and e[X]ecute permissions to sub-directories within a directory: `chmod -R a+rX {{path/to/directory}}`" What is chsh command,,"# chsh > Change user's login shell. More information: https://manned.org/chsh. * Set a specific login shell for the current user interactively: `chsh` * Set a specific login [s]hell for the current user: `chsh -s {{path/to/shell}}` * Set a login [s]hell for a specific user: `chsh -s {{path/to/shell}} {{username}}` * [l]ist available shells: `chsh -l`" What is coredumpctl command,,"# coredumpctl > Retrieve and process saved core dumps and metadata. More information: > https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/coredumpctl.html. * List all captured core dumps: `coredumpctl list` * List captured core dumps for a program: `coredumpctl list {{program}}` * Show information about the core dumps matching a program with `PID`: `coredumpctl info {{PID}}` * Invoke debugger using the last core dump of a program: `coredumpctl debug {{program}}` * Extract the last core dump of a program to a file: `coredumpctl --output={{path/to/file}} dump {{program}}`" What is git-check-mailmap command,,"# git check-mailmap > Show canonical names and email addresses of contacts. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-check-mailmap. * Look up the canonical name associated with an email address: `git check-mailmap ""<{{email@example.com}}>""`" What is top command,,"# top > Display dynamic real-time information about running processes. More > information: https://ss64.com/osx/top.html. * Start `top`, all options are available in the interface: `top` * Start `top` sorting processes by internal memory size (default order - process ID): `top -o mem` * Start `top` sorting processes first by CPU, then by running time: `top -o cpu -O time` * Start `top` displaying only processes owned by given user: `top -user {{user_name}}` * Get help about interactive commands: `?`" What is unshare command,,"# unshare > Execute a command in new user-defined namespaces. More information: > https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/userspace-api/unshare.html. * Execute a command without sharing access to connected networks: `unshare --net {{command}} {{command_arguments}}` * Execute a command as a child process without sharing mounts, processes, or networks: `unshare --mount --pid --net --fork {{command}} {{command_arguments}}`" What is git-switch command,,"# git switch > Switch between Git branches. Requires Git version 2.23+. See also `git > checkout`. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-switch. * Switch to an existing branch: `git switch {{branch_name}}` * Create a new branch and switch to it: `git switch --create {{branch_name}}` * Create a new branch based on an existing commit and switch to it: `git switch --create {{branch_name}} {{commit}}` * Switch to the previous branch: `git switch -` * Switch to a branch and update all submodules to match: `git switch --recurse-submodules {{branch_name}}` * Switch to a branch and automatically merge the current branch and any uncommitted changes into it: `git switch --merge {{branch_name}}`" What is dpkg command,,"# dpkg > Debian package manager. Some subcommands such as `dpkg deb` have their own > usage documentation. For equivalent commands in other package managers, see > https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta. More information: > https://manpages.debian.org/latest/dpkg/dpkg.html. * Install a package: `dpkg -i {{path/to/file.deb}}` * Remove a package: `dpkg -r {{package}}` * List installed packages: `dpkg -l {{pattern}}` * List a package's contents: `dpkg -L {{package}}` * List contents of a local package file: `dpkg -c {{path/to/file.deb}}` * Find out which package owns a file: `dpkg -S {{path/to/file}}`" What is m4 command,,"# m4 > Macro processor. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/m4. * Process macros in a file: `m4 {{path/to/file}}` * Define a macro before processing files: `m4 -D{{macro_name}}={{macro_value}} {{path/to/file}}`" What is git-check-ref-format command,,"# git check-ref-format > Checks if a given refname is acceptable, and exits with a non-zero status if > it is not. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-check-ref-format. * Check the format of the specified refname: `git check-ref-format {{refs/head/refname}}` * Print the name of the last branch checked out: `git check-ref-format --branch @{-1}` * Normalize a refname: `git check-ref-format --normalize {{refs/head/refname}}`" What is date command,,"# date > Set or display the system date. More information: > https://ss64.com/osx/date.html. * Display the current date using the default locale's format: `date +%c` * Display the current date in UTC and ISO 8601 format: `date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ` * Display the current date as a Unix timestamp (seconds since the Unix epoch): `date +%s` * Display a specific date (represented as a Unix timestamp) using the default format: `date -r 1473305798`" What is git-rebase command,,"# git rebase > Reapply commits from one branch on top of another branch. Commonly used to > ""move"" an entire branch to another base, creating copies of the commits in > the new location. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-rebase. * Rebase the current branch on top of another specified branch: `git rebase {{new_base_branch}}` * Start an interactive rebase, which allows the commits to be reordered, omitted, combined or modified: `git rebase -i {{target_base_branch_or_commit_hash}}` * Continue a rebase that was interrupted by a merge failure, after editing conflicting files: `git rebase --continue` * Continue a rebase that was paused due to merge conflicts, by skipping the conflicted commit: `git rebase --skip` * Abort a rebase in progress (e.g. if it is interrupted by a merge conflict): `git rebase --abort` * Move part of the current branch onto a new base, providing the old base to start from: `git rebase --onto {{new_base}} {{old_base}}` * Reapply the last 5 commits in-place, stopping to allow them to be reordered, omitted, combined or modified: `git rebase -i {{HEAD~5}}` * Auto-resolve any conflicts by favoring the working branch version (`theirs` keyword has reversed meaning in this case): `git rebase -X theirs {{branch_name}}`" What is git-commit-graph command,,"# git commit-graph > Write and verify Git commit-graph files. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-commit-graph. * Write a commit-graph file for the packed commits in the repository's local `.git` directory: `git commit-graph write` * Write a commit-graph file containing all reachable commits: `git show-ref --hash | git commit-graph write --stdin-commits` * Write a commit-graph file containing all commits in the current commit-graph file along with those reachable from `HEAD`: `git rev-parse {{HEAD}} | git commit-graph write --stdin-commits --append`" What is chroot command,,"# chroot > Run command or interactive shell with special root directory. More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/chroot. * Run command as new root directory: `chroot {{path/to/new/root}} {{command}}` * Specify user and group (ID or name) to use: `chroot --userspec={{user:group}}`" What is mesg command,,"# mesg > Check or set a terminal's ability to receive messages from other users, > usually from the write command. See also `write`. More information: > https://manned.org/mesg. * Check terminal's openness to write messages: `mesg` * Disable receiving messages from the write command: `mesg n` * Enable receiving messages from the write command: `mesg y`" What is grep command,,"# grep > Find patterns in files using regular expressions. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/grep/manual/grep.html. * Search for a pattern within a file: `grep ""{{search_pattern}}"" {{path/to/file}}` * Search for an exact string (disables regular expressions): `grep --fixed-strings ""{{exact_string}}"" {{path/to/file}}` * Search for a pattern in all files recursively in a directory, showing line numbers of matches, ignoring binary files: `grep --recursive --line-number --binary-files={{without-match}} ""{{search_pattern}}"" {{path/to/directory}}` * Use extended regular expressions (supports `?`, `+`, `{}`, `()` and `|`), in case-insensitive mode: `grep --extended-regexp --ignore-case ""{{search_pattern}}"" {{path/to/file}}` * Print 3 lines of context around, before, or after each match: `grep --{{context|before-context|after-context}}={{3}} ""{{search_pattern}}"" {{path/to/file}}` * Print file name and line number for each match with color output: `grep --with-filename --line-number --color=always ""{{search_pattern}}"" {{path/to/file}}` * Search for lines matching a pattern, printing only the matched text: `grep --only-matching ""{{search_pattern}}"" {{path/to/file}}` * Search `stdin` for lines that do not match a pattern: `cat {{path/to/file}} | grep --invert-match ""{{search_pattern}}""`" What is less command,,"# less > Open a file for interactive reading, allowing scrolling and search. More > information: https://greenwoodsoftware.com/less/. * Open a file: `less {{source_file}}` * Page down/up: ` (down), b (up)` * Go to end/start of file: `G (end), g (start)` * Forward search for a string (press `n`/`N` to go to next/previous match): `/{{something}}` * Backward search for a string (press `n`/`N` to go to next/previous match): `?{{something}}` * Follow the output of the currently opened file: `F` * Open the current file in an editor: `v` * Exit: `q`" What is git-add command,,"# git add > Adds changed files to the index. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-add. * Add a file to the index: `git add {{path/to/file}}` * Add all files (tracked and untracked): `git add -A` * Only add already tracked files: `git add -u` * Also add ignored files: `git add -f` * Interactively stage parts of files: `git add -p` * Interactively stage parts of a given file: `git add -p {{path/to/file}}` * Interactively stage a file: `git add -i`" What is indent command,,"# indent > Change the appearance of a C/C++ program by inserting or deleting > whitespace. More information: > https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=indent. * Format C/C++ source according to the Berkeley style: `indent {{path/to/source_file.c}} {{path/to/indented_file.c}} -nbad -nbap -bc -br -c33 -cd33 -cdb -ce -ci4 -cli0 -di16 -fc1 -fcb -i4 -ip -l75 -lp -npcs -nprs -psl -sc -nsob -ts8` * Format C/C++ source according to the style of Kernighan & Ritchie (K&R): `indent {{path/to/source_file.c}} {{path/to/indented_file.c}} -nbad -bap -nbc -br -c33 -cd33 -ncdb -ce -ci4 -cli0 -cs -d0 -di1 -nfc1 -nfcb -i4 -nip -l75 -lp -npcs -nprs -npsl -nsc -nsob`" What is stty command,,"# stty > Set options for a terminal device interface. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/stty. * Display all settings for the current terminal: `stty --all` * Set the number of rows or columns: `stty {{rows|cols}} {{count}}` * Get the actual transfer speed of a device: `stty --file {{path/to/device_file}} speed` * Reset all modes to reasonable values for the current terminal: `stty sane`" What is git-column command,,"# git column > Display data in columns. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git- > column. * Format `stdin` as multiple columns: `ls | git column --mode={{column}}` * Format `stdin` as multiple columns with a maximum width of `100`: `ls | git column --mode=column --width={{100}}` * Format `stdin` as multiple columns with a maximum padding of `30`: `ls | git column --mode=column --padding={{30}}`" What is who command,,"# who > Display who is logged in and related data (processes, boot time). More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/who. * Display the username, line, and time of all currently logged-in sessions: `who` * Display information only for the current terminal session: `who am i` * Display all available information: `who -a` * Display all available information with table headers: `who -a -H`" What is git-notes command,,"# git notes > Add or inspect object notes. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git- > notes. * List all notes and the objects they are attached to: `git notes list` * List all notes attached to a given object (defaults to HEAD): `git notes list [{{object}}]` * Show the notes attached to a given object (defaults to HEAD): `git notes show [{{object}}]` * Append a note to a specified object (opens the default text editor): `git notes append {{object}}` * Append a note to a specified object, specifying the message: `git notes append --message=""{{message_text}}""` * Edit an existing note (defaults to HEAD): `git notes edit [{{object}}]` * Copy a note from one object to another: `git notes copy {{source_object}} {{target_object}}` * Remove all the notes added to a specified object: `git notes remove {{object}}`" What is git-mv command,,"# git mv > Move or rename files and update the Git index. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-mv. * Move a file inside the repo and add the movement to the next commit: `git mv {{path/to/file}} {{new/path/to/file}}` * Rename a file or directory and add the renaming to the next commit: `git mv {{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{path/to/destination}}` * Overwrite the file or directory in the target path if it exists: `git mv --force {{path/to/file_or_directory}} {{path/to/destination}}`" What is strip command,,"# strip > Discard symbols from executables or object files. More information: > https://manned.org/strip. * Replace the input file with its stripped version: `strip {{path/to/file}}` * Strip symbols from a file, saving the output to a specific file: `strip {{path/to/input_file}} -o {{path/to/output_file}}` * Strip debug symbols only: `strip --strip-debug {{path/to/file.o}}`" What is bash command,,"# bash > Bourne-Again SHell, an `sh`-compatible command-line interpreter. See also: > `zsh`, `histexpand` (history expansion). More information: > https://gnu.org/software/bash/. * Start an interactive shell session: `bash` * Start an interactive shell session without loading startup configs: `bash --norc` * Execute specific [c]ommands: `bash -c ""{{echo 'bash is executed'}}""` * Execute a specific script: `bash {{path/to/script.sh}}` * Execute a specific script while printing each command before executing it: `bash -x {{path/to/script.sh}}` * Execute a specific script and stop at the first [e]rror: `bash -e {{path/to/script.sh}}` * Execute specific commands from `stdin`: `{{echo ""echo 'bash is executed'""}} | bash` * Start a [r]estricted shell session: `bash -r`" What is exit command,,"# exit > Exit the shell. More information: https://manned.org/exit. * Exit the shell with the exit code of the last command executed: `exit` * Exit the shell with the specified exit code: `exit {{exit_code}}`" What is uniq command,,"# uniq > Output the unique lines from the given input or file. Since it does not > detect repeated lines unless they are adjacent, we need to sort them first. > More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/uniq. * Display each line once: `sort {{path/to/file}} | uniq` * Display only unique lines: `sort {{path/to/file}} | uniq -u` * Display only duplicate lines: `sort {{path/to/file}} | uniq -d` * Display number of occurrences of each line along with that line: `sort {{path/to/file}} | uniq -c` * Display number of occurrences of each line, sorted by the most frequent: `sort {{path/to/file}} | uniq -c | sort -nr`" What is git-mailinfo command,,"# git mailinfo > Extract patch and authorship information from a single email message. More > information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-mailinfo. * Extract the patch and author data from an email message: `git mailinfo {{message|patch}}` * Extract but remove leading and trailing whitespace: `git mailinfo -k {{message|patch}}` * Remove everything from the body before a scissors line (e.g. ""-->* --"") and retrieve the message or patch: `git mailinfo --scissors {{message|patch}}`" What is git-annotate command,,"# git annotate > Show commit hash and last author on each line of a file. See `git blame`, > which is preferred over `git annotate`. `git annotate` is provided for those > familiar with other version control systems. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-annotate. * Print a file with the author name and commit hash prepended to each line: `git annotate {{path/to/file}}` * Print a file with the author email and commit hash prepended to each line: `git annotate -e {{path/to/file}}` * Print only rows that match a regular expression: `git annotate -L :{{regexp}} {{path/to/file}}`" What is pstree command,,"# pstree > A convenient tool to show running processes as a tree. More information: > https://manned.org/pstree. * Display a tree of processes: `pstree` * Display a tree of processes with PIDs: `pstree -p` * Display all process trees rooted at processes owned by specified user: `pstree {{user}}`" What is ac command,,"# ac > Print statistics on how long users have been connected. More information: > https://man.openbsd.org/ac. * Print how long the current user has been connected in hours: `ac` * Print how long users have been connected in hours: `ac -p` * Print how long a particular user has been connected in hours: `ac -p {{username}}` * Print how long a particular user has been connected in hours per day (with total): `ac -dp {{username}}`" What is sha1sum command,,"# sha1sum > Calculate SHA1 cryptographic checksums. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/sha1sum. * Calculate the SHA1 checksum for one or more files: `sha1sum {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Calculate and save the list of SHA1 checksums to a file: `sha1sum {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} > {{path/to/file.sha1}}` * Calculate a SHA1 checksum from `stdin`: `{{command}} | sha1sum` * Read a file of SHA1 sums and filenames and verify all files have matching checksums: `sha1sum --check {{path/to/file.sha1}}` * Only show a message for missing files or when verification fails: `sha1sum --check --quiet {{path/to/file.sha1}}` * Only show a message when verification fails, ignoring missing files: `sha1sum --ignore-missing --check --quiet {{path/to/file.sha1}}`" What is ed command,,"# ed > The original Unix text editor. See also: `awk`, `sed`. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/ed/manual/ed_manual.html. * Start an interactive editor session with an empty document: `ed` * Start an interactive editor session with an empty document and a specific [p]rompt: `ed -p '> '` * Start an interactive editor session with an empty document and without diagnostics, byte counts and '!' prompt: `ed -s` * Edit a specific file (this shows the byte count of the loaded file): `ed {{path/to/file}}` * Replace a string with a specific replacement for all lines: `,s/{{regular_expression}}/{{replacement}}/g`" What is systemd-analyze command,,"# systemd-analyze > Analyze and debug system manager. Show timing details about the boot process > of units (services, mount points, devices, sockets). More information: > https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-analyze.html. * List all running units, ordered by the time they took to initialize: `systemd-analyze blame` * Print a tree of the time-critical chain of units: `systemd-analyze critical-chain` * Create an SVG file showing when each system service started, highlighting the time that they spent on initialization: `systemd-analyze plot > {{path/to/file.svg}}` * Plot a dependency graph and convert it to an SVG file: `systemd-analyze dot | dot -T{{svg}} > {{path/to/file.svg}}` * Show security scores of running units: `systemd-analyze security`" What is timeout command,,"# timeout > Run a command with a time limit. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/timeout. * Run `sleep 10` and terminate it, if it runs for more than 3 seconds: `timeout {{3s}} {{sleep 10}}` * Specify the signal to be sent to the command after the time limit expires. (By default, TERM is sent): `timeout --signal {{INT}} {{5s}} {{sleep 10}}`" What is git-am command,,"# git am > Apply patch files and create a commit. Useful when receiving commits via > email. See also `git format-patch`, which can generate patch files. More > information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-am. * Apply and commit changes following a local patch file: `git am {{path/to/file.patch}}` * Apply and commit changes following a remote patch file: `curl -L {{https://example.com/file.patch}} | git apply` * Abort the process of applying a patch file: `git am --abort` * Apply as much of a patch file as possible, saving failed hunks to reject files: `git am --reject {{path/to/file.patch}}`" What is strings command,,"# strings > Find printable strings in an object file or binary. More information: > https://manned.org/strings. * Print all strings in a binary: `strings {{path/to/file}}` * Limit results to strings at least length characters long: `strings -n {{length}} {{path/to/file}}` * Prefix each result with its offset within the file: `strings -t d {{path/to/file}}` * Prefix each result with its offset within the file in hexadecimal: `strings -t x {{path/to/file}}`" What is git-pull command,,"# git pull > Fetch branch from a remote repository and merge it to local repository. More > information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-pull. * Download changes from default remote repository and merge it: `git pull` * Download changes from default remote repository and use fast-forward: `git pull --rebase` * Download changes from given remote repository and branch, then merge them into HEAD: `git pull {{remote_name}} {{branch}}`" What is yacc command,,"# yacc > Generate an LALR parser (in C) with a given formal grammar specification > file. See also: `bison`. More information: https://manned.org/man/yacc.1p. * Create a file `y.tab.c` containing the C parser code and compile the grammar file with all necessary constant declarations for values. (Constant declarations file `y.tab.h` is created only when the `-d` flag is used): `yacc -d {{path/to/grammar_file.y}}` * Compile a grammar file containing the description of the parser and a report of conflicts generated by ambiguities in the grammar: `yacc -d {{path/to/grammar_file.y}} -v` * Compile a grammar file, and prefix output filenames with `prefix` instead of `y`: `yacc -d {{path/to/grammar_file.y}} -v -b {{prefix}}`" What is df command,,"# df > Gives an overview of the filesystem disk space usage. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/df. * Display all filesystems and their disk usage: `df` * Display all filesystems and their disk usage in human-readable form: `df -h` * Display the filesystem and its disk usage containing the given file or directory: `df {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Display statistics on the number of free inodes: `df -i` * Display filesystems but exclude the specified types: `df -x {{squashfs}} -x {{tmpfs}}`" What is ipcmk command,,"# ipcmk > Create IPC (Inter-process Communication) resources. More information: > https://manned.org/ipcmk. * Create a shared memory segment: `ipcmk --shmem {{segment_size_in_bytes}}` * Create a semaphore: `ipcmk --semaphore {{element_size}}` * Create a message queue: `ipcmk --queue` * Create a shared memory segment with specific permissions (default is 0644): `ipcmk --shmem {{segment_size_in_bytes}} {{octal_permissions}}`" What is newgrp command,,"# newgrp > Switch primary group membership. More information: > https://manned.org/newgrp. * Change user's primary group membership: `newgrp {{group_name}}` * Reset primary group membership to user's default group in `/etc/passwd`: `newgrp`" What is ssh-agent command,,"# ssh-agent > Spawn an SSH Agent process. An SSH Agent holds SSH keys decrypted in memory > until removed or the process is killed. See also `ssh-add`, which can add > and manage keys held by an SSH Agent. More information: > https://man.openbsd.org/ssh-agent. * Start an SSH Agent for the current shell: `eval $(ssh-agent)` * Kill the currently running agent: `ssh-agent -k`" What is basenc command,,"# basenc > Encode or decode file or `stdin` using a specified encoding, to `stdout`. > More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/basenc. * Encode a file with base64 encoding: `basenc --base64 {{path/to/file}}` * Decode a file with base64 encoding: `basenc --decode --base64 {{path/to/file}}` * Encode from `stdin` with base32 encoding with 42 columns: `{{command}} | basenc --base32 -w42` * Encode from `stdin` with base32 encoding: `{{command}} | basenc --base32`" What is locale command,,"# locale > Get locale-specific information. More information: > https://manned.org/locale. * List all global environment variables describing the user's locale: `locale` * List all available locales: `locale --all-locales` * Display all available locales and the associated metadata: `locale --all-locales --verbose` * Display the current date format: `locale date_fmt`" What is unlink command,,"# unlink > Remove a link to a file from the filesystem. The file contents is lost if > the link is the last one to the file. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/unlink. * Remove the specified file if it is the last link: `unlink {{path/to/file}}`" What is diff3 command,,"# diff3 > Compare three files line by line. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/manual/html_node/Invoking-diff3.html. * Compare files: `diff3 {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}} {{path/to/file3}}` * Show all changes, outlining conflicts: `diff3 --show-all {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}} {{path/to/file3}}`" What is gpasswd command,,"# gpasswd > Administer `/etc/group` and `/etc/gshadow`. More information: > https://manned.org/gpasswd. * Define group administrators: `sudo gpasswd -A {{user1,user2}} {{group}}` * Set the list of group members: `sudo gpasswd -M {{user1,user2}} {{group}}` * Create a password for the named group: `gpasswd {{group}}` * Add a user to the named group: `gpasswd -a {{user}} {{group}}` * Remove a user from the named group: `gpasswd -d {{user}} {{group}}`" What is htop command,,"# htop > Display dynamic real-time information about running processes. An enhanced > version of `top`. More information: https://htop.dev/. * Start `htop`: `htop` * Start `htop` displaying processes owned by a specific user: `htop --user {{username}}` * Sort processes by a specified `sort_item` (use `htop --sort help` for available options): `htop --sort {{sort_item}}` * See interactive commands while running htop: `?` * Switch to a different tab: `tab` * Display help: `htop --help`" What is git-show command,,"# git show > Show various types of Git objects (commits, tags, etc.). More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-show. * Show information about the latest commit (hash, message, changes, and other metadata): `git show` * Show information about a given commit: `git show {{commit}}` * Show information about the commit associated with a given tag: `git show {{tag}}` * Show information about the 3rd commit from the HEAD of a branch: `git show {{branch}}~{{3}}` * Show a commit's message in a single line, suppressing the diff output: `git show --oneline -s {{commit}}` * Show only statistics (added/removed characters) about the changed files: `git show --stat {{commit}}` * Show only the list of added, renamed or deleted files: `git show --summary {{commit}}` * Show the contents of a file as it was at a given revision (e.g. branch, tag or commit): `git show {{revision}}:{{path/to/file}}`" What is tar command,,"# tar > Archiving utility. Often combined with a compression method, such as gzip or > bzip2. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/tar. * [c]reate an archive and write it to a [f]ile: `tar cf {{path/to/target.tar}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * [c]reate a g[z]ipped archive and write it to a [f]ile: `tar czf {{path/to/target.tar.gz}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * [c]reate a g[z]ipped archive from a directory using relative paths: `tar czf {{path/to/target.tar.gz}} --directory={{path/to/directory}} .` * E[x]tract a (compressed) archive [f]ile into the current directory [v]erbosely: `tar xvf {{path/to/source.tar[.gz|.bz2|.xz]}}` * E[x]tract a (compressed) archive [f]ile into the target directory: `tar xf {{path/to/source.tar[.gz|.bz2|.xz]}} --directory={{path/to/directory}}` * [c]reate a compressed archive and write it to a [f]ile, using [a]rchive suffix to determine the compression program: `tar caf {{path/to/target.tar.xz}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Lis[t] the contents of a tar [f]ile [v]erbosely: `tar tvf {{path/to/source.tar}}` * E[x]tract files matching a pattern from an archive [f]ile: `tar xf {{path/to/source.tar}} --wildcards ""{{*.html}}""`" What is pr command,,"# pr > Paginate or columnate files for printing. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pr. * Print multiple files with a default header and footer: `pr {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}` * Print with a custom centered header: `pr -h ""{{header}}"" {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}` * Print with numbered lines and a custom date format: `pr -n -D ""{{format}}"" {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}` * Print all files together, one in each column, without a header or footer: `pr -m -T {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}` * Print, beginning at page 2 up to page 5, with a given page length (including header and footer): `pr +{{2}}:{{5}} -l {{page_length}} {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}` * Print with an offset for each line and a truncating custom page width: `pr -o {{offset}} -W {{width}} {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}`" What is git-restore command,,"# git restore > Restore working tree files. Requires Git version 2.23+. See also `git > checkout` and `git reset`. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git- > restore. * Restore an unstaged file to the version of the current commit (HEAD): `git restore {{path/to/file}}` * Restore an unstaged file to the version of a specific commit: `git restore --source {{commit}} {{path/to/file}}` * Discard all unstaged changes to tracked files: `git restore :/` * Unstage a file: `git restore --staged {{path/to/file}}` * Unstage all files: `git restore --staged :/` * Discard all changes to files, both staged and unstaged: `git restore --worktree --staged :/` * Interactively select sections of files to restore: `git restore --patch`" What is git-archive command,,"# git archive > Create an archive of files from a named tree. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-archive. * Create a tar archive from the contents of the current HEAD and print it to `stdout`: `git archive --verbose HEAD` * Create a zip archive from the current HEAD and print it to `stdout`: `git archive --verbose --format=zip HEAD` * Same as above, but write the zip archive to file: `git archive --verbose --output={{path/to/file.zip}} HEAD` * Create a tar archive from the contents of the latest commit on a specific branch: `git archive --output={{path/to/file.tar}} {{branch_name}}` * Create a tar archive from the contents of a specific directory: `git archive --output={{path/to/file.tar}} HEAD:{{path/to/directory}}` * Prepend a path to each file to archive it inside a specific directory: `git archive --output={{path/to/file.tar}} --prefix={{path/to/prepend}}/ HEAD`" What is uname command,,"# uname > Print details about the current machine and the operating system running on > it. Note: for additional information about the operating system, try the > `sw_vers` command. More information: https://ss64.com/osx/uname.html. * Print kernel name: `uname` * Print system architecture and processor information: `uname -mp` * Print kernel name, kernel release and kernel version: `uname -srv` * Print system hostname: `uname -n` * Print all available system information: `uname -a`" What is tee command,,"# tee > Read from `stdin` and write to `stdout` and files (or commands). More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/tee. * Copy `stdin` to each file, and also to `stdout`: `echo ""example"" | tee {{path/to/file}}` * Append to the given files, do not overwrite: `echo ""example"" | tee -a {{path/to/file}}` * Print `stdin` to the terminal, and also pipe it into another program for further processing: `echo ""example"" | tee {{/dev/tty}} | {{xargs printf ""[%s]""}}` * Create a directory called ""example"", count the number of characters in ""example"" and write ""example"" to the terminal: `echo ""example"" | tee >(xargs mkdir) >(wc -c)`" What is join command,,"# join > Join lines of two sorted files on a common field. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/join. * Join two files on the first (default) field: `join {{file1}} {{file2}}` * Join two files using a comma (instead of a space) as the field separator: `join -t {{','}} {{file1}} {{file2}}` * Join field3 of file1 with field1 of file2: `join -1 {{3}} -2 {{1}} {{file1}} {{file2}}` * Produce a line for each unpairable line for file1: `join -a {{1}} {{file1}} {{file2}}` * Join a file from `stdin`: `cat {{path/to/file1}} | join - {{path/to/file2}}`" What is pidof command,,"# pidof > Gets the ID of a process using its name. More information: > https://manned.org/pidof. * List all process IDs with given name: `pidof {{bash}}` * List a single process ID with given name: `pidof -s {{bash}}` * List process IDs including scripts with given name: `pidof -x {{script.py}}` * Kill all processes with given name: `kill $(pidof {{name}})`" What is wait command,,"# wait > Wait for a process to complete before proceeding. More information: > https://manned.org/wait. * Wait for a process to finish given its process ID (PID) and return its exit status: `wait {{pid}}` * Wait for all processes known to the invoking shell to finish: `wait`" What is git-difftool command,,"# git difftool > Show file changes using external diff tools. Accepts the same options and > arguments as `git diff`. See also: `git diff`. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-difftool. * List available diff tools: `git difftool --tool-help` * Set the default diff tool to meld: `git config --global diff.tool ""{{meld}}""` * Use the default diff tool to show staged changes: `git difftool --staged` * Use a specific tool (opendiff) to show changes since a given commit: `git difftool --tool={{opendiff}} {{commit}}`" What is wc command,,"# wc > Count lines, words, or bytes. More information: > https://ss64.com/osx/wc.html. * Count lines in file: `wc -l {{path/to/file}}` * Count words in file: `wc -w {{path/to/file}}` * Count characters (bytes) in file: `wc -c {{path/to/file}}` * Count characters in file (taking multi-byte character sets into account): `wc -m {{path/to/file}}` * Use `stdin` to count lines, words and characters (bytes) in that order: `{{find .}} | wc`" What is passwd command,,"# passwd > Passwd is a tool used to change a user's password. More information: > https://manned.org/passwd. * Change the password of the current user interactively: `passwd` * Change the password of a specific user: `passwd {{username}}` * Get the current status of the user: `passwd -S` * Make the password of the account blank (it will set the named account passwordless): `passwd -d`" What is command command,,"# command > Command forces the shell to execute the program and ignore any functions, > builtins and aliases with the same name. More information: > https://manned.org/command. * Execute the `ls` program literally, even if an `ls` alias exists: `command {{ls}}` * Display the path to the executable or the alias definition of a specific command: `command -v {{command_name}}`" What is getent command,,"# getent > Get entries from Name Service Switch libraries. More information: > https://manned.org/getent. * Get list of all groups: `getent group` * See the members of a group: `getent group {{group_name}}` * Get list of all services: `getent services` * Find a username by UID: `getent passwd 1000` * Perform a reverse DNS lookup: `getent hosts {{host}}`" What is dd command,,"# dd > Convert and copy a file. More information: https://keith.github.io/xcode- > man-pages/dd.1.html. * Make a bootable USB drive from an isohybrid file (such like `archlinux-xxx.iso`) and show the progress: `dd if={{path/to/file.iso}} of={{/dev/usb_device}} status=progress` * Clone a drive to another drive with 4 MB block, ignore error and show the progress: `dd if={{/dev/source_device}} of={{/dev/dest_device}} bs={{4m}} conv={{noerror}} status=progress` * Generate a file of 100 random bytes by using kernel random driver: `dd if=/dev/urandom of={{path/to/random_file}} bs={{100}} count={{1}}` * Benchmark the write performance of a disk: `dd if=/dev/zero of={{path/to/1GB_file}} bs={{1024}} count={{1000000}}` * Generate a system backup into an IMG file and show the progress: `dd if=/dev/{{drive_device}} of={{path/to/file.img}} status=progress` * Restore a drive from an IMG file and show the progress: `dd if={{path/to/file.img}} of={{/dev/drive_device}} status=progress` * Check the progress of an ongoing dd operation (run this command from another shell): `kill -USR1 $(pgrep ^dd)`" What is join command,,"# join > Join lines of two sorted files on a common field. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/join. * Join two files on the first (default) field: `join {{file1}} {{file2}}` * Join two files using a comma (instead of a space) as the field separator: `join -t {{','}} {{file1}} {{file2}}` * Join field3 of file1 with field1 of file2: `join -1 {{3}} -2 {{1}} {{file1}} {{file2}}` * Produce a line for each unpairable line for file1: `join -a {{1}} {{file1}} {{file2}}` * Join a file from `stdin`: `cat {{path/to/file1}} | join - {{path/to/file2}}`" What is bg command,,"# bg > Resumes jobs that have been suspended (e.g. using `Ctrl + Z`), and keeps > them running in the background. More information: https://manned.org/bg. * Resume the most recently suspended job and run it in the background: `bg` * Resume a specific job (use `jobs -l` to get its ID) and run it in the background: `bg %{{job_id}}`" What is git-var command,,"# git var > Prints a Git logical variable's value. See `git config`, which is preferred > over `git var`. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-var. * Print the value of a Git logical variable: `git var {{GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT|GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT|GIT_EDITOR|GIT_PAGER}}` * [l]ist all Git logical variables: `git var -l`" What is make command,,"# make > Task runner for targets described in Makefile. Mostly used to control the > compilation of an executable from source code. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html. * Call the first target specified in the Makefile (usually named ""all""): `make` * Call a specific target: `make {{target}}` * Call a specific target, executing 4 jobs at a time in parallel: `make -j{{4}} {{target}}` * Use a specific Makefile: `make --file {{path/to/file}}` * Execute make from another directory: `make --directory {{path/to/directory}}` * Force making of a target, even if source files are unchanged: `make --always-make {{target}}` * Override a variable defined in the Makefile: `make {{target}} {{variable}}={{new_value}}` * Override variables defined in the Makefile by the environment: `make --environment-overrides {{target}}`" What is uudecode command,,"# uudecode > Decode files encoded by `uuencode`. More information: > https://manned.org/uudecode. * Decode a file that was encoded with `uuencode` and print the result to `stdout`: `uudecode {{path/to/encoded_file}}` * Decode a file that was encoded with `uuencode` and write the result to a file: `uudecode -o {{path/to/decoded_file}} {{path/to/encoded_file}}`" What is diff command,,"# diff > Compare files and directories. More information: https://man7.org/linux/man- > pages/man1/diff.1.html. * Compare files (lists changes to turn `old_file` into `new_file`): `diff {{old_file}} {{new_file}}` * Compare files, ignoring white spaces: `diff --ignore-all-space {{old_file}} {{new_file}}` * Compare files, showing the differences side by side: `diff --side-by-side {{old_file}} {{new_file}}` * Compare files, showing the differences in unified format (as used by `git diff`): `diff --unified {{old_file}} {{new_file}}` * Compare directories recursively (shows names for differing files/directories as well as changes made to files): `diff --recursive {{old_directory}} {{new_directory}}` * Compare directories, only showing the names of files that differ: `diff --recursive --brief {{old_directory}} {{new_directory}}` * Create a patch file for Git from the differences of two text files, treating nonexistent files as empty: `diff --text --unified --new-file {{old_file}} {{new_file}} > {{diff.patch}}`" What is ln command,,"# ln > Creates links to files and directories. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ln. * Create a symbolic link to a file or directory: `ln -s {{/path/to/file_or_directory}} {{path/to/symlink}}` * Overwrite an existing symbolic link to point to a different file: `ln -sf {{/path/to/new_file}} {{path/to/symlink}}` * Create a hard link to a file: `ln {{/path/to/file}} {{path/to/hardlink}}`" What is cal command,,"# cal > Prints calendar information. More information: > https://ss64.com/osx/cal.html. * Display a calendar for the current month: `cal` * Display previous, current and next month: `cal -3` * Display a calendar for a specific month (1-12 or name): `cal -m {{month}}` * Display a calendar for the current year: `cal -y` * Display a calendar for a specific year (4 digits): `cal {{year}}` * Display a calendar for a specific month and year: `cal {{month}} {{year}}` * Display date of Easter (Western Christian churches) in a given year: `ncal -e {{year}}`" What is file command,,"# file > Determine file type. More information: https://manned.org/file. * Give a description of the type of the specified file. Works fine for files with no file extension: `file {{path/to/file}}` * Look inside a zipped file and determine the file type(s) inside: `file -z {{foo.zip}}` * Allow file to work with special or device files: `file -s {{path/to/file}}` * Don't stop at first file type match; keep going until the end of the file: `file -k {{path/to/file}}` * Determine the MIME encoding type of a file: `file -i {{path/to/file}}`" What is vi command,,"# vi > This command is an alias of `vim`. * View documentation for the original command: `tldr vim`" What is pwdx command,,"# pwdx > Print working directory of a process. More information: > https://manned.org/pwdx. * Print current working directory of a process: `pwdx {{process_id}}`" What is locate command,,"# locate > Find filenames quickly. More information: https://manned.org/locate. * Look for pattern in the database. Note: the database is recomputed periodically (usually weekly or daily): `locate ""{{pattern}}""` * Look for a file by its exact filename (a pattern containing no globbing characters is interpreted as `*pattern*`): `locate */{{filename}}` * Recompute the database. You need to do it if you want to find recently added files: `sudo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb`" What is rm command,,"# rm > Remove files or directories. See also: `rmdir`. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/rm. * Remove specific files: `rm {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Remove specific files ignoring nonexistent ones: `rm -f {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Remove specific files [i]nteractively prompting before each removal: `rm -i {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Remove specific files printing info about each removal: `rm -v {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Remove specific files and directories [r]ecursively: `rm -r {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}`" What is ldapsearch command,,"# ldapsearch > Query an LDAP directory. More information: https://docs.ldap.com/ldap- > sdk/docs/tool-usages/ldapsearch.html. * Query an LDAP server for all items that are a member of the given group and return the object's displayName value: `ldapsearch -D '{{admin_DN}}' -w '{{password}}' -h {{ldap_host}} -b {{base_ou}} '{{memberOf=group1}}' displayName` * Query an LDAP server with a no-newline password file for all items that are a member of the given group and return the object's displayName value: `ldapsearch -D '{{admin_DN}}' -y '{{password_file}}' -h {{ldap_host}} -b {{base_ou}} '{{memberOf=group1}}' displayName` * Return 5 items that match the given filter: `ldapsearch -D '{{admin_DN}}' -w '{{password}}' -h {{ldap_host}} -b {{base_ou}} '{{memberOf=group1}}' -z 5 displayName` * Wait up to 7 seconds for a response: `ldapsearch -D '{{admin_DN}}' -w '{{password}}' -h {{ldap_host}} -b {{base_ou}} '{{memberOf=group1}}' -l 7 displayName` * Invert the filter: `ldapsearch -D '{{admin_DN}}' -w '{{password}}' -h {{ldap_host}} -b {{base_ou}} '(!(memberOf={{group1}}))' displayName` * Return all items that are part of multiple groups, returning the display name for each item: `ldapsearch -D '{{admin_DN}}' -w '{{password}}' -h {{ldap_host}} '(&({{memberOf=group1}})({{memberOf=group2}})({{memberOf=group3}}))' ""displayName""` * Return all items that are members of at least 1 of the specified groups: `ldapsearch -D '{{admin_DN}}' -w '{{password}}' -h {{ldap_host}} '(|({{memberOf=group1}})({{memberOf=group1}})({{memberOf=group3}}))' displayName` * Combine multiple boolean logic filters: `ldapsearch -D '{{admin_DN}}' -w '{{password}}' -h {{ldap_host}} '(&({{memberOf=group1}})({{memberOf=group2}})(!({{memberOf=group3}})))' displayName`" What is git-clean command,,"# git clean > Remove untracked files from the working tree. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-clean. * Delete files that are not tracked by Git: `git clean` * Interactively delete files that are not tracked by Git: `git clean -i` * Show what files would be deleted without actually deleting them: `git clean --dry-run` * Forcefully delete files that are not tracked by Git: `git clean -f` * Forcefully delete directories that are not tracked by Git: `git clean -fd` * Delete untracked files, including ignored files in `.gitignore` and `.git/info/exclude`: `git clean -x`" What is git-bugreport command,,"# git bugreport > Captures debug information from the system and user, generating a text file > to aid in the reporting of a bug in Git. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-bugreport. * Create a new bug report file in the current directory: `git bugreport` * Create a new bug report file in the specified directory, creating it if it does not exist: `git bugreport --output-directory {{path/to/directory}}` * Create a new bug report file with the specified filename suffix in `strftime` format: `git bugreport --suffix {{%m%d%y}}`" What is keyctl command,,"# keyctl > Manipulate the Linux kernel keyring. More information: > https://manned.org/keyctl. * List keys in a specific keyring: `keyctl list {{target_keyring}}` * List current keys in the user default session: `keyctl list {{@us}}` * Store a key in a specific keyring: `keyctl add {{type_keyring}} {{key_name}} {{key_value}} {{target_keyring}}` * Store a key with its value from `stdin`: `echo -n {{key_value}} | keyctl padd {{type_keyring}} {{key_name}} {{target_keyring}}` * Put a timeout on a key: `keyctl timeout {{key_name}} {{timeout_in_seconds}}` * Read a key and format it as a hex-dump if not printable: `keyctl read {{key_name}}` * Read a key and format as-is: `keyctl pipe {{key_name}}` * Revoke a key and prevent any further action on it: `keyctl revoke {{key_name}}`" What is dpkg-query command,,"# dpkg-query > A tool that shows information about installed packages. More information: > https://manpages.debian.org/latest/dpkg/dpkg-query.1.html. * List all installed packages: `dpkg-query --list` * List installed packages matching a pattern: `dpkg-query --list '{{libc6*}}'` * List all files installed by a package: `dpkg-query --listfiles {{libc6}}` * Show information about a package: `dpkg-query --status {{libc6}}` * Search for packages that own files matching a pattern: `dpkg-query --search {{/etc/ld.so.conf.d}}`" What is git-blame command,,"# git blame > Show commit hash and last author on each line of a file. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-blame. * Print file with author name and commit hash on each line: `git blame {{path/to/file}}` * Print file with author email and commit hash on each line: `git blame -e {{path/to/file}}` * Print file with author name and commit hash on each line at a specific commit: `git blame {{commit}} {{path/to/file}}` * Print file with author name and commit hash on each line before a specific commit: `git blame {{commit}}~ {{path/to/file}}`" What is login command,,"# login > Initiates a session for a user. More information: https://manned.org/login. * Log in as a user: `login {{user}}` * Log in as user without authentication if user is preauthenticated: `login -f {{user}}` * Log in as user and preserve environment: `login -p {{user}}` * Log in as a user on a remote host: `login -h {{host}} {{user}}`" What is git-show-index command,,"# git show-index > Show the packed archive index of a Git repository. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-show-index. * Read an IDX file for a Git packfile and dump its contents to `stdout`: `git show-index {{path/to/file.idx}}` * Specify the hash algorithm for the index file (experimental): `git show-index --object-format={{sha1|sha256}} {{path/to/file}}`" What is crontab command,,"# crontab > Schedule cron jobs to run on a time interval for the current user. More > information: https://crontab.guru/. * Edit the crontab file for the current user: `crontab -e` * Edit the crontab file for a specific user: `sudo crontab -e -u {{user}}` * Replace the current crontab with the contents of the given file: `crontab {{path/to/file}}` * View a list of existing cron jobs for current user: `crontab -l` * Remove all cron jobs for the current user: `crontab -r` * Sample job which runs at 10:00 every day (* means any value): `0 10 * * * {{command_to_execute}}` * Sample crontab entry, which runs a command every 10 minutes: `*/10 * * * * {{command_to_execute}}` * Sample crontab entry, which runs a certain script at 02:30 every Friday: `30 2 * * Fri {{/absolute/path/to/script.sh}}`" What is install command,,"# install > Copy files and set attributes. Copy files (often executable) to a system > location like `/usr/local/bin`, give them the appropriate > permissions/ownership. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/install. * Copy files to the destination: `install {{path/to/source_file1 path/to/source_file2 ...}} {{path/to/destination}}` * Copy files to the destination, setting their ownership: `install --owner {{user}} {{path/to/source_file1 path/to/source_file2 ...}} {{path/to/destination}}` * Copy files to the destination, setting their group ownership: `install --group {{user}} {{path/to/source_file1 path/to/source_file2 ...}} {{path/to/destination}}` * Copy files to the destination, setting their `mode`: `install --mode {{+x}} {{path/to/source_file1 path/to/source_file2 ...}} {{path/to/destination}}` * Copy files and apply access/modification times of source to the destination: `install --preserve-timestamps {{path/to/source_file1 path/to/source_file2 ...}} {{path/to/destination}}` * Copy files and create the directories at the destination if they don't exist: `install -D {{path/to/source_file1 path/to/source_file2 ...}} {{path/to/destination}}`" What is colrm command,,"# colrm > Remove columns from `stdin`. More information: https://manned.org/colrm. * Remove first column of `stdin`: `colrm {{1 1}}` * Remove from 3rd column till the end of each line: `colrm {{3}}` * Remove from the 3rd column till the 5th column of each line: `colrm {{3 5}}`" What is resolvectl command,,"# resolvectl > Resolve domain names, IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, DNS resource records, and > services. Introspect and reconfigure the DNS resolver. More information: > https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/resolvectl.html. * Show DNS settings: `resolvectl status` * Resolve the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses for one or more domains: `resolvectl query {{domain1 domain2 ...}}` * Retrieve the domain of a specified IP address: `resolvectl query {{ip_address}}` * Retrieve an MX record of a domain: `resolvectl --legend={{no}} --type={{MX}} query {{domain}}` * Resolve an SRV record, for example _xmpp-server._tcp gmail.com: `resolvectl service _{{service}}._{{protocol}} {{name}}` * Retrieve the public key from an email address from an OPENPGPKEY DNS record: `resolvectl openpgp {{email}}` * Retrieve a TLS key: `resolvectl tlsa tcp {{domain}}:443`" What is ssh-keygen command,,"# ssh-keygen > Generate ssh keys used for authentication, password-less logins, and other > things. More information: https://man.openbsd.org/ssh-keygen. * Generate a key interactively: `ssh-keygen` * Generate an ed25519 key with 32 key derivation function rounds and save the key to a specific file: `ssh-keygen -t {{ed25519}} -a {{32}} -f {{~/.ssh/filename}}` * Generate an RSA 4096-bit key with email as a comment: `ssh-keygen -t {{rsa}} -b {{4096}} -C ""{{comment|email}}""` * Remove the keys of a host from the known_hosts file (useful when a known host has a new key): `ssh-keygen -R {{remote_host}}` * Retrieve the fingerprint of a key in MD5 Hex: `ssh-keygen -l -E {{md5}} -f {{~/.ssh/filename}}` * Change the password of a key: `ssh-keygen -p -f {{~/.ssh/filename}}` * Change the type of the key format (for example from OPENSSH format to PEM), the file will be rewritten in-place: `ssh-keygen -p -N """" -m {{PEM}} -f {{~/.ssh/OpenSSH_private_key}}` * Retrieve public key from secret key: `ssh-keygen -y -f {{~/.ssh/OpenSSH_private_key}}`" What is pidstat command,,"# pidstat > Show system resource usage, including CPU, memory, IO etc. More information: > https://manned.org/pidstat. * Show CPU statistics at a 2 second interval for 10 times: `pidstat {{2}} {{10}}` * Show page faults and memory utilization: `pidstat -r` * Show input/output usage per process id: `pidstat -d` * Show information on a specific PID: `pidstat -p {{PID}}` * Show memory statistics for all processes whose command name include ""fox"" or ""bird"": `pidstat -C ""{{fox|bird}}"" -r -p ALL`" What is git-stash command,,"# git stash > Stash local Git changes in a temporary area. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-stash. * Stash current changes, except new (untracked) files: `git stash push -m {{optional_stash_message}}` * Stash current changes, including new (untracked) files: `git stash -u` * Interactively select parts of changed files for stashing: `git stash -p` * List all stashes (shows stash name, related branch and message): `git stash list` * Show the changes as a patch between the stash (default is stash@{0}) and the commit back when stash entry was first created: `git stash show -p {{stash@{0}}}` * Apply a stash (default is the latest, named stash@{0}): `git stash apply {{optional_stash_name_or_commit}}` * Drop or apply a stash (default is stash@{0}) and remove it from the stash list if applying doesn't cause conflicts: `git stash pop {{optional_stash_name}}` * Drop all stashes: `git stash clear`" What is git-bisect command,,"# git bisect > Use binary search to find the commit that introduced a bug. Git > automatically jumps back and forth in the commit graph to progressively > narrow down the faulty commit. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-bisect. * Start a bisect session on a commit range bounded by a known buggy commit, and a known clean (typically older) one: `git bisect start {{bad_commit}} {{good_commit}}` * For each commit that `git bisect` selects, mark it as ""bad"" or ""good"" after testing it for the issue: `git bisect {{good|bad}}` * After `git bisect` pinpoints the faulty commit, end the bisect session and return to the previous branch: `git bisect reset` * Skip a commit during a bisect (e.g. one that fails the tests due to a different issue): `git bisect skip` * Display a log of what has been done so far: `git bisect log`" What is systemd-ac-power command,,"# systemd-ac-power > Report whether the computer is connected to an external power source. More > information: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-ac- > power.html. * Silently check and return a 0 status code when running on AC power, and a non-zero code otherwise: `systemd-ac-power` * Additionally print `yes` or `no` to `stdout`: `systemd-ac-power --verbose`" What is getopt command,,"# getopt > Parse command-line arguments. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Getopt.html. * Parse optional `verbose`/`version` flags with shorthands: `getopt --options vV --longoptions verbose,version -- --version --verbose` * Add a `--file` option with a required argument with shorthand `-f`: `getopt --options f: --longoptions file: -- --file=somefile` * Add a `--verbose` option with an optional argument with shorthand `-v`, and pass a non-option parameter `arg`: `getopt --options v:: --longoptions verbose:: -- --verbose arg` * Accept a `-r` and `--verbose` flag, a `--accept` option with an optional argument and add a `--target` with a required argument option with shorthands: `getopt --options rv::s::t: --longoptions verbose,source::,target: -- -v --target target`" What is pkill command,,"# pkill > Signal process by name. Mostly used for stopping processes. More > information: https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/pkill.1.html. * Kill all processes which match: `pkill ""{{process_name}}""` * Kill all processes which match their full command instead of just the process name: `pkill -f ""{{command_name}}""` * Force kill matching processes (can't be blocked): `pkill -9 ""{{process_name}}""` * Send SIGUSR1 signal to processes which match: `pkill -USR1 ""{{process_name}}""` * Kill the main `firefox` process to close the browser: `pkill --oldest ""{{firefox}}""`" What is ssh-keyscan command,,"# ssh-keyscan > Get the public ssh keys of remote hosts. More information: > https://man.openbsd.org/ssh-keyscan. * Retrieve all public ssh keys of a remote host: `ssh-keyscan {{host}}` * Retrieve all public ssh keys of a remote host listening on a specific port: `ssh-keyscan -p {{port}} {{host}}` * Retrieve certain types of public ssh keys of a remote host: `ssh-keyscan -t {{rsa,dsa,ecdsa,ed25519}} {{host}}` * Manually update the ssh known_hosts file with the fingerprint of a given host: `ssh-keyscan -H {{host}} >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts`" What is test command,,"# test > Check file types and compare values. Returns 0 if the condition evaluates to > true, 1 if it evaluates to false. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/test. * Test if a given variable is equal to a given string: `test ""{{$MY_VAR}}"" == ""{{/bin/zsh}}""` * Test if a given variable is empty: `test -z ""{{$GIT_BRANCH}}""` * Test if a file exists: `test -f ""{{path/to/file_or_directory}}""` * Test if a directory does not exist: `test ! -d ""{{path/to/directory}}""` * If A is true, then do B, or C in the case of an error (notice that C may run even if A fails): `test {{condition}} && {{echo ""true""}} || {{echo ""false""}}`" What is systemd-notify command,,"# systemd-notify > Notify the service manager about start-up completion and other daemon status > changes. This command is useless outside systemd service scripts. More > information: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd- > notify.html. * Notify systemd that the service has completed its initialization and is fully started. It should be invoked when the service is ready to accept incoming requests: `systemd-notify --booted` * Signal to systemd that the service is ready to handle incoming connections or perform its tasks: `systemd-notify --ready` * Provide a custom status message to systemd (this information is shown by `systemctl status`): `systemd-notify --status=""{{Add custom status message here...}}""`" What is pr command,,"# pr > Paginate or columnate files for printing. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pr. * Print multiple files with a default header and footer: `pr {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}` * Print with a custom centered header: `pr -h ""{{header}}"" {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}` * Print with numbered lines and a custom date format: `pr -n -D ""{{format}}"" {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}` * Print all files together, one in each column, without a header or footer: `pr -m -T {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}` * Print, beginning at page 2 up to page 5, with a given page length (including header and footer): `pr +{{2}}:{{5}} -l {{page_length}} {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}` * Print with an offset for each line and a truncating custom page width: `pr -o {{offset}} -W {{width}} {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}`" What is git-symbolic-ref command,,"# git symbolic-ref > Read, change, or delete files that store references. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-symbolic-ref. * Store a reference by a name: `git symbolic-ref refs/{{name}} {{ref}}` * Store a reference by name, including a message with a reason for the update: `git symbolic-ref -m ""{{message}}"" refs/{{name}} refs/heads/{{branch_name}}` * Read a reference by name: `git symbolic-ref refs/{{name}}` * Delete a reference by name: `git symbolic-ref --delete refs/{{name}}` * For scripting, hide errors with `--quiet` and use `--short` to simplify (""refs/heads/X"" prints as ""X""): `git symbolic-ref --quiet --short refs/{{name}}`" What is tty command,,"# tty > Returns terminal name. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/tty. * Print the file name of this terminal: `tty`" What is git-instaweb command,,"# git instaweb > Helper to launch a GitWeb server. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-instaweb. * Launch a GitWeb server for the current Git repository: `git instaweb --start` * Listen only on localhost: `git instaweb --start --local` * Listen on a specific port: `git instaweb --start --port {{1234}}` * Use a specified HTTP daemon: `git instaweb --start --httpd {{lighttpd|apache2|mongoose|plackup|webrick}}` * Also auto-launch a web browser: `git instaweb --start --browser` * Stop the currently running GitWeb server: `git instaweb --stop` * Restart the currently running GitWeb server: `git instaweb --restart`" What is newgrp command,,"# newgrp > Switch primary group membership. More information: > https://manned.org/newgrp. * Change user's primary group membership: `newgrp {{group_name}}` * Reset primary group membership to user's default group in `/etc/passwd`: `newgrp`" What is dircolors command,,"# dircolors > Output commands to set the LS_COLOR environment variable and style `ls`, > `dir`, etc. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/dircolors. * Output commands to set LS_COLOR using default colors: `dircolors` * Output commands to set LS_COLOR using colors from a file: `dircolors {{path/to/file}}` * Output commands for Bourne shell: `dircolors --bourne-shell` * Output commands for C shell: `dircolors --c-shell` * View the default colors for file types and extensions: `dircolors --print-data`" What is utmpdump command,,"# utmpdump > Dump and load btmp, utmp and wtmp accounting files. More information: > https://manned.org/utmpdump. * Dump the `/var/log/wtmp` file to `stdout` as plain text: `utmpdump {{/var/log/wtmp}}` * Load a previously dumped file into `/var/log/wtmp`: `utmpdump -r {{dumpfile}} > {{/var/log/wtmp}}`" What is lp command,,"# lp > Print files. More information: https://manned.org/lp. * Print the output of a command to the default printer (see `lpstat` command): `echo ""test"" | lp` * Print a file to the default printer: `lp {{path/to/filename}}` * Print a file to a named printer (see `lpstat` command): `lp -d {{printer_name}} {{path/to/filename}}` * Print N copies of file to default printer (replace N with desired number of copies): `lp -n {{N}} {{path/to/filename}}` * Print only certain pages to the default printer (print pages 1, 3-5, and 16): `lp -P 1,3-5,16 {{path/to/filename}}` * Resume printing a job: `lp -i {{job_id}} -H resume`" What is git-verify-tag command,,"# git verify-tag > Check for GPG verification of tags. If a tag wasn't signed, an error will > occur. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-verify-tag. * Check tags for a GPG signature: `git verify-tag {{tag1 optional_tag2 ...}}` * Check tags for a GPG signature and show details for each tag: `git verify-tag {{tag1 optional_tag2 ...}} --verbose` * Check tags for a GPG signature and print the raw details: `git verify-tag {{tag1 optional_tag2 ...}} --raw`" What is du command,,"# du > Disk usage: estimate and summarize file and directory space usage. More > information: https://ss64.com/osx/du.html. * List the sizes of a directory and any subdirectories, in the given unit (KiB/MiB/GiB): `du -{{k|m|g}} {{path/to/directory}}` * List the sizes of a directory and any subdirectories, in human-readable form (i.e. auto-selecting the appropriate unit for each size): `du -h {{path/to/directory}}` * Show the size of a single directory, in human-readable units: `du -sh {{path/to/directory}}` * List the human-readable sizes of a directory and of all the files and directories within it: `du -ah {{path/to/directory}}` * List the human-readable sizes of a directory and any subdirectories, up to N levels deep: `du -h -d {{2}} {{path/to/directory}}` * List the human-readable size of all `.jpg` files in subdirectories of the current directory, and show a cumulative total at the end: `du -ch {{*/*.jpg}}`" What is pgrep command,,"# pgrep > Find or signal processes by name. More information: > https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/pkill.1.html. * Return PIDs of any running processes with a matching command string: `pgrep {{process_name}}` * Search for processes including their command-line options: `pgrep --full ""{{process_name}} {{parameter}}""` * Search for processes run by a specific user: `pgrep --euid root {{process_name}}`" What is bc command,,"# bc > An arbitrary precision calculator language. See also: `dc`. More > information: https://manned.org/man/freebsd-13.0/bc.1. * Start an interactive session: `bc` * Start an interactive session with the standard math library enabled: `bc --mathlib` * Calculate an expression: `bc --expression='{{5 / 3}}'` * Execute a script: `bc {{path/to/script.bc}}` * Calculate an expression with the specified scale: `bc --expression='scale = {{10}}; {{5 / 3}}'` * Calculate a sine/cosine/arctangent/natural logarithm/exponential function using `mathlib`: `bc --mathlib --expression='{{s|c|a|l|e}}({{1}})'`" What is git-credential-cache command,,"# git credential-cache > Git helper to temporarily store passwords in memory. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-credential-cache. * Store Git credentials for a specific amount of time: `git config credential.helper 'cache --timeout={{time_in_seconds}}'`" What is git-log command,,"# git log > Show a history of commits. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git- > log. * Show the sequence of commits starting from the current one, in reverse chronological order of the Git repository in the current working directory: `git log` * Show the history of a particular file or directory, including differences: `git log -p {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Show an overview of which file(s) changed in each commit: `git log --stat` * Show a graph of commits in the current branch using only the first line of each commit message: `git log --oneline --graph` * Show a graph of all commits, tags and branches in the entire repo: `git log --oneline --decorate --all --graph` * Show only commits whose messages include a given string (case-insensitively): `git log -i --grep {{search_string}}` * Show the last N commits from a certain author: `git log -n {{number}} --author={{author}}` * Show commits between two dates (yyyy-mm-dd): `git log --before=""{{2017-01-29}}"" --after=""{{2017-01-17}}""`" What is quota command,,"# quota > Display users' disk space usage and allocated limits. More information: > https://manned.org/quota. * Show disk quotas in human-readable units for the current user: `quota -s` * Verbose output (also display quotas on filesystems where no storage is allocated): `quota -v` * Quiet output (only display quotas on filesystems where usage is over quota): `quota -q` * Print quotas for the groups of which the current user is a member: `quota -g` * Show disk quotas for another user: `sudo quota -u {{username}}`" What is git-format-patch command,,"# git format-patch > Prepare .patch files. Useful when emailing commits elsewhere. See also `git > am`, which can apply generated .patch files. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-format-patch. * Create an auto-named `.patch` file for all the unpushed commits: `git format-patch {{origin}}` * Write a `.patch` file for all the commits between 2 revisions to `stdout`: `git format-patch {{revision_1}}..{{revision_2}}` * Write a `.patch` file for the 3 latest commits: `git format-patch -{{3}}`" What is false command,,"# false > Returns a non-zero exit code. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/false. * Return a non-zero exit code: `false`" What is iconv command,,"# iconv > Converts text from one encoding to another. More information: > https://manned.org/iconv. * Convert file to a specific encoding, and print to `stdout`: `iconv -f {{from_encoding}} -t {{to_encoding}} {{input_file}}` * Convert file to the current locale's encoding, and output to a file: `iconv -f {{from_encoding}} {{input_file}} > {{output_file}}` * List supported encodings: `iconv -l`" What is sync command,,"# sync > Flushes all pending write operations to the appropriate disks. More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/sync. * Flush all pending write operations on all disks: `sync` * Flush all pending write operations on a single file to disk: `sync {{path/to/file}}`" What is diff command,,"# diff > Compare files and directories. More information: https://man7.org/linux/man- > pages/man1/diff.1.html. * Compare files (lists changes to turn `old_file` into `new_file`): `diff {{old_file}} {{new_file}}` * Compare files, ignoring white spaces: `diff --ignore-all-space {{old_file}} {{new_file}}` * Compare files, showing the differences side by side: `diff --side-by-side {{old_file}} {{new_file}}` * Compare files, showing the differences in unified format (as used by `git diff`): `diff --unified {{old_file}} {{new_file}}` * Compare directories recursively (shows names for differing files/directories as well as changes made to files): `diff --recursive {{old_directory}} {{new_directory}}` * Compare directories, only showing the names of files that differ: `diff --recursive --brief {{old_directory}} {{new_directory}}` * Create a patch file for Git from the differences of two text files, treating nonexistent files as empty: `diff --text --unified --new-file {{old_file}} {{new_file}} > {{diff.patch}}`" What is rmdir command,,"# rmdir > Remove directories without files. See also: `rm`. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/rmdir. * Remove specific directories: `rmdir {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...}}` * Remove specific nested directories recursively: `rmdir -p {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...}}`" What is shuf command,,"# shuf > Generate random permutations. More information: https://www.unix.com/man- > page/linux/1/shuf/. * Randomize the order of lines in a file and output the result: `shuf {{filename}}` * Only output the first 5 entries of the result: `shuf --head-count={{5}} {{filename}}` * Write output to another file: `shuf {{filename}} --output={{output_filename}}` * Generate random numbers in range 1-10: `shuf --input-range={{1-10}}`" What is git-bundle command,,"# git bundle > Package objects and references into an archive. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-bundle. * Create a bundle file that contains all objects and references of a specific branch: `git bundle create {{path/to/file.bundle}} {{branch_name}}` * Create a bundle file of all branches: `git bundle create {{path/to/file.bundle}} --all` * Create a bundle file of the last 5 commits of the current branch: `git bundle create {{path/to/file.bundle}} -{{5}} {{HEAD}}` * Create a bundle file of the latest 7 days: `git bundle create {{path/to/file.bundle}} --since={{7.days}} {{HEAD}}` * Verify that a bundle file is valid and can be applied to the current repository: `git bundle verify {{path/to/file.bundle}}` * Print to `stdout` the list of references contained in a bundle: `git bundle unbundle {{path/to/file.bundle}}` * Unbundle a specific branch from a bundle file into the current repository: `git pull {{path/to/file.bundle}} {{branch_name}}`" What is link command,,"# link > Create a hard link to an existing file. For more options, see the `ln` > command. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/link. * Create a hard link from a new file to an existing file: `link {{path/to/existing_file}} {{path/to/new_file}}`" What is systemd-delta command,,"# systemd-delta > Find overridden systemd-related configuration files. More information: > https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-delta.html. * Show all overridden configuration files: `systemd-delta` * Show only files of specific types (comma-separated list): `systemd-delta --type {{masked|equivalent|redirected|overridden|extended|unchanged}}` * Show only files whose path starts with the specified prefix (Note: a prefix is a directory containing subdirectories with systemd configuration files): `systemd-delta {{/etc|/run|/usr/lib|...}}` * Further restrict the search path by adding a suffix (the prefix is optional): `systemd-delta {{prefix}}/{{tmpfiles.d|sysctl.d|systemd/system|...}}`" What is namei command,,"# namei > Follows a pathname (which can be a symbolic link) until a terminal point is > found (a file/directory/char device etc). This program is useful for finding > ""too many levels of symbolic links"" problems. More information: > https://manned.org/namei. * Resolve the pathnames specified as the argument parameters: `namei {{path/to/a}} {{path/to/b}} {{path/to/c}}` * Display the results in a long-listing format: `namei --long {{path/to/a}} {{path/to/b}} {{path/to/c}}` * Show the mode bits of each file type in the style of `ls`: `namei --modes {{path/to/a}} {{path/to/b}} {{path/to/c}}` * Show owner and group name of each file: `namei --owners {{path/to/a}} {{path/to/b}} {{path/to/c}}` * Don't follow symlinks while resolving: `namei --nosymlinks {{path/to/a}} {{path/to/b}} {{path/to/c}}`" What is lastcomm command,,"# lastcomm > Show last commands executed. More information: > https://manpages.debian.org/latest/acct/lastcomm.1.en.html. * Print information about all the commands in the acct (record file): `lastcomm` * Display commands executed by a given user: `lastcomm --user {{user}}` * Display information about a given command executed on the system: `lastcomm --command {{command}}` * Display information about commands executed on a given terminal: `lastcomm --tty {{terminal_name}}`" What is egrep command,,"# egrep > Find patterns in files using extended regular expression (supports `?`, `+`, > `{}`, `()` and `|`). More information: https://manned.org/egrep. * Search for a pattern within a file: `egrep ""{{search_pattern}}"" {{path/to/file}}` * Search for a pattern within multiple files: `egrep ""{{search_pattern}}"" {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}} {{path/to/file3}}` * Search `stdin` for a pattern: `cat {{path/to/file}} | egrep {{search_pattern}}` * Print file name and line number for each match: `egrep --with-filename --line-number ""{{search_pattern}}"" {{path/to/file}}` * Search for a pattern in all files recursively in a directory, ignoring binary files: `egrep --recursive --binary-files={{without-match}} ""{{search_pattern}}"" {{path/to/directory}}` * Search for lines that do not match a pattern: `egrep --invert-match ""{{search_pattern}}"" {{path/to/file}}`" What is setfacl command,,"# setfacl > Set file access control lists (ACL). More information: > https://manned.org/setfacl. * Modify ACL of a file for user with read and write access: `setfacl -m u:{{username}}:rw {{file}}` * Modify default ACL of a file for all users: `setfacl -d -m u::rw {{file}}` * Remove ACL of a file for a user: `setfacl -x u:{{username}} {{file}}` * Remove all ACL entries of a file: `setfacl -b {{file}}`" What is paste command,,"# paste > Merge lines of files. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/paste. * Join all the lines into a single line, using TAB as delimiter: `paste -s {{path/to/file}}` * Join all the lines into a single line, using the specified delimiter: `paste -s -d {{delimiter}} {{path/to/file}}` * Merge two files side by side, each in its column, using TAB as delimiter: `paste {{file1}} {{file2}}` * Merge two files side by side, each in its column, using the specified delimiter: `paste -d {{delimiter}} {{file1}} {{file2}}` * Merge two files, with lines added alternatively: `paste -d '\n' {{file1}} {{file2}}`" What is busctl command,,"# busctl > Introspect and monitor the D-Bus bus. More information: > https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/busctl.html. * Show all peers on the bus, by their service names: `busctl list` * Show process information and credentials of a bus service, a process, or the owner of the bus (if no parameter is specified): `busctl status {{service|pid}}` * Dump messages being exchanged. If no service is specified, show all messages on the bus: `busctl monitor {{service1 service2 ...}}` * Show an object tree of one or more services (or all services if no service is specified): `busctl tree {{service1 service2 ...}}` * Show interfaces, methods, properties and signals of the specified object on the specified service: `busctl introspect {{service}} {{path/to/object}}` * Retrieve the current value of one or more object properties: `busctl get-property {{service}} {{path/to/object}} {{interface_name}} {{property_name}}` * Invoke a method and show the response: `busctl call {{service}} {{path/to/object}} {{interface_name}} {{method_name}}`" What is readlink command,,"# readlink > Follow symlinks and get symlink information. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/readlink. * Print the absolute path which the symlink points to: `readlink {{path/to/symlink_file}}`" What is sh command,,"# sh > Bourne shell, the standard command language interpreter. See also > `histexpand` for history expansion. More information: https://manned.org/sh. * Start an interactive shell session: `sh` * Execute a command and then exit: `sh -c ""{{command}}""` * Execute a script: `sh {{path/to/script.sh}}` * Read and execute commands from `stdin`: `sh -s`" What is mpstat command,,"# mpstat > Report CPU statistics. More information: https://manned.org/mpstat. * Display CPU statistics every 2 seconds: `mpstat {{2}}` * Display 5 reports, one by one, at 2 second intervals: `mpstat {{2}} {{5}}` * Display 5 reports, one by one, from a given processor, at 2 second intervals: `mpstat -P {{0}} {{2}} {{5}}`" What is nm command,,"# nm > List symbol names in object files. More information: https://manned.org/nm. * List global (extern) functions in a file (prefixed with T): `nm -g {{path/to/file.o}}` * List only undefined symbols in a file: `nm -u {{path/to/file.o}}` * List all symbols, even debugging symbols: `nm -a {{path/to/file.o}}` * Demangle C++ symbols (make them readable): `nm --demangle {{path/to/file.o}}`" What is logger command,,"# logger > Add messages to syslog (/var/log/syslog). More information: > https://manned.org/logger. * Log a message to syslog: `logger {{message}}` * Take input from `stdin` and log to syslog: `echo {{log_entry}} | logger` * Send the output to a remote syslog server running at a given port. Default port is 514: `echo {{log_entry}} | logger --server {{hostname}} --port {{port}}` * Use a specific tag for every line logged. Default is the name of logged in user: `echo {{log_entry}} | logger --tag {{tag}}` * Log messages with a given priority. Default is `user.notice`. See `man logger` for all priority options: `echo {{log_entry}} | logger --priority {{user.warning}}`" What is fallocate command,,"# fallocate > Reserve or deallocate disk space to files. The utility allocates space > without zeroing. More information: https://manned.org/fallocate. * Reserve a file taking up 700 MiB of disk space: `fallocate --length {{700M}} {{path/to/file}}` * Shrink an already allocated file by 200 MiB: `fallocate --collapse-range --length {{200M}} {{path/to/file}}` * Shrink 20 MB of space after 100 MiB in a file: `fallocate --collapse-range --offset {{100M}} --length {{20M}} {{path/to/file}}`" What is mkfifo command,,"# mkfifo > Makes FIFOs (named pipes). More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mkfifo. * Create a named pipe at a given path: `mkfifo {{path/to/pipe}}`" What is git-credential-store command,,"# git credential-store > `git` helper to store passwords on disk. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-credential-store. * Store Git credentials in a specific file: `git config credential.helper 'store --file={{path/to/file}}'`" What is kill command,,"# kill > Sends a signal to a process, usually related to stopping the process. All > signals except for SIGKILL and SIGSTOP can be intercepted by the process to > perform a clean exit. More information: https://manned.org/kill. * Terminate a program using the default SIGTERM (terminate) signal: `kill {{process_id}}` * List available signal names (to be used without the `SIG` prefix): `kill -l` * Terminate a background job: `kill %{{job_id}}` * Terminate a program using the SIGHUP (hang up) signal. Many daemons will reload instead of terminating: `kill -{{1|HUP}} {{process_id}}` * Terminate a program using the SIGINT (interrupt) signal. This is typically initiated by the user pressing `Ctrl + C`: `kill -{{2|INT}} {{process_id}}` * Signal the operating system to immediately terminate a program (which gets no chance to capture the signal): `kill -{{9|KILL}} {{process_id}}` * Signal the operating system to pause a program until a SIGCONT (""continue"") signal is received: `kill -{{17|STOP}} {{process_id}}` * Send a `SIGUSR1` signal to all processes with the given GID (group id): `kill -{{SIGUSR1}} -{{group_id}}`" What is exec command,,"# exec > Replace the current process with another process. More information: > https://linuxcommand.org/lc3_man_pages/exech.html. * Replace with the specified command using the current environment variables: `exec {{command -with -flags}}` * Replace with the specified command, clearing environment variables: `exec -c {{command -with -flags}}` * Replace with the specified command and login using the default shell: `exec -l {{command -with -flags}}` * Replace with the specified command and change the process name: `exec -a {{process_name}} {{command -with -flags}}`" What is ln command,,"# ln > Creates links to files and directories. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ln. * Create a symbolic link to a file or directory: `ln -s {{/path/to/file_or_directory}} {{path/to/symlink}}` * Overwrite an existing symbolic link to point to a different file: `ln -sf {{/path/to/new_file}} {{path/to/symlink}}` * Create a hard link to a file: `ln {{/path/to/file}} {{path/to/hardlink}}`" What is sha224sum command,,"# sha224sum > Calculate SHA224 cryptographic checksums. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/sha2-utilities.html. * Calculate the SHA224 checksum for one or more files: `sha224sum {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Calculate and save the list of SHA224 checksums to a file: `sha224sum {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} > {{path/to/file.sha224}}` * Calculate a SHA224 checksum from `stdin`: `{{command}} | sha224sum` * Read a file of SHA224 sums and filenames and verify all files have matching checksums: `sha224sum --check {{path/to/file.sha224}}` * Only show a message for missing files or when verification fails: `sha224sum --check --quiet {{path/to/file.sha224}}` * Only show a message when verification fails, ignoring missing files: `sha224sum --ignore-missing --check --quiet {{path/to/file.sha224}}`" What is tr command,,"# tr > Translate characters: run replacements based on single characters and > character sets. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/tr. * Replace all occurrences of a character in a file, and print the result: `tr {{find_character}} {{replace_character}} < {{path/to/file}}` * Replace all occurrences of a character from another command's output: `echo {{text}} | tr {{find_character}} {{replace_character}}` * Map each character of the first set to the corresponding character of the second set: `tr '{{abcd}}' '{{jkmn}}' < {{path/to/file}}` * Delete all occurrences of the specified set of characters from the input: `tr -d '{{input_characters}}' < {{path/to/file}}` * Compress a series of identical characters to a single character: `tr -s '{{input_characters}}' < {{path/to/file}}` * Translate the contents of a file to upper-case: `tr ""[:lower:]"" ""[:upper:]"" < {{path/to/file}}` * Strip out non-printable characters from a file: `tr -cd ""[:print:]"" < {{path/to/file}}`" What is chattr command,,"# chattr > Change attributes of files or directories. More information: > https://manned.org/chattr. * Make a file or directory immutable to changes and deletion, even by superuser: `chattr +i {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Make a file or directory mutable: `chattr -i {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Recursively make an entire directory and contents immutable: `chattr -R +i {{path/to/directory}}`" What is git-reset command,,"# git reset > Undo commits or unstage changes, by resetting the current Git HEAD to the > specified state. If a path is passed, it works as ""unstage""; if a commit > hash or branch is passed, it works as ""uncommit"". More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-reset. * Unstage everything: `git reset` * Unstage specific file(s): `git reset {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Interactively unstage portions of a file: `git reset --patch {{path/to/file}}` * Undo the last commit, keeping its changes (and any further uncommitted changes) in the filesystem: `git reset HEAD~` * Undo the last two commits, adding their changes to the index, i.e. staged for commit: `git reset --soft HEAD~2` * Discard any uncommitted changes, staged or not (for only unstaged changes, use `git checkout`): `git reset --hard` * Reset the repository to a given commit, discarding committed, staged and uncommitted changes since then: `git reset --hard {{commit}}`" What is uuidgen command,,"# uuidgen > Generate new UUID (Universally Unique IDentifier) strings. More information: > https://www.ss64.com/osx/uuidgen.html. * Generate a UUID string: `uuidgen`" What is git-clone command,,"# git clone > Clone an existing repository. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-clone. * Clone an existing repository into a new directory (the default directory is the repository name): `git clone {{remote_repository_location}} {{path/to/directory}}` * Clone an existing repository and its submodules: `git clone --recursive {{remote_repository_location}}` * Clone only the `.git` directory of an existing repository: `git clone --no-checkout {{remote_repository_location}}` * Clone a local repository: `git clone --local {{path/to/local/repository}}` * Clone quietly: `git clone --quiet {{remote_repository_location}}` * Clone an existing repository only fetching the 10 most recent commits on the default branch (useful to save time): `git clone --depth {{10}} {{remote_repository_location}}` * Clone an existing repository only fetching a specific branch: `git clone --branch {{name}} --single-branch {{remote_repository_location}}` * Clone an existing repository using a specific SSH command: `git clone --config core.sshCommand=""{{ssh -i path/to/private_ssh_key}}"" {{remote_repository_location}}`" What is cups-config command,,"# cups-config > Show technical information about your CUPS print server installation. More > information: https://www.cups.org/doc/man-cups-config.html. * Show the currently installed version of CUPS: `cups-config --version` * Show where CUPS is currently installed: `cups-config --serverbin` * Show the location of CUPS' configuration directory: `cups-config --serverroot` * Show the location of CUPS' data directory: `cups-config --datadir` * Display all available options: `cups-config --help`" What is mkfifo command,,"# mkfifo > Makes FIFOs (named pipes). More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mkfifo. * Create a named pipe at a given path: `mkfifo {{path/to/pipe}}`" What is logger command,,"# logger > Add messages to syslog (/var/log/syslog). More information: > https://manned.org/logger. * Log a message to syslog: `logger {{message}}` * Take input from `stdin` and log to syslog: `echo {{log_entry}} | logger` * Send the output to a remote syslog server running at a given port. Default port is 514: `echo {{log_entry}} | logger --server {{hostname}} --port {{port}}` * Use a specific tag for every line logged. Default is the name of logged in user: `echo {{log_entry}} | logger --tag {{tag}}` * Log messages with a given priority. Default is `user.notice`. See `man logger` for all priority options: `echo {{log_entry}} | logger --priority {{user.warning}}`" What is git-apply command,,"# git apply > Apply a patch to files and/or to the index without creating a commit. See > also `git am`, which applies a patch and also creates a commit. More > information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-apply. * Print messages about the patched files: `git apply --verbose {{path/to/file}}` * Apply and add the patched files to the index: `git apply --index {{path/to/file}}` * Apply a remote patch file: `curl -L {{https://example.com/file.patch}} | git apply` * Output diffstat for the input and apply the patch: `git apply --stat --apply {{path/to/file}}` * Apply the patch in reverse: `git apply --reverse {{path/to/file}}` * Store the patch result in the index without modifying the working tree: `git apply --cache {{path/to/file}}`" What is strings command,,"# strings > Find printable strings in an object file or binary. More information: > https://manned.org/strings. * Print all strings in a binary: `strings {{path/to/file}}` * Limit results to strings at least length characters long: `strings -n {{length}} {{path/to/file}}` * Prefix each result with its offset within the file: `strings -t d {{path/to/file}}` * Prefix each result with its offset within the file in hexadecimal: `strings -t x {{path/to/file}}`" What is hexdump command,,"# hexdump > An ASCII, decimal, hexadecimal, octal dump. More information: > https://manned.org/hexdump. * Print the hexadecimal representation of a file, replacing duplicate lines by '*': `hexdump {{path/to/file}}` * Display the input offset in hexadecimal and its ASCII representation in two columns: `hexdump -C {{path/to/file}}` * Display the hexadecimal representation of a file, but interpret only n bytes of the input: `hexdump -C -n{{number_of_bytes}} {{path/to/file}}` * Don't replace duplicate lines with '*': `hexdump --no-squeezing {{path/to/file}}`" What is git-update-index command,,"# git update-index > Git command for manipulating the index. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-update-index. * Pretend that a modified file is unchanged (`git status` will not show this as changed): `git update-index --skip-worktree {{path/to/modified_file}}`" What is valgrind command,,"# valgrind > Wrapper for a set of expert tools for profiling, optimizing and debugging > programs. Commonly used tools include `memcheck`, `cachegrind`, `callgrind`, > `massif`, `helgrind`, and `drd`. More information: http://www.valgrind.org. * Use the (default) Memcheck tool to show a diagnostic of memory usage by `program`: `valgrind {{program}}` * Use Memcheck to report all possible memory leaks of `program` in full detail: `valgrind --leak-check=full --show-leak-kinds=all {{program}}` * Use the Cachegrind tool to profile and log CPU cache operations of `program`: `valgrind --tool=cachegrind {{program}}` * Use the Massif tool to profile and log heap memory and stack usage of `program`: `valgrind --tool=massif --stacks=yes {{program}}`" What is od command,,"# od > Display file contents in octal, decimal or hexadecimal format. Optionally > display the byte offsets and/or printable representation for each line. More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/od. * Display file using default settings: octal format, 8 bytes per line, byte offsets in octal, and duplicate lines replaced with `*`: `od {{path/to/file}}` * Display file in verbose mode, i.e. without replacing duplicate lines with `*`: `od -v {{path/to/file}}` * Display file in hexadecimal format (2-byte units), with byte offsets in decimal format: `od --format={{x}} --address-radix={{d}} -v {{path/to/file}}` * Display file in hexadecimal format (1-byte units), and 4 bytes per line: `od --format={{x1}} --width={{4}} -v {{path/to/file}}` * Display file in hexadecimal format along with its character representation, and do not print byte offsets: `od --format={{xz}} --address-radix={{n}} -v {{path/to/file}}` * Read only 100 bytes of a file starting from the 500th byte: `od --read-bytes {{100}} --skip-bytes={{500}} -v {{path/to/file}}`" What is uuencode command,,"# uuencode > Encode binary files into ASCII for transport via mediums that only support > simple ASCII encoding. More information: https://manned.org/uuencode. * Encode a file and print the result to `stdout`: `uuencode {{path/to/input_file}} {{output_file_name_after_decoding}}` * Encode a file and write the result to a file: `uuencode -o {{path/to/output_file}} {{path/to/input_file}} {{output_file_name_after_decoding}}` * Encode a file using Base64 instead of the default uuencode encoding and write the result to a file: `uuencode -m -o {{path/to/output_file}} {{path/to/input_file}} {{output_file_name_after_decoding}}`" What is cmp command,,"# cmp > Compare two files byte by byte. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/manual/html_node/Invoking-cmp.html. * Output char and line number of the first difference between two files: `cmp {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}` * Output info of the first difference: char, line number, bytes, and values: `cmp --print-bytes {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}` * Output the byte numbers and values of every difference: `cmp --verbose {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}` * Compare files but output nothing, yield only the exit status: `cmp --quiet {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`" What is hostname command,,"# hostname > Show or set the system's host name. More information: > https://manned.org/hostname. * Show current host name: `hostname` * Show the network address of the host name: `hostname -i` * Show all network addresses of the host: `hostname -I` * Show the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name): `hostname --fqdn` * Set current host name: `hostname {{new_hostname}}`" What is od command,,"# od > Display file contents in octal, decimal or hexadecimal format. Optionally > display the byte offsets and/or printable representation for each line. More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/od. * Display file using default settings: octal format, 8 bytes per line, byte offsets in octal, and duplicate lines replaced with `*`: `od {{path/to/file}}` * Display file in verbose mode, i.e. without replacing duplicate lines with `*`: `od -v {{path/to/file}}` * Display file in hexadecimal format (2-byte units), with byte offsets in decimal format: `od --format={{x}} --address-radix={{d}} -v {{path/to/file}}` * Display file in hexadecimal format (1-byte units), and 4 bytes per line: `od --format={{x1}} --width={{4}} -v {{path/to/file}}` * Display file in hexadecimal format along with its character representation, and do not print byte offsets: `od --format={{xz}} --address-radix={{n}} -v {{path/to/file}}` * Read only 100 bytes of a file starting from the 500th byte: `od --read-bytes {{100}} --skip-bytes={{500}} -v {{path/to/file}}`" What is b2sum command,,"# b2sum > Calculate BLAKE2 cryptographic checksums. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/b2sum. * Calculate the BLAKE2 checksum for one or more files: `b2sum {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Calculate and save the list of BLAKE2 checksums to a file: `b2sum {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} > {{path/to/file.b2}}` * Calculate a BLAKE2 checksum from `stdin`: `{{command}} | b2sum` * Read a file of BLAKE2 sums and filenames and verify all files have matching checksums: `b2sum --check {{path/to/file.b2}}` * Only show a message for missing files or when verification fails: `b2sum --check --quiet {{path/to/file.b2}}` * Only show a message when verification fails, ignoring missing files: `b2sum --ignore-missing --check --quiet {{path/to/file.b2}}`" What is git-status command,,"# git status > Show the changes to files in a Git repository. Lists changed, added and > deleted files compared to the currently checked-out commit. More > information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-status. * Show changed files which are not yet added for commit: `git status` * Give output in [s]hort format: `git status -s` * Don't show untracked files in the output: `git status --untracked-files=no` * Show output in [s]hort format along with [b]ranch info: `git status -sb`" What is time command,,"# time > Measure how long a command took to run. Note: `time` can either exist as a > shell builtin, a standalone program or both. More information: > https://manned.org/time. * Run the `command` and print the time measurements to `stdout`: `time {{command}}`" What is split command,,"# split > Split a file into pieces. More information: https://ss64.com/osx/split.html. * Split a file, each split having 10 lines (except the last split): `split -l {{10}} {{filename}}` * Split a file by a regular expression. The matching line will be the first line of the next output file: `split -p {{cat|^[dh]og}} {{filename}}` * Split a file with 512 bytes in each split (except the last split; use 512k for kilobytes and 512m for megabytes): `split -b {{512}} {{filename}}` * Split a file into 5 files. File is split such that each split has same size (except the last split): `split -n {{5}} {{filename}}`" What is su command,,"# su > Switch shell to another user. More information: https://manned.org/su. * Switch to superuser (requires the root password): `su` * Switch to a given user (requires the user's password): `su {{username}}` * Switch to a given user and simulate a full login shell: `su - {{username}}` * Execute a command as another user: `su - {{username}} -c ""{{command}}""`" What is w command,,"# w > Show who is logged on and what they are doing. Print user login, TTY, remote > host, login time, idle time, current process. More information: > https://ss64.com/osx/w.html. * Show logged-in users information: `w` * Show logged-in users information without a header: `w -h` * Show information about logged-in users, sorted by their idle time: `w -i`" What is git-reflog command,,"# git reflog > Show a log of changes to local references like HEAD, branches or tags. More > information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-reflog. * Show the reflog for HEAD: `git reflog` * Show the reflog for a given branch: `git reflog {{branch_name}}` * Show only the 5 latest entries in the reflog: `git reflog -n {{5}}`" What is git-cat-file command,,"# git cat-file > Provide content or type and size information for Git repository objects. > More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-cat-file. * Get the [s]ize of the HEAD commit in bytes: `git cat-file -s HEAD` * Get the [t]ype (blob, tree, commit, tag) of a given Git object: `git cat-file -t {{8c442dc3}}` * Pretty-[p]rint the contents of a given Git object based on its type: `git cat-file -p {{HEAD~2}}`" What is clear command,,"# clear > Clears the screen of the terminal. More information: > https://manned.org/clear. * Clear the screen (equivalent to pressing Control-L in Bash shell): `clear` * Clear the screen but keep the terminal's scrollback buffer: `clear -x` * Indicate the type of terminal to clean (defaults to the value of the environment variable `TERM`): `clear -T {{type_of_terminal}}` * Show the version of `ncurses` used by `clear`: `clear -V`" What is tput command,,"# tput > View and modify terminal settings and capabilities. More information: > https://manned.org/tput. * Move the cursor to a screen location: `tput cup {{row}} {{column}}` * Set foreground (af) or background (ab) color: `tput {{setaf|setab}} {{ansi_color_code}}` * Show number of columns, lines, or colors: `tput {{cols|lines|colors}}` * Ring the terminal bell: `tput bel` * Reset all terminal attributes: `tput sgr0` * Enable or disable word wrap: `tput {{smam|rmam}}`" What is nice command,,"# nice > Execute a program with a custom scheduling priority (niceness). Niceness > values range from -20 (the highest priority) to 19 (the lowest). More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/nice. * Launch a program with altered priority: `nice -n {{niceness_value}} {{command}}`" What is echo command,,"# echo > Print given arguments. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/echo. * Print a text message. Note: quotes are optional: `echo ""{{Hello World}}""` * Print a message with environment variables: `echo ""{{My path is $PATH}}""` * Print a message without the trailing newline: `echo -n ""{{Hello World}}""` * Append a message to the file: `echo ""{{Hello World}}"" >> {{file.txt}}` * Enable interpretation of backslash escapes (special characters): `echo -e ""{{Column 1\tColumn 2}}""` * Print the exit status of the last executed command (Note: In Windows Command Prompt and PowerShell the equivalent commands are `echo %errorlevel%` and `$lastexitcode` respectively): `echo $?`" What is expand command,,"# expand > Convert tabs to spaces. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/expand. * Convert tabs in each file to spaces, writing to `stdout`: `expand {{path/to/file}}` * Convert tabs to spaces, reading from `stdin`: `expand` * Do not convert tabs after non blanks: `expand -i {{path/to/file}}` * Have tabs a certain number of characters apart, not 8: `expand -t={{number}} {{path/to/file}}` * Use a comma separated list of explicit tab positions: `expand -t={{1,4,6}}`" What is systemd-firstboot command,,"# systemd-firstboot > Initialize basic system settings on or before the first boot-up of a system. > More information: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd- > firstboot.html. * Operate on the specified directory instead of the root directory of the host system: `sudo systemd-firstboot --root={{path/to/root_directory}}` * Set the system keyboard layout: `sudo systemd-firstboot --keymap={{keymap}}` * Set the system hostname: `sudo systemd-firstboot --hostname={{hostname}}` * Set the root user's password: `sudo systemd-firstboot --root-password={{password}}` * Prompt the user interactively for a specific basic setting: `sudo systemd-firstboot --prompt={{setting}}` * Force writing configuration even if the relevant files already exist: `sudo systemd-firstboot --force` * Remove all existing files that are configured by `systemd-firstboot`: `sudo systemd-firstboot --reset` * Remove the password of the system's root user: `sudo systemd-firstboot --delete-root-password`" What is last command,,"# last > View the last logged in users. More information: https://manned.org/last. * View last logins, their duration and other information as read from `/var/log/wtmp`: `last` * Specify how many of the last logins to show: `last -n {{login_count}}` * Print the full date and time for entries and then display the hostname column last to prevent truncation: `last -F -a` * View all logins by a specific user and show the IP address instead of the hostname: `last {{username}} -i` * View all recorded reboots (i.e., the last logins of the pseudo user ""reboot""): `last reboot` * View all recorded shutdowns (i.e., the last logins of the pseudo user ""shutdown""): `last shutdown`" What is flatpak command,,"# flatpak > Build, install and run flatpak applications and runtimes. More information: > https://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/flatpak-command-reference.html#flatpak. * Run an installed application: `flatpak run {{name}}` * Install an application from a remote source: `flatpak install {{remote}} {{name}}` * List all installed applications and runtimes: `flatpak list` * Update all installed applications and runtimes: `flatpak update` * Add a remote source: `flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists {{remote_name}} {{remote_url}}` * Remove an installed application: `flatpak remove {{name}}` * Remove all unused applications: `flatpak remove --unused` * Show information about an installed application: `flatpak info {{name}}`" What is cksum command,,"# cksum > Calculates CRC checksums and byte counts of a file. Note, on old UNIX > systems the CRC implementation may differ. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/cksum. * Display a 32-bit checksum, size in bytes and filename: `cksum {{path/to/file}}`" What is git-for-each-repo command,,"# git for-each-repo > Run a Git command on a list of repositories. Note: this command is > experimental and may change. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git- > for-each-repo. * Run maintenance on each of a list of repositories stored in the `maintenance.repo` user configuration variable: `git for-each-repo --config={{maintenance.repo}} {{maintenance run}}` * Run `git pull` on each repository listed in a global configuration variable: `git for-each-repo --config={{global_configuration_variable}} {{pull}}`" What is more command,,"# more > Open a file for interactive reading, allowing scrolling and search. More > information: https://manned.org/more. * Open a file: `more {{path/to/file}}` * Open a file displaying from a specific line: `more +{{line_number}} {{path/to/file}}` * Display help: `more --help` * Go to the next page: `` * Search for a string (press `n` to go to the next match): `/{{something}}` * Exit: `q` * Display help about interactive commands: `h`" What is apropos command,,"# apropos > Search the manual pages for names and descriptions. More information: > https://manned.org/apropos. * Search for a keyword using a regular expression: `apropos {{regular_expression}}` * Search without restricting the output to the terminal width: `apropos -l {{regular_expression}}` * Search for pages that contain all the expressions given: `apropos {{regular_expression_1}} -a {{regular_expression_2}} -a {{regular_expression_3}}`" What is cat command,,"# cat > Print and concatenate files. More information: > https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/cat.1.html. * Print the contents of a file to `stdout`: `cat {{path/to/file}}` * Concatenate several files into an output file: `cat {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} > {{path/to/output_file}}` * Append several files to an output file: `cat {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} >> {{path/to/output_file}}` * Copy the contents of a file into an output file without buffering: `cat -u {{/dev/tty12}} > {{/dev/tty13}}` * Write `stdin` to a file: `cat - > {{path/to/file}}` * Number all output lines: `cat -n {{path/to/file}}` * Display non-printable and whitespace characters (with `M-` prefix if non-ASCII): `cat -v -t -e {{path/to/file}}`" What is arch command,,"# arch > Display the name of the system architecture, or run a command under a > different architecture. See also `uname`. More information: > https://www.unix.com/man-page/osx/1/arch/. * Display the system's architecture: `arch` * Run a command using x86_64: `arch -x86_64 ""{{command}}""` * Run a command using arm: `arch -arm64 ""{{command}}""`" What is update-alternatives command,,"# update-alternatives > A convenient tool for maintaining symbolic links to determine default > commands. More information: https://manned.org/update-alternatives. * Add a symbolic link: `sudo update-alternatives --install {{path/to/symlink}} {{command_name}} {{path/to/command_binary}} {{priority}}` * Configure a symbolic link for `java`: `sudo update-alternatives --config {{java}}` * Remove a symbolic link: `sudo update-alternatives --remove {{java}} {{/opt/java/jdk1.8.0_102/bin/java}}` * Display information about a specified command: `update-alternatives --display {{java}}` * Display all commands and their current selection: `update-alternatives --get-selections`" What is mailx command,,"# mailx > Send and receive mail. More information: https://manned.org/mailx. * Send mail (the content should be typed after the command, and ended with `Ctrl+D`): `mailx -s ""{{subject}}"" {{to_addr}}` * Send mail with content passed from another command: `echo ""{{content}}"" | mailx -s ""{{subject}}"" {{to_addr}}` * Send mail with content read from a file: `mailx -s ""{{subject}}"" {{to_addr}} < {{content.txt}}` * Send mail to a recipient and CC to another address: `mailx -s ""{{subject}}"" -c {{cc_addr}} {{to_addr}}` * Send mail specifying the sender address: `mailx -s ""{{subject}}"" -r {{from_addr}} {{to_addr}}` * Send mail with an attachment: `mailx -a {{path/to/file}} -s ""{{subject}}"" {{to_addr}}`" What is dot command,,"# dot > Render an image of a `linear directed` network graph from a `graphviz` file. > Layouts: `dot`, `neato`, `twopi`, `circo`, `fdp`, `sfdp`, `osage` & > `patchwork`. More information: https://graphviz.org/doc/info/command.html. * Render a `png` image with a filename based on the input filename and output format (uppercase -O): `dot -T {{png}} -O {{path/to/input.gv}}` * Render a `svg` image with the specified output filename (lowercase -o): `dot -T {{svg}} -o {{path/to/image.svg}} {{path/to/input.gv}}` * Render the output in `ps`, `pdf`, `svg`, `fig`, `png`, `gif`, `jpg`, `json`, or `dot` format: `dot -T {{format}} -O {{path/to/input.gv}}` * Render a `gif` image using `stdin` and `stdout`: `echo ""{{digraph {this -> that} }}"" | dot -T {{gif}} > {{path/to/image.gif}}` * Display help: `dot -?`" What is gcc command,,"# gcc > Preprocess and compile C and C++ source files, then assemble and link them > together. More information: https://gcc.gnu.org. * Compile multiple source files into an executable: `gcc {{path/to/source1.c path/to/source2.c ...}} -o {{path/to/output_executable}}` * Show common warnings, debug symbols in output, and optimize without affecting debugging: `gcc {{path/to/source.c}} -Wall -g -Og -o {{path/to/output_executable}}` * Include libraries from a different path: `gcc {{path/to/source.c}} -o {{path/to/output_executable}} -I{{path/to/header}} -L{{path/to/library}} -l{{library_name}}` * Compile source code into Assembler instructions: `gcc -S {{path/to/source.c}}` * Compile source code into an object file without linking: `gcc -c {{path/to/source.c}}`" What is whoami command,,"# whoami > Print the username associated with the current effective user ID. More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/whoami. * Display currently logged username: `whoami` * Display the username after a change in the user ID: `sudo whoami`" What is gitk command,,"# gitk > A graphical Git repository browser. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/gitk. * Show the repository browser for the current Git repository: `gitk` * Show repository browser for a specific file or directory: `gitk {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Show commits made since 1 week ago: `gitk --since=""{{1 week ago}}""` * Show commits older than 1/1/2016: `gitk --until=""{{1/1/2015}}""` * Show at most 100 changes in all branches: `gitk --max-count={{100}} --all`" What is realpath command,,"# realpath > Display the resolved absolute path for a file or directory. More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/realpath. * Display the absolute path for a file or directory: `realpath {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Require all path components to exist: `realpath --canonicalize-existing {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Resolve "".."" components before symlinks: `realpath --logical {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Disable symlink expansion: `realpath --no-symlinks {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Suppress error messages: `realpath --quiet {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`" What is csplit command,,"# csplit > Split a file into pieces. This generates files named ""xx00"", ""xx01"", and so > on. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/csplit. * Split a file at lines 5 and 23: `csplit {{path/to/file}} {{5}} {{23}}` * Split a file every 5 lines (this will fail if the total number of lines is not divisible by 5): `csplit {{path/to/file}} {{5}} {*}` * Split a file every 5 lines, ignoring exact-division error: `csplit -k {{path/to/file}} {{5}} {*}` * Split a file at line 5 and use a custom prefix for the output files: `csplit {{path/to/file}} {{5}} -f {{prefix}}` * Split a file at a line matching a regular expression: `csplit {{path/to/file}} /{{regular_expression}}/`" What is ps command,,"# ps > Information about running processes. More information: > https://www.unix.com/man-page/osx/1/ps/. * List all running processes: `ps aux` * List all running processes including the full command string: `ps auxww` * Search for a process that matches a string: `ps aux | grep {{string}}` * Get the parent PID of a process: `ps -o ppid= -p {{pid}}` * Sort processes by memory usage: `ps -m` * Sort processes by CPU usage: `ps -r`" What is journalctl command,,"# journalctl > Query the systemd journal. More information: https://manned.org/journalctl. * Show all messages with priority level 3 (errors) from this [b]oot: `journalctl -b --priority={{3}}` * Show all messages from last [b]oot: `journalctl -b -1` * Delete journal logs which are older than 2 days: `journalctl --vacuum-time={{2d}}` * [f]ollow new messages (like `tail -f` for traditional syslog): `journalctl -f` * Show all messages by a specific [u]nit: `journalctl -u {{unit}}` * Filter messages within a time range (either timestamp or placeholders like ""yesterday""): `journalctl --since {{now|today|yesterday|tomorrow}} --until {{YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS}}` * Show all messages by a specific process: `journalctl _PID={{pid}}` * Show all messages by a specific executable: `journalctl {{path/to/executable}}`" What is head command,,"# head > Output the first part of files. More information: > https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/head.1.html. * Output the first few lines of a file: `head --lines {{8}} {{path/to/file}}` * Output the first few bytes of a file: `head --bytes {{8}} {{path/to/file}}` * Output everything but the last few lines of a file: `head --lines -{{8}} {{path/to/file}}` * Output everything but the last few bytes of a file: `head --bytes -{{8}} {{path/to/file}}`" What is basename command,,"# basename > Remove leading directory portions from a path. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/basename. * Show only the file name from a path: `basename {{path/to/file}}` * Show only the rightmost directory name from a path: `basename {{path/to/directory/}}` * Show only the file name from a path, with a suffix removed: `basename {{path/to/file}} {{suffix}}`" What is git-maintenance command,,"# git-maintenance > Run tasks to optimize Git repository data. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-maintenance. * Register the current repository in the user's list of repositories to daily have maintenance run: `git maintenance register` * Start running maintenance on the current repository: `git maintenance start` * Halt the background maintenance schedule for the current repository: `git maintenance stop` * Remove the current repository from the user's maintenance repository list: `git maintenance unregister` * Run a specific maintenance task on the current repository: `git maintenance run --task={{commit-graph|gc|incremental-repack|loose- objects|pack-refs|prefetch}}`" What is git-diff-files command,,"# git diff-files > Compare files using their sha1 hashes and modes. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-diff-files. * Compare all changed files: `git diff-files` * Compare only specified files: `git diff-files {{path/to/file}}` * Show only the names of changed files: `git diff-files --name-only` * Output a summary of extended header information: `git diff-files --summary`" What is expr command,,"# expr > Evaluate expressions and manipulate strings. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/expr. * Get the length of a specific string: `expr length ""{{string}}""` * Get the substring of a string with a specific length: `expr substr ""{{string}}"" {{from}} {{length}}` * Match a specific substring against an anchored pattern: `expr match ""{{string}}"" '{{pattern}}'` * Get the first char position from a specific set in a string: `expr index ""{{string}}"" ""{{chars}}""` * Calculate a specific mathematic expression: `expr {{expression1}} {{+|-|*|/|%}} {{expression2}}` * Get the first expression if its value is non-zero and not null otherwise get the second one: `expr {{expression1}} \| {{expression2}}` * Get the first expression if both expressions are non-zero and not null otherwise get zero: `expr {{expression1}} \& {{expression2}}`" What is mv command,,"# mv > Move or rename files and directories. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mv. * Rename a file or directory when the target is not an existing directory: `mv {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/target}}` * Move a file or directory into an existing directory: `mv {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/existing_directory}}` * Move multiple files into an existing directory, keeping the filenames unchanged: `mv {{path/to/source1 path/to/source2 ...}} {{path/to/existing_directory}}` * Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files: `mv -f {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/target}}` * Prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files, regardless of file permissions: `mv -i {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/target}}` * Do not overwrite existing files at the target: `mv -n {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/target}}` * Move files in verbose mode, showing files after they are moved: `mv -v {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/target}}`" What is loginctl command,,"# loginctl > Manage the systemd login manager. More information: > https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/loginctl.html. * Print all current sessions: `loginctl list-sessions` * Print all properties of a specific session: `loginctl show-session {{session_id}} --all` * Print all properties of a specific user: `loginctl show-user {{username}}` * Print a specific property of a user: `loginctl show-user {{username}} --property={{property_name}}` * Execute a `loginctl` operation on a remote host: `loginctl list-users -H {{hostname}}`" What is cut command,,"# cut > Cut out fields from `stdin` or files. More information: > https://manned.org/man/freebsd-13.0/cut.1. * Print a specific character/field range of each line: `{{command}} | cut -{{c|f}} {{1|1,10|1-10|1-|-10}}` * Print a range of each line with a specific delimiter: `{{command}} | cut -d ""{{,}}"" -{{c}} {{1}}` * Print a range of each line of a specific file: `cut -{{c}} {{1}} {{path/to/file}}`" What is kill command,,"# kill > Sends a signal to a process, usually related to stopping the process. All > signals except for SIGKILL and SIGSTOP can be intercepted by the process to > perform a clean exit. More information: https://manned.org/kill. * Terminate a program using the default SIGTERM (terminate) signal: `kill {{process_id}}` * List available signal names (to be used without the `SIG` prefix): `kill -l` * Terminate a background job: `kill %{{job_id}}` * Terminate a program using the SIGHUP (hang up) signal. Many daemons will reload instead of terminating: `kill -{{1|HUP}} {{process_id}}` * Terminate a program using the SIGINT (interrupt) signal. This is typically initiated by the user pressing `Ctrl + C`: `kill -{{2|INT}} {{process_id}}` * Signal the operating system to immediately terminate a program (which gets no chance to capture the signal): `kill -{{9|KILL}} {{process_id}}` * Signal the operating system to pause a program until a SIGCONT (""continue"") signal is received: `kill -{{17|STOP}} {{process_id}}` * Send a `SIGUSR1` signal to all processes with the given GID (group id): `kill -{{SIGUSR1}} -{{group_id}}`" What is sleep command,,"# sleep > Delay for a specified amount of time. More information: > https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/sleep.html. * Delay in seconds: `sleep {{seconds}}` * Execute a specific command after 20 seconds delay: `sleep 20 && {{command}}`" What is printf command,,"# printf > Format and print text. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/printf. * Print a text message: `printf ""{{%s\n}}"" ""{{Hello world}}""` * Print an integer in bold blue: `printf ""{{\e[1;34m%.3d\e[0m\n}}"" {{42}}` * Print a float number with the Unicode Euro sign: `printf ""{{\u20AC %.2f\n}}"" {{123.4}}` * Print a text message composed with environment variables: `printf ""{{var1: %s\tvar2: %s\n}}"" ""{{$VAR1}}"" ""{{$VAR2}}""` * Store a formatted message in a variable (does not work on zsh): `printf -v {{myvar}} {{""This is %s = %d\n"" ""a year"" 2016}}`" What is c99 command,,"# c99 > Compiles C programs according to the ISO C standard. More information: > https://manned.org/c99. * Compile source file(s) and create an executable: `c99 {{file.c}}` * Compile source file(s) and create an executable with a custom name: `c99 -o {{executable_name}} {{file.c}}` * Compile source file(s) and create object file(s): `c99 -c {{file.c}}` * Compile source file(s), link with object file(s), and create an executable: `c99 {{file.c}} {{file.o}}`" What is runuser command,,"# runuser > Run commands as a specific user and group without asking for password (needs > root privileges). More information: https://manned.org/runuser. * Run command as a different user: `runuser {{user}} -c '{{command}}'` * Run command as a different user and group: `runuser {{user}} -g {{group}} -c '{{command}}'` * Start a login shell as a specific user: `runuser {{user}} -l` * Specify a shell for running instead of the default shell (also works for login): `runuser {{user}} -s {{/bin/sh}}` * Preserve the entire environment of root (only if `--login` is not specified): `runuser {{user}} --preserve-environment -c '{{command}}'`" What is man command,,"# man > Format and display manual pages. More information: > https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/man.1.html. * Display the man page for a command: `man {{command}}` * Display the man page for a command from section 7: `man {{7}} {{command}}` * List all available sections for a command: `man -f {{command}}` * Display the path searched for manpages: `man --path` * Display the location of a manpage rather than the manpage itself: `man -w {{command}}` * Display the man page using a specific locale: `man {{command}} --locale={{locale}}` * Search for manpages containing a search string: `man -k ""{{search_string}}""`" What is git-cherry command,,"# git cherry > Find commits that have yet to be applied upstream. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-cherry. * Show commits (and their messages) with equivalent commits upstream: `git cherry -v` * Specify a different upstream and topic branch: `git cherry {{origin}} {{topic}}` * Limit commits to those within a given limit: `git cherry {{origin}} {{topic}} {{base}}`" What is fold command,,"# fold > Wrap each line in an input file to fit a specified width and print it to > `stdout`. More information: https://manned.org/fold.1p. * Wrap each line to default width (80 characters): `fold {{path/to/file}}` * Wrap each line to width ""30"": `fold -w30 {{path/to/file}}` * Wrap each line to width ""5"" and break the line at spaces (puts each space separated word in a new line, words with length > 5 are wrapped): `fold -w5 -s {{path/to/file}}`" What is dirname command,,"# dirname > Calculates the parent directory of a given file or directory path. More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/dirname. * Calculate the parent directory of a given path: `dirname {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Calculate the parent directory of multiple paths: `dirname {{path/to/file_a}} {{path/to/directory_b}}` * Delimit output with a NUL character instead of a newline (useful when combining with `xargs`): `dirname --zero {{path/to/directory_a}} {{path/to/file_b}}`" What is tsort command,,"# tsort > Perform a topological sort. A common use is to show the dependency order of > nodes in a directed acyclic graph. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/tsort. * Perform a topological sort consistent with a partial sort per line of input separated by blanks: `tsort {{path/to/file}}` * Perform a topological sort consistent on strings: `echo -e ""{{UI Backend\nBackend Database\nDocs UI}}"" | tsort`" What is base32 command,,"# base32 > Encode or decode file or `stdin` to/from Base32, to `stdout`. More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/base32. * Encode a file: `base32 {{path/to/file}}` * Decode a file: `base32 --decode {{path/to/file}}` * Encode from `stdin`: `{{somecommand}} | base32` * Decode from `stdin`: `{{somecommand}} | base32 --decode`" What is git-commit-tree command,,"# git commit-tree > Low level utility to create commit objects. See also: `git commit`. More > information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit-tree. * Create a commit object with the specified message: `git commit-tree {{tree}} -m ""{{message}}""` * Create a commit object reading the message from a file (use `-` for `stdin`): `git commit-tree {{tree}} -F {{path/to/file}}` * Create a GPG-signed commit object: `git commit-tree {{tree}} -m ""{{message}}"" --gpg-sign` * Create a commit object with the specified parent commit object: `git commit-tree {{tree}} -m ""{{message}}"" -p {{parent_commit_sha}}`" What is reset command,,"# reset > Reinitializes the current terminal. Clears the entire terminal screen. More > information: https://manned.org/reset. * Reinitialize the current terminal: `reset` * Display the terminal type instead: `reset -q`" What is git-init command,,"# git init > Initializes a new local Git repository. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-init. * Initialize a new local repository: `git init` * Initialize a repository with the specified name for the initial branch: `git init --initial-branch={{branch_name}}` * Initialize a repository using SHA256 for object hashes (requires Git version 2.29+): `git init --object-format={{sha256}}` * Initialize a barebones repository, suitable for use as a remote over ssh: `git init --bare`" What is csplit command,,"# csplit > Split a file into pieces. This generates files named ""xx00"", ""xx01"", and so > on. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/csplit. * Split a file at lines 5 and 23: `csplit {{path/to/file}} {{5}} {{23}}` * Split a file every 5 lines (this will fail if the total number of lines is not divisible by 5): `csplit {{path/to/file}} {{5}} {*}` * Split a file every 5 lines, ignoring exact-division error: `csplit -k {{path/to/file}} {{5}} {*}` * Split a file at line 5 and use a custom prefix for the output files: `csplit {{path/to/file}} {{5}} -f {{prefix}}` * Split a file at a line matching a regular expression: `csplit {{path/to/file}} /{{regular_expression}}/`" What is make command,,"# make > Task runner for targets described in Makefile. Mostly used to control the > compilation of an executable from source code. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html. * Call the first target specified in the Makefile (usually named ""all""): `make` * Call a specific target: `make {{target}}` * Call a specific target, executing 4 jobs at a time in parallel: `make -j{{4}} {{target}}` * Use a specific Makefile: `make --file {{path/to/file}}` * Execute make from another directory: `make --directory {{path/to/directory}}` * Force making of a target, even if source files are unchanged: `make --always-make {{target}}` * Override a variable defined in the Makefile: `make {{target}} {{variable}}={{new_value}}` * Override variables defined in the Makefile by the environment: `make --environment-overrides {{target}}`" What is sed command,,"# sed > Edit text in a scriptable manner. See also: `awk`, `ed`. More information: > https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/sed.1.html. * Replace all `apple` (basic regex) occurrences with `mango` (basic regex) in all input lines and print the result to `stdout`: `{{command}} | sed 's/apple/mango/g'` * Execute a specific script [f]ile and print the result to `stdout`: `{{command}} | sed -f {{path/to/script_file.sed}}` * Replace all `apple` (extended regex) occurrences with `APPLE` (extended regex) in all input lines and print the result to `stdout`: `{{command}} | sed -E 's/(apple)/\U\1/g'` * Print just a first line to `stdout`: `{{command}} | sed -n '1p'` * Replace all `apple` (basic regex) occurrences with `mango` (basic regex) in a `file` and save a backup of the original to `file.bak`: `sed -i bak 's/apple/mango/g' {{path/to/file}}`" What is dash command,,"# dash > Debian Almquist Shell, a modern, POSIX-compliant implementation of `sh` (not > Bash-compatible). More information: https://manned.org/dash. * Start an interactive shell session: `dash` * Execute specific [c]ommands: `dash -c ""{{echo 'dash is executed'}}""` * Execute a specific script: `dash {{path/to/script.sh}}` * Check a specific script for syntax errors: `dash -n {{path/to/script.sh}}` * Execute a specific script while printing each command before executing it: `dash -x {{path/to/script.sh}}` * Execute a specific script and stop at the first [e]rror: `dash -e {{path/to/script.sh}}` * Execute specific commands from `stdin`: `{{echo ""echo 'dash is executed'""}} | dash`" What is ex command,,"# ex > Command-line text editor. See also: `vim`. More information: > https://www.vim.org. * Open a file: `ex {{path/to/file}}` * Save and Quit: `wq` * Undo the last operation: `undo` * Search for a pattern in the file: `/{{search_pattern}}` * Perform a regular expression substitution in the whole file: `%s/{{regular_expression}}/{{replacement}}/g` * Insert text: `i{{text}}` * Switch to Vim: `visual`" What is time command,,"# time > Measure how long a command took to run. Note: `time` can either exist as a > shell builtin, a standalone program or both. More information: > https://manned.org/time. * Run the `command` and print the time measurements to `stdout`: `time {{command}}`" What is printf command,,"# printf > Format and print text. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/printf. * Print a text message: `printf ""{{%s\n}}"" ""{{Hello world}}""` * Print an integer in bold blue: `printf ""{{\e[1;34m%.3d\e[0m\n}}"" {{42}}` * Print a float number with the Unicode Euro sign: `printf ""{{\u20AC %.2f\n}}"" {{123.4}}` * Print a text message composed with environment variables: `printf ""{{var1: %s\tvar2: %s\n}}"" ""{{$VAR1}}"" ""{{$VAR2}}""` * Store a formatted message in a variable (does not work on zsh): `printf -v {{myvar}} {{""This is %s = %d\n"" ""a year"" 2016}}`" What is pwd command,,"# pwd > Print name of current/working directory. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pwd. * Print the current directory: `pwd` * Print the current directory, and resolve all symlinks (i.e. show the ""physical"" path): `pwd -P`" What is loadkeys command,,"# loadkeys > Load the kernel keymap for the console. More information: > https://manned.org/loadkeys. * Load a default keymap: `loadkeys --default` * Load default keymap when an unusual keymap is loaded and `-` sign cannot be found: `loadkeys defmap` * Create a kernel source table: `loadkeys --mktable` * Create a binary keymap: `loadkeys --bkeymap` * Search and parse keymap without action: `loadkeys --parse` * Load the keymap suppressing all output: `loadkeys --quiet` * Load a keymap from the specified file for the console: `loadkeys --console {{/dev/ttyN}} {{/path/to/file}}` * Use standard names for keymaps of different locales: `loadkeys --console {{/dev/ttyN}} {{uk}}`" What is env command,,"# env > Show the environment or run a program in a modified environment. More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/env. * Show the environment: `env` * Run a program. Often used in scripts after the shebang (#!) for looking up the path to the program: `env {{program}}` * Clear the environment and run a program: `env -i {{program}}` * Remove variable from the environment and run a program: `env -u {{variable}} {{program}}` * Set a variable and run a program: `env {{variable}}={{value}} {{program}}` * Set multiple variables and run a program: `env {{variable1}}={{value}} {{variable2}}={{value}} {{variable3}}={{value}} {{program}}`" What is look command,,"# look > Look for lines in sorted file. More information: https://manned.org/look. * Look for lines which begins with the given prefix: `look {{prefix}} {{path/to/file}}` * Look for lines ignoring case: `look --ignore-case {{prefix}} {{path/to/file}}`" What is fgrep command,,"# fgrep > Matches fixed strings in files. Equivalent to `grep -F`. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/grep/manual/grep.html. * Search for an exact string in a file: `fgrep {{search_string}} {{path/to/file}}` * Search only lines that match entirely in files: `fgrep -x {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}` * Count the number of lines that match the given string in a file: `fgrep -c {{search_string}} {{path/to/file}}` * Show the line number in the file along with the line matched: `fgrep -n {{search_string}} {{path/to/file}}` * Display all lines except those that contain the search string: `fgrep -v {{search_string}} {{path/to/file}}` * Display filenames whose content matches the search string at least once: `fgrep -l {{search_string}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`" What is df command,,"# df > Gives an overview of the filesystem disk space usage. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/df. * Display all filesystems and their disk usage: `df` * Display all filesystems and their disk usage in human-readable form: `df -h` * Display the filesystem and its disk usage containing the given file or directory: `df {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Display statistics on the number of free inodes: `df -i` * Display filesystems but exclude the specified types: `df -x {{squashfs}} -x {{tmpfs}}`" What is sha512sum command,,"# sha512sum > Calculate SHA512 cryptographic checksums. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/sha2-utilities.html. * Calculate the SHA512 checksum for one or more files: `sha512sum {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Calculate and save the list of SHA512 checksums to a file: `sha512sum {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} > {{path/to/file.sha512}}` * Calculate a SHA512 checksum from `stdin`: `{{command}} | sha512sum` * Read a file of SHA512 sums and filenames and verify all files have matching checksums: `sha512sum --check {{path/to/file.sha512}}` * Only show a message for missing files or when verification fails: `sha512sum --check --quiet {{path/to/file.sha512}}` * Only show a message when verification fails, ignoring missing files: `sha512sum --ignore-missing --check --quiet {{path/to/file.sha512}}`" What is dpkg-deb command,,"# dpkg-deb > Pack, unpack and provide information about Debian archives. More > information: https://manpages.debian.org/latest/dpkg/dpkg-deb.html. * Display information about a package: `dpkg-deb --info {{path/to/file.deb}}` * Display the package's name and version on one line: `dpkg-deb --show {{path/to/file.deb}}` * List the package's contents: `dpkg-deb --contents {{path/to/file.deb}}` * Extract package's contents into a directory: `dpkg-deb --extract {{path/to/file.deb}} {{path/to/directory}}` * Create a package from a specified directory: `dpkg-deb --build {{path/to/directory}}`" What is updatedb command,,"# updatedb > Create or update the database used by `locate`. It is usually run daily by > cron. More information: https://manned.org/updatedb. * Refresh database content: `sudo updatedb` * Display file names as soon as they are found: `sudo updatedb --verbose`" What is sort command,,"# sort > Sort lines of text files. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/sort. * Sort a file in ascending order: `sort {{path/to/file}}` * Sort a file in descending order: `sort --reverse {{path/to/file}}` * Sort a file in case-insensitive way: `sort --ignore-case {{path/to/file}}` * Sort a file using numeric rather than alphabetic order: `sort --numeric-sort {{path/to/file}}` * Sort `/etc/passwd` by the 3rd field of each line numerically, using "":"" as a field separator: `sort --field-separator={{:}} --key={{3n}} {{/etc/passwd}}` * Sort a file preserving only unique lines: `sort --unique {{path/to/file}}` * Sort a file, printing the output to the specified output file (can be used to sort a file in-place): `sort --output={{path/to/file}} {{path/to/file}}` * Sort numbers with exponents: `sort --general-numeric-sort {{path/to/file}}`" What is lex command,,"# lex > Lexical analyzer generator. Given the specification for a lexical analyzer, > generates C code implementing it. More information: > https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/lex.1.html. * Generate an analyzer from a Lex file: `lex {{analyzer.l}}` * Specify the output file: `lex {{analyzer.l}} --outfile {{analyzer.c}}` * Compile a C file generated by Lex: `cc {{path/to/lex.yy.c}} --output {{executable}}`" What is ulimit command,,"# ulimit > Get and set user limits. More information: https://manned.org/ulimit. * Get the properties of all the user limits: `ulimit -a` * Get hard limit for the number of simultaneously opened files: `ulimit -H -n` * Get soft limit for the number of simultaneously opened files: `ulimit -S -n` * Set max per-user process limit: `ulimit -u 30`" What is chfn command,,"# chfn > Update `finger` info for a user. More information: https://manned.org/chfn. * Update a user's ""Name"" field in the output of `finger`: `chfn -f {{new_display_name}} {{username}}` * Update a user's ""Office Room Number"" field for the output of `finger`: `chfn -o {{new_office_room_number}} {{username}}` * Update a user's ""Office Phone Number"" field for the output of `finger`: `chfn -p {{new_office_telephone_number}} {{username}}` * Update a user's ""Home Phone Number"" field for the output of `finger`: `chfn -h {{new_home_telephone_number}} {{username}}`" What is nice command,,"# nice > Execute a program with a custom scheduling priority (niceness). Niceness > values range from -20 (the highest priority) to 19 (the lowest). More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/nice. * Launch a program with altered priority: `nice -n {{niceness_value}} {{command}}`" What is tail command,,"# tail > Display the last part of a file. See also: `head`. More information: > https://manned.org/man/freebsd-13.0/tail.1. * Show last 'count' lines in file: `tail -n {{8}} {{path/to/file}}` * Print a file from a specific line number: `tail -n +{{8}} {{path/to/file}}` * Print a specific count of bytes from the end of a given file: `tail -c {{8}} {{path/to/file}}` * Print the last lines of a given file and keep reading file until `Ctrl + C`: `tail -f {{path/to/file}}` * Keep reading file until `Ctrl + C`, even if the file is inaccessible: `tail -F {{path/to/file}}` * Show last 'count' lines in 'file' and refresh every 'seconds' seconds: `tail -n {{8}} -s {{10}} -f {{path/to/file}}`" What is ctags command,,"# ctags > Generates an index (or tag) file of language objects found in source files > for many popular programming languages. More information: https://ctags.io/. * Generate tags for a single file, and output them to a file named ""tags"" in the current directory, overwriting the file if it exists: `ctags {{path/to/file}}` * Generate tags for all files in the current directory, and output them to a specific file, overwriting the file if it exists: `ctags -f {{path/to/file}} *` * Generate tags for all files in the current directory and all subdirectories: `ctags --recurse` * Generate tags for a single file, and output them with start line number and end line number in JSON format: `ctags --fields=+ne --output-format=json {{path/to/file}}`" What is mkdir command,,"# mkdir > Create directories and set their permissions. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mkdir. * Create specific directories: `mkdir {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...}}` * Create specific directories and their [p]arents if needed: `mkdir -p {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...}}` * Create directories with specific permissions: `mkdir -m {{rwxrw-r--}} {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...}}`" What is test command,,"# test > Check file types and compare values. Returns 0 if the condition evaluates to > true, 1 if it evaluates to false. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/test. * Test if a given variable is equal to a given string: `test ""{{$MY_VAR}}"" == ""{{/bin/zsh}}""` * Test if a given variable is empty: `test -z ""{{$GIT_BRANCH}}""` * Test if a file exists: `test -f ""{{path/to/file_or_directory}}""` * Test if a directory does not exist: `test ! -d ""{{path/to/directory}}""` * If A is true, then do B, or C in the case of an error (notice that C may run even if A fails): `test {{condition}} && {{echo ""true""}} || {{echo ""false""}}`" What is uptime command,,"# uptime > Tell how long the system has been running and other information. More > information: https://ss64.com/osx/uptime.html. * Print current time, uptime, number of logged-in users and other information: `uptime`" What is sha384sum command,,"# sha384sum > Calculate SHA384 cryptographic checksums. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/sha2-utilities.html. * Calculate the SHA384 checksum for one or more files: `sha384sum {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Calculate and save the list of SHA384 checksums to a file: `sha384sum {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} > {{path/to/file.sha384}}` * Calculate a SHA384 checksum from `stdin`: `{{command}} | sha384sum` * Read a file of SHA384 sums and filenames and verify all files have matching checksums: `sha384sum --check {{path/to/file.sha384}}` * Only show a message for missing files or when verification fails: `sha384sum --check --quiet {{path/to/file.sha384}}` * Only show a message when verification fails, ignoring missing files: `sha384sum --ignore-missing --check --quiet {{path/to/file.sha384}}`" What is file command,,"# file > Determine file type. More information: https://manned.org/file. * Give a description of the type of the specified file. Works fine for files with no file extension: `file {{path/to/file}}` * Look inside a zipped file and determine the file type(s) inside: `file -z {{foo.zip}}` * Allow file to work with special or device files: `file -s {{path/to/file}}` * Don't stop at first file type match; keep going until the end of the file: `file -k {{path/to/file}}` * Determine the MIME encoding type of a file: `file -i {{path/to/file}}`" What is rm command,,"# rm > Remove files or directories. See also: `rmdir`. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/rm. * Remove specific files: `rm {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Remove specific files ignoring nonexistent ones: `rm -f {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Remove specific files [i]nteractively prompting before each removal: `rm -i {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Remove specific files printing info about each removal: `rm -v {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Remove specific files and directories [r]ecursively: `rm -r {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}`" What is git-update-ref command,,"# git update-ref > Git command for creating, updating, and deleting Git refs. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-update-ref. * Delete a ref, useful for soft resetting the first commit: `git update-ref -d {{HEAD}}` * Update ref with a message: `git update-ref -m {{message}} {{HEAD}} {{4e95e05}}`" What is localectl command,,"# localectl > Control the system locale and keyboard layout settings. More information: > https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/localectl.html. * Show the current settings of the system locale and keyboard mapping: `localectl` * List available locales: `localectl list-locales` * Set a system locale variable: `localectl set-locale {{LANG}}={{en_US.UTF-8}}` * List available keymaps: `localectl list-keymaps` * Set the system keyboard mapping for the console and X11: `localectl set-keymap {{us}}`" What is cat command,,"# cat > Print and concatenate files. More information: > https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/cat.1.html. * Print the contents of a file to `stdout`: `cat {{path/to/file}}` * Concatenate several files into an output file: `cat {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} > {{path/to/output_file}}` * Append several files to an output file: `cat {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} >> {{path/to/output_file}}` * Copy the contents of a file into an output file without buffering: `cat -u {{/dev/tty12}} > {{/dev/tty13}}` * Write `stdin` to a file: `cat - > {{path/to/file}}` * Number all output lines: `cat -n {{path/to/file}}` * Display non-printable and whitespace characters (with `M-` prefix if non-ASCII): `cat -v -t -e {{path/to/file}}`" What is fc command,,"# fc > Open the most recent command and edit it. More information: > https://manned.org/fc. * Open in the default system editor: `fc` * Specify an editor to open with: `fc -e {{'emacs'}}` * List recent commands from history: `fc -l` * List recent commands in reverse order: `fc -l -r` * List commands in a given interval: `fc '{{416}}' '{{420}}'`" What is sum command,,"# sum > Compute checksums and the number of blocks for a file. A predecessor to the > more modern `cksum`. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/sum. * Compute a checksum with BSD-compatible algorithm and 1024-byte blocks: `sum {{path/to/file}}` * Compute a checksum with System V-compatible algorithm and 512-byte blocks: `sum --sysv {{path/to/file}}`" What is sha256sum command,,"# sha256sum > Calculate SHA256 cryptographic checksums. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/sha2-utilities.html. * Calculate the SHA256 checksum for one or more files: `sha256sum {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Calculate and save the list of SHA256 checksums to a file: `sha256sum {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} > {{path/to/file.sha256}}` * Calculate a SHA256 checksum from `stdin`: `{{command}} | sha256sum` * Read a file of SHA256 sums and filenames and verify all files have matching checksums: `sha256sum --check {{path/to/file.sha256}}` * Only show a message for missing files or when verification fails: `sha256sum --check --quiet {{path/to/file.sha256}}` * Only show a message when verification fails, ignoring missing files: `sha256sum --ignore-missing --check --quiet {{path/to/file.sha256}}`" What is runcon command,,"# runcon > Run a program in a different SELinux security context. With neither context > nor command, print the current security context. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/runcon. * Determine the current domain: `runcon` * Specify the domain to run a command in: `runcon -t {{domain}}_t {{command}}` * Specify the context role to run a command with: `runcon -r {{role}}_r {{command}}` * Specify the full context to run a command with: `runcon {{user}}_u:{{role}}_r:{{domain}}_t {{command}}`" What is curl command,,"# curl > Transfers data from or to a server. Supports most protocols, including HTTP, > FTP, and POP3. More information: https://curl.se/docs/manpage.html. * Download the contents of a URL to a file: `curl {{http://example.com}} --output {{path/to/file}}` * Download a file, saving the output under the filename indicated by the URL: `curl --remote-name {{http://example.com/filename}}` * Download a file, following location redirects, and automatically continuing (resuming) a previous file transfer and return an error on server error: `curl --fail --remote-name --location --continue-at - {{http://example.com/filename}}` * Send form-encoded data (POST request of type `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`). Use `--data @file_name` or `--data @'-'` to read from STDIN: `curl --data {{'name=bob'}} {{http://example.com/form}}` * Send a request with an extra header, using a custom HTTP method: `curl --header {{'X-My-Header: 123'}} --request {{PUT}} {{http://example.com}}` * Send data in JSON format, specifying the appropriate content-type header: `curl --data {{'{""name"":""bob""}'}} --header {{'Content-Type: application/json'}} {{http://example.com/users/1234}}` * Pass a username and password for server authentication: `curl --user myusername:mypassword {{http://example.com}}` * Pass client certificate and key for a resource, skipping certificate validation: `curl --cert {{client.pem}} --key {{key.pem}} --insecure {{https://example.com}}`" What is git-verify-commit command,,"# git verify-commit > Check for GPG verification of commits. If no commits are verified, nothing > will be printed, regardless of options specified. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-verify-commit. * Check commits for a GPG signature: `git verify-commit {{commit_hash1 optional_commit_hash2 ...}}` * Check commits for a GPG signature and show details of each commit: `git verify-commit {{commit_hash1 optional_commit_hash2 ...}} --verbose` * Check commits for a GPG signature and print the raw details: `git verify-commit {{commit_hash1 optional_commit_hash2 ...}} --raw`" What is rmdir command,,"# rmdir > Remove directories without files. See also: `rm`. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/rmdir. * Remove specific directories: `rmdir {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...}}` * Remove specific nested directories recursively: `rmdir -p {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...}}`" What is getfacl command,,"# getfacl > Get file access control lists. More information: https://manned.org/getfacl. * Display the file access control list: `getfacl {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Display the file access control list with numeric user and group IDs: `getfacl -n {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Display the file access control list with tabular output format: `getfacl -t {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`" What is nsenter command,,"# nsenter > Run a new command in a running process' namespace. Particularly useful for > docker images or chroot jails. More information: https://manned.org/nsenter. * Run a specific command using the same namespaces as an existing process: `nsenter --target {{pid}} --all {{command}} {{command_arguments}}` * Run a specific command in an existing process's network namespace: `nsenter --target {{pid}} --net {{command}} {{command_arguments}}` * Run a specific command in an existing process's PID namespace: `nsenter --target {{pid}} --pid {{command}} {{command_arguments}}` * Run a specific command in an existing process's IPC namespace: `nsenter --target {{pid}} --ipc {{command}} {{command_arguments}}` * Run a specific command in an existing process's UTS, time, and IPC namespaces: `nsenter --target {{pid}} --uts --time --ipc -- {{command}} {{command_arguments}}` * Run a specific command in an existing process's namespace by referencing procfs: `nsenter --pid=/proc/{{pid}}/pid/net -- {{command}} {{command_arguments}}`" What is rsync command,,"# rsync > Transfer files either to or from a remote host (but not between two remote > hosts), by default using SSH. To specify a remote path, use > `host:path/to/file_or_directory`. More information: > https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/rsync.1. * Transfer a file: `rsync {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/destination}}` * Use archive mode (recursively copy directories, copy symlinks without resolving and preserve permissions, ownership and modification times): `rsync --archive {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/destination}}` * Compress the data as it is sent to the destination, display verbose and human-readable progress, and keep partially transferred files if interrupted: `rsync --compress --verbose --human-readable --partial --progress {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/destination}}` * Recursively copy directories: `rsync --recursive {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/destination}}` * Transfer directory contents, but not the directory itself: `rsync --recursive {{path/to/source}}/ {{path/to/destination}}` * Recursively copy directories, use archive mode, resolve symlinks and skip files that are newer on the destination: `rsync --recursive --archive --update --copy-links {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/destination}}` * Transfer a directory to a remote host running `rsyncd` and delete files on the destination that do not exist on the source: `rsync --recursive --delete rsync://{{host}}:{{path/to/source}} {{path/to/destination}}` * Transfer a file over SSH using a different port than the default (22) and show global progress: `rsync --rsh 'ssh -p {{port}}' --info=progress2 {{host}}:{{path/to/source}} {{path/to/destination}}`" What is unexpand command,,"# unexpand > Convert spaces to tabs. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/unexpand. * Convert blanks in each file to tabs, writing to `stdout`: `unexpand {{path/to/file}}` * Convert blanks to tabs, reading from `stdout`: `unexpand` * Convert all blanks, instead of just initial blanks: `unexpand -a {{path/to/file}}` * Convert only leading sequences of blanks (overrides -a): `unexpand --first-only {{path/to/file}}` * Have tabs a certain number of characters apart, not 8 (enables -a): `unexpand -t {{number}} {{path/to/file}}`" What is scp command,,"# scp > Secure copy. Copy files between hosts using Secure Copy Protocol over SSH. > More information: https://man.openbsd.org/scp. * Copy a local file to a remote host: `scp {{path/to/local_file}} {{remote_host}}:{{path/to/remote_file}}` * Use a specific port when connecting to the remote host: `scp -P {{port}} {{path/to/local_file}} {{remote_host}}:{{path/to/remote_file}}` * Copy a file from a remote host to a local directory: `scp {{remote_host}}:{{path/to/remote_file}} {{path/to/local_directory}}` * Recursively copy the contents of a directory from a remote host to a local directory: `scp -r {{remote_host}}:{{path/to/remote_directory}} {{path/to/local_directory}}` * Copy a file between two remote hosts transferring through the local host: `scp -3 {{host1}}:{{path/to/remote_file}} {{host2}}:{{path/to/remote_directory}}` * Use a specific username when connecting to the remote host: `scp {{path/to/local_file}} {{remote_username}}@{{remote_host}}:{{path/to/remote_directory}}` * Use a specific ssh private key for authentication with the remote host: `scp -i {{~/.ssh/private_key}} {{local_file}} {{remote_host}}:{{/path/remote_file}}`" What is timedatectl command,,"# timedatectl > Control the system time and date. More information: > https://manned.org/timedatectl. * Check the current system clock time: `timedatectl` * Set the local time of the system clock directly: `timedatectl set-time ""{{yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss}}""` * List available timezones: `timedatectl list-timezones` * Set the system timezone: `timedatectl set-timezone {{timezone}}` * Enable Network Time Protocol (NTP) synchronization: `timedatectl set-ntp on` * Change the hardware clock time standard to localtime: `timedatectl set-local-rtc 1`" What is screen command,,"# screen > Hold a session open on a remote server. Manage multiple windows with a > single SSH connection. See also `tmux` and `zellij`. More information: > https://manned.org/screen. * Start a new screen session: `screen` * Start a new named screen session: `screen -S {{session_name}}` * Start a new daemon and log the output to `screenlog.x`: `screen -dmLS {{session_name}} {{command}}` * Show open screen sessions: `screen -ls` * Reattach to an open screen: `screen -r {{session_name}}` * Detach from inside a screen: `Ctrl + A, D` * Kill the current screen session: `Ctrl + A, K` * Kill a detached screen: `screen -X -S {{session_name}} quit`" What is write command,,"# write > Write a message on the terminal of a specified logged in user (ctrl-C to > stop writing messages). Use the `who` command to find out all terminal_ids > of all active users active on the system. See also `mesg`. More information: > https://manned.org/write. * Send a message to a given user on a given terminal id: `write {{username}} {{terminal_id}}` * Send message to ""testuser"" on terminal `/dev/tty/5`: `write {{testuser}} {{tty/5}}` * Send message to ""johndoe"" on pseudo terminal `/dev/pts/5`: `write {{johndoe}} {{pts/5}}`" What is as command,,"# as > Portable GNU assembler. Primarily intended to assemble output from `gcc` to > be used by `ld`. More information: https://www.unix.com/man-page/osx/1/as/. * Assemble a file, writing the output to `a.out`: `as {{path/to/file.s}}` * Assemble the output to a given file: `as {{path/to/file.s}} -o {{path/to/output_file.o}}` * Generate output faster by skipping whitespace and comment preprocessing. (Should only be used for trusted compilers): `as -f {{path/to/file.s}}` * Include a given path to the list of directories to search for files specified in `.include` directives: `as -I {{path/to/directory}} {{path/to/file.s}}`" What is systemd-cat command,,"# systemd-cat > Connect a pipeline or program's output streams with the systemd journal. > More information: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd- > cat.html. * Write the output of the specified command to the journal (both output streams are captured): `systemd-cat {{command}}` * Write the output of a pipeline to the journal (`stderr` stays connected to the terminal): `{{command}} | systemd-cat`" What is git-rev-parse command,,"# git rev-parse > Display metadata related to specific revisions. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-rev-parse. * Get the commit hash of a branch: `git rev-parse {{branch_name}}` * Get the current branch name: `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref {{HEAD}}` * Get the absolute path to the root directory: `git rev-parse --show-toplevel`" What is patch command,,"# patch > Patch a file (or files) with a diff file. Note that diff files should be > generated by the `diff` command. More information: https://manned.org/patch. * Apply a patch using a diff file (filenames must be included in the diff file): `patch < {{patch.diff}}` * Apply a patch to a specific file: `patch {{path/to/file}} < {{patch.diff}}` * Patch a file writing the result to a different file: `patch {{path/to/input_file}} -o {{path/to/output_file}} < {{patch.diff}}` * Apply a patch to the current directory: `patch -p1 < {{patch.diff}}` * Apply the reverse of a patch: `patch -R < {{patch.diff}}`" What is size command,,"# size > Displays the sizes of sections inside binary files. More information: > https://sourceware.org/binutils/docs/binutils/size.html. * Display the size of sections in a given object or executable file: `size {{path/to/file}}` * Display the size of sections in a given object or executable file in [o]ctal: `size {{-o|--radix=8}} {{path/to/file}}` * Display the size of sections in a given object or executable file in [d]ecimal: `size {{-d|--radix=10}} {{path/to/file}}` * Display the size of sections in a given object or executable file in he[x]adecimal: `size {{-x|--radix=16}} {{path/to/file}}`" What is column command,,"# column > Format `stdin` or a file into multiple columns. Columns are filled before > rows; the default separator is a whitespace. More information: > https://manned.org/column. * Format the output of a command for a 30 characters wide display: `printf ""header1 header2\nbar foo\n"" | column --output-width {{30}}` * Split columns automatically and auto-align them in a tabular format: `printf ""header1 header2\nbar foo\n"" | column --table` * Specify the column delimiter character for the `--table` option (e.g. "","" for CSV) (defaults to whitespace): `printf ""header1,header2\nbar,foo\n"" | column --table --separator {{,}}` * Fill rows before filling columns: `printf ""header1\nbar\nfoobar\n"" | column --output-width {{30}} --fillrows`" What is seq command,,"# seq > Output a sequence of numbers to `stdout`. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/seq. * Sequence from 1 to 10: `seq 10` * Every 3rd number from 5 to 20: `seq 5 3 20` * Separate the output with a space instead of a newline: `seq -s "" "" 5 3 20` * Format output width to a minimum of 4 digits padding with zeros as necessary: `seq -f ""%04g"" 5 3 20`" What is fmt command,,"# fmt > Reformat a text file by joining its paragraphs and limiting the line width > to given number of characters (75 by default). More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/fmt. * Reformat a file: `fmt {{path/to/file}}` * Reformat a file producing output lines of (at most) `n` characters: `fmt -w {{n}} {{path/to/file}}` * Reformat a file without joining lines shorter than the given width together: `fmt -s {{path/to/file}}` * Reformat a file with uniform spacing (1 space between words and 2 spaces between paragraphs): `fmt -u {{path/to/file}}`" What is groups command,,"# groups > Print group memberships for a user. See also: `groupadd`, `groupdel`, > `groupmod`. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/groups. * Print group memberships for the current user: `groups` * Print group memberships for a list of users: `groups {{username1 username2 ...}}`" What is nm command,,"# nm > List symbol names in object files. More information: https://manned.org/nm. * List global (extern) functions in a file (prefixed with T): `nm -g {{path/to/file.o}}` * List only undefined symbols in a file: `nm -u {{path/to/file.o}}` * List all symbols, even debugging symbols: `nm -a {{path/to/file.o}}` * Demangle C++ symbols (make them readable): `nm --demangle {{path/to/file.o}}`" What is git-stage command,,"# git stage > Add file contents to the staging area. Synonym of `git add`. More > information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-stage. * Add a file to the index: `git stage {{path/to/file}}` * Add all files (tracked and untracked): `git stage -A` * Only add already tracked files: `git stage -u` * Also add ignored files: `git stage -f` * Interactively stage parts of files: `git stage -p` * Interactively stage parts of a given file: `git stage -p {{path/to/file}}` * Interactively stage a file: `git stage -i`" What is dd command,,"# dd > Convert and copy a file. More information: https://keith.github.io/xcode- > man-pages/dd.1.html. * Make a bootable USB drive from an isohybrid file (such like `archlinux-xxx.iso`) and show the progress: `dd if={{path/to/file.iso}} of={{/dev/usb_device}} status=progress` * Clone a drive to another drive with 4 MB block, ignore error and show the progress: `dd if={{/dev/source_device}} of={{/dev/dest_device}} bs={{4m}} conv={{noerror}} status=progress` * Generate a file of 100 random bytes by using kernel random driver: `dd if=/dev/urandom of={{path/to/random_file}} bs={{100}} count={{1}}` * Benchmark the write performance of a disk: `dd if=/dev/zero of={{path/to/1GB_file}} bs={{1024}} count={{1000000}}` * Generate a system backup into an IMG file and show the progress: `dd if=/dev/{{drive_device}} of={{path/to/file.img}} status=progress` * Restore a drive from an IMG file and show the progress: `dd if={{path/to/file.img}} of={{/dev/drive_device}} status=progress` * Check the progress of an ongoing dd operation (run this command from another shell): `kill -USR1 $(pgrep ^dd)`" What is prlimit command,,"# prlimit > Get or set process resource soft and hard limits. Given a process ID and one > or more resources, prlimit tries to retrieve and/or modify the limits. More > information: https://manned.org/prlimit. * Display limit values for all current resources for the running parent process: `prlimit` * Display limit values for all current resources of a specified process: `prlimit --pid {{pid number}}` * Run a command with a custom number of open files limit: `prlimit --nofile={{10}} {{command}}`" What is uniq command,,"# uniq > Output the unique lines from the given input or file. Since it does not > detect repeated lines unless they are adjacent, we need to sort them first. > More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/uniq. * Display each line once: `sort {{path/to/file}} | uniq` * Display only unique lines: `sort {{path/to/file}} | uniq -u` * Display only duplicate lines: `sort {{path/to/file}} | uniq -d` * Display number of occurrences of each line along with that line: `sort {{path/to/file}} | uniq -c` * Display number of occurrences of each line, sorted by the most frequent: `sort {{path/to/file}} | uniq -c | sort -nr`" What is git-remote command,,"# git remote > Manage set of tracked repositories (""remotes""). More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-remote. * Show a list of existing remotes, their names and URL: `git remote -v` * Show information about a remote: `git remote show {{remote_name}}` * Add a remote: `git remote add {{remote_name}} {{remote_url}}` * Change the URL of a remote (use `--add` to keep the existing URL): `git remote set-url {{remote_name}} {{new_url}}` * Show the URL of a remote: `git remote get-url {{remote_name}}` * Remove a remote: `git remote remove {{remote_name}}` * Rename a remote: `git remote rename {{old_name}} {{new_name}}`" What is systemd-path command,,"# systemd-path > List and query system and user paths. More information: > https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-path.html. * Display a list of known paths and their current values: `systemd-path` * Query the specified path and display its value: `systemd-path ""{{path_name}}""` * Suffix printed paths with `suffix_string`: `systemd-path --suffix {{suffix_string}}` * Print a short version string and then exit: `systemd-path --version`" What is whatis command,,"# whatis > Tool that searches a set of database files containing short descriptions of > system commands for keywords. More information: > http://www.linfo.org/whatis.html. * Search for information about keyword: `whatis {{keyword}}` * Search for information about multiple keywords: `whatis {{keyword1}} {{keyword2}}`" What is git-grep command,,"# git-grep > Find strings inside files anywhere in a repository's history. Accepts a lot > of the same flags as regular `grep`. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-grep. * Search for a string in tracked files: `git grep {{search_string}}` * Search for a string in files matching a pattern in tracked files: `git grep {{search_string}} -- {{file_glob_pattern}}` * Search for a string in tracked files, including submodules: `git grep --recurse-submodules {{search_string}}` * Search for a string at a specific point in history: `git grep {{search_string}} {{HEAD~2}}` * Search for a string across all branches: `git grep {{search_string}} $(git rev-list --all)`" What is touch command,,"# touch > Create files and set access/modification times. More information: > https://manned.org/man/freebsd-13.1/touch. * Create specific files: `touch {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Set the file [a]ccess or [m]odification times to the current one and don't [c]reate file if it doesn't exist: `touch -c -{{a|m}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Set the file [t]ime to a specific value and don't [c]reate file if it doesn't exist: `touch -c -t {{YYYYMMDDHHMM.SS}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Set the file time of a specific file to the time of anothe[r] file and don't [c]reate file if it doesn't exist: `touch -c -r {{~/.emacs}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`" What is vdir command,,"# vdir > List directory contents. Drop-in replacement for `ls -l`. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/vdir. * List files and directories in the current directory, one per line, with details: `vdir` * List with sizes displayed in human-readable units (KB, MB, GB): `vdir -h` * List including hidden files (starting with a dot): `vdir -a` * List files and directories sorting entries by size (largest first): `vdir -S` * List files and directories sorting entries by modification time (newest first): `vdir -t` * List grouping directories first: `vdir --group-directories-first` * Recursively list all files and directories in a specific directory: `vdir --recursive {{path/to/directory}}`" What is pmap command,,"# pmap > Report memory map of a process or processes. More information: > https://manned.org/pmap. * Print memory map for a specific process id (PID): `pmap {{pid}}` * Show the extended format: `pmap --extended {{pid}}` * Show the device format: `pmap --device {{pid}}` * Limit results to a memory address range specified by `low` and `high`: `pmap --range {{low}},{{high}}` * Print memory maps for multiple processes: `pmap {{pid1 pid2 ...}}`" What is killall command,,"# killall > Send kill signal to all instances of a process by name (must be exact name). > All signals except SIGKILL and SIGSTOP can be intercepted by the process, > allowing a clean exit. More information: https://manned.org/killall. * Terminate a process using the default SIGTERM (terminate) signal: `killall {{process_name}}` * [l]ist available signal names (to be used without the 'SIG' prefix): `killall -l` * Interactively ask for confirmation before termination: `killall -i {{process_name}}` * Terminate a process using the SIGINT (interrupt) signal, which is the same signal sent by pressing `Ctrl + C`: `killall -INT {{process_name}}` * Force kill a process: `killall -KILL {{process_name}}`" What is who command,,"# who > Display who is logged in and related data (processes, boot time). More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/who. * Display the username, line, and time of all currently logged-in sessions: `who` * Display information only for the current terminal session: `who am i` * Display all available information: `who -a` * Display all available information with table headers: `who -a -H`" What is mesg command,,"# mesg > Check or set a terminal's ability to receive messages from other users, > usually from the write command. See also `write`. More information: > https://manned.org/mesg. * Check terminal's openness to write messages: `mesg` * Disable receiving messages from the write command: `mesg n` * Enable receiving messages from the write command: `mesg y`" What is gcov command,,"# gcov > Code coverage analysis and profiling tool that discovers untested parts of a > program. Also displays a copy of source code annotated with execution > frequencies of code segments. More information: > https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Invoking-Gcov.html. * Generate a coverage report named `file.cpp.gcov`: `gcov {{path/to/file.cpp}}` * Write individual execution counts for every basic block: `gcov --all-blocks {{path/to/file.cpp}}` * Write branch frequencies to the output file and print summary information to `stdout` as a percentage: `gcov --branch-probabilities {{path/to/file.cpp}}` * Write branch frequencies as the number of branches taken, rather than the percentage: `gcov --branch-counts {{path/to/file.cpp}}` * Do not create a `gcov` output file: `gcov --no-output {{path/to/file.cpp}}` * Write file level as well as function level summaries: `gcov --function-summaries {{path/to/file.cpp}}`" What is ltrace command,,"# ltrace > Display dynamic library calls of a process. More information: > https://manned.org/ltrace. * Print (trace) library calls of a program binary: `ltrace ./{{program}}` * Count library calls. Print a handy summary at the bottom: `ltrace -c {{path/to/program}}` * Trace calls to malloc and free, omit those done by libc: `ltrace -e malloc+free-@libc.so* {{path/to/program}}` * Write to file instead of terminal: `ltrace -o {{file}} {{path/to/program}}`" What is awk command,,"# awk > A versatile programming language for working on files. More information: > https://github.com/onetrueawk/awk. * Print the fifth column (a.k.a. field) in a space-separated file: `awk '{print $5}' {{path/to/file}}` * Print the second column of the lines containing ""foo"" in a space-separated file: `awk '/{{foo}}/ {print $2}' {{path/to/file}}` * Print the last column of each line in a file, using a comma (instead of space) as a field separator: `awk -F ',' '{print $NF}' {{path/to/file}}` * Sum the values in the first column of a file and print the total: `awk '{s+=$1} END {print s}' {{path/to/file}}` * Print every third line starting from the first line: `awk 'NR%3==1' {{path/to/file}}` * Print different values based on conditions: `awk '{if ($1 == ""foo"") print ""Exact match foo""; else if ($1 ~ ""bar"") print ""Partial match bar""; else print ""Baz""}' {{path/to/file}}` * Print all lines where the 10th column value equals the specified value: `awk '($10 == value)'` * Print all the lines which the 10th column value is between a min and a max: `awk '($10 >= min_value && $10 <= max_value)'`" What is git-cherry-pick command,,"# git cherry-pick > Apply the changes introduced by existing commits to the current branch. To > apply changes to another branch, first use `git checkout` to switch to the > desired branch. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-cherry-pick. * Apply a commit to the current branch: `git cherry-pick {{commit}}` * Apply a range of commits to the current branch (see also `git rebase --onto`): `git cherry-pick {{start_commit}}~..{{end_commit}}` * Apply multiple (non-sequential) commits to the current branch: `git cherry-pick {{commit_1}} {{commit_2}}` * Add the changes of a commit to the working directory, without creating a commit: `git cherry-pick --no-commit {{commit}}`" What is login command,,"# login > Initiates a session for a user. More information: https://manned.org/login. * Log in as a user: `login {{user}}` * Log in as user without authentication if user is preauthenticated: `login -f {{user}}` * Log in as user and preserve environment: `login -p {{user}}` * Log in as a user on a remote host: `login -h {{host}} {{user}}`" What is git-branch command,,"# git branch > Main Git command for working with branches. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-branch. * List all branches (local and remote; the current branch is highlighted by `*`): `git branch --all` * List which branches include a specific Git commit in their history: `git branch --all --contains {{commit_hash}}` * Show the name of the current branch: `git branch --show-current` * Create new branch based on the current commit: `git branch {{branch_name}}` * Create new branch based on a specific commit: `git branch {{branch_name}} {{commit_hash}}` * Rename a branch (must not have it checked out to do this): `git branch -m {{old_branch_name}} {{new_branch_name}}` * Delete a local branch (must not have it checked out to do this): `git branch -d {{branch_name}}` * Delete a remote branch: `git push {{remote_name}} --delete {{remote_branch_name}}`" What is base64 command,,"# base64 > Encode and decode using Base64 representation. More information: > https://www.unix.com/man-page/osx/1/base64/. * Encode a file: `base64 --input={{plain_file}}` * Decode a file: `base64 --decode --input={{base64_file}}` * Encode from `stdin`: `echo -n ""{{plain_text}}"" | base64` * Decode from `stdin`: `echo -n {{base64_text}} | base64 --decode`" What is ipcs command,,"# ipcs > Display information about resources used in IPC (Inter-process > Communication). More information: https://manned.org/ipcs. * Specific information about the Message Queue which has the ID 32768: `ipcs -qi 32768` * General information about all the IPC: `ipcs -a`" What is type command,,"# type > Display the type of command the shell will execute. More information: > https://manned.org/type. * Display the type of a command: `type {{command}}` * Display all locations containing the specified executable: `type -a {{command}}` * Display the name of the disk file that would be executed: `type -p {{command}}`" What is ul command,,"# ul > Performs the underlining of a text. Each character in a given string must be > underlined separately. More information: https://manned.org/ul. * Display the contents of the file with underlines where applicable: `ul {{file.txt}}` * Display the contents of the file with underlines made of dashes `-`: `ul -i {{file.txt}}`" What is ldd command,,"# ldd > Display shared library dependencies of a binary. Do not use on an untrusted > binary, use objdump for that instead. More information: > https://manned.org/ldd. * Display shared library dependencies of a binary: `ldd {{path/to/binary}}` * Display all information about dependencies: `ldd --verbose {{path/to/binary}}` * Display unused direct dependencies: `ldd --unused {{path/to/binary}}` * Report missing data objects and perform data relocations: `ldd --data-relocs {{path/to/binary}}` * Report missing data objects and functions, and perform relocations for both: `ldd --function-relocs {{path/to/binary}}`" What is git-gc command,,"# git gc > Optimise the local repository by cleaning unnecessary files. More > information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-gc. * Optimise the repository: `git gc` * Aggressively optimise, takes more time: `git gc --aggressive` * Do not prune loose objects (prunes by default): `git gc --no-prune` * Suppress all output: `git gc --quiet` * View full usage: `git gc --help`" What is git-diff command,,"# git diff > Show changes to tracked files. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-diff. * Show unstaged, uncommitted changes: `git diff` * Show all uncommitted changes (including staged ones): `git diff HEAD` * Show only staged (added, but not yet committed) changes: `git diff --staged` * Show changes from all commits since a given date/time (a date expression, e.g. ""1 week 2 days"" or an ISO date): `git diff 'HEAD@{3 months|weeks|days|hours|seconds ago}'` * Show only names of changed files since a given commit: `git diff --name-only {{commit}}` * Output a summary of file creations, renames and mode changes since a given commit: `git diff --summary {{commit}}` * Compare a single file between two branches or commits: `git diff {{branch_1}}..{{branch_2}} [--] {{path/to/file}}` * Compare different files from the current branch to other branch: `git diff {{branch}}:{{path/to/file2}} {{path/to/file}}`" What is unexpand command,,"# unexpand > Convert spaces to tabs. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/unexpand. * Convert blanks in each file to tabs, writing to `stdout`: `unexpand {{path/to/file}}` * Convert blanks to tabs, reading from `stdout`: `unexpand` * Convert all blanks, instead of just initial blanks: `unexpand -a {{path/to/file}}` * Convert only leading sequences of blanks (overrides -a): `unexpand --first-only {{path/to/file}}` * Have tabs a certain number of characters apart, not 8 (enables -a): `unexpand -t {{number}} {{path/to/file}}`" What is unlink command,,"# unlink > Remove a link to a file from the filesystem. The file contents is lost if > the link is the last one to the file. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/unlink. * Remove the specified file if it is the last link: `unlink {{path/to/file}}`" What is ls command,,"# ls > List directory contents. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ls. * List files one per line: `ls -1` * List all files, including hidden files: `ls -a` * List all files, with trailing `/` added to directory names: `ls -F` * Long format list (permissions, ownership, size, and modification date) of all files: `ls -la` * Long format list with size displayed using human-readable units (KiB, MiB, GiB): `ls -lh` * Long format list sorted by size (descending): `ls -lS` * Long format list of all files, sorted by modification date (oldest first): `ls -ltr` * Only list directories: `ls -d */`" What is renice command,,"# renice > Alters the scheduling priority/niceness of one or more running processes. > Niceness values range from -20 (most favorable to the process) to 19 (least > favorable to the process). More information: https://manned.org/renice. * Change priority of a running process: `renice -n {{niceness_value}} -p {{pid}}` * Change priority of all processes owned by a user: `renice -n {{niceness_value}} -u {{user}}` * Change priority of all processes that belong to a process group: `renice -n {{niceness_value}} --pgrp {{process_group}}`" What is groups command,,"# groups > Print group memberships for a user. See also: `groupadd`, `groupdel`, > `groupmod`. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/groups. * Print group memberships for the current user: `groups` * Print group memberships for a list of users: `groups {{username1 username2 ...}}`" What is comm command,,"# comm > Select or reject lines common to two files. Both files must be sorted. More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/comm. * Produce three tab-separated columns: lines only in first file, lines only in second file and common lines: `comm {{file1}} {{file2}}` * Print only lines common to both files: `comm -12 {{file1}} {{file2}}` * Print only lines common to both files, reading one file from `stdin`: `cat {{file1}} | comm -12 - {{file2}}` * Get lines only found in first file, saving the result to a third file: `comm -23 {{file1}} {{file2}} > {{file1_only}}` * Print lines only found in second file, when the files aren't sorted: `comm -13 <(sort {{file1}}) <(sort {{file2}})`" What is iostat command,,"# iostat > Report statistics for devices and partitions. More information: > https://manned.org/iostat. * Display a report of CPU and disk statistics since system startup: `iostat` * Display a report of CPU and disk statistics with units converted to megabytes: `iostat -m` * Display CPU statistics: `iostat -c` * Display disk statistics with disk names (including LVM): `iostat -N` * Display extended disk statistics with disk names for device ""sda"": `iostat -xN {{sda}}` * Display incremental reports of CPU and disk statistics every 2 seconds: `iostat {{2}}`" What is pathchk command,,"# pathchk > Check the validity and portability of one or more pathnames. More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pathchk. * Check pathnames for validity in the current system: `pathchk {{path1 path2 …}}` * Check pathnames for validity on a wider range of POSIX compliant systems: `pathchk -p {{path1 path2 …}}` * Check pathnames for validity on all POSIX compliant systems: `pathchk --portability {{path1 path2 …}}` * Only check for empty pathnames or leading dashes (-): `pathchk -P {{path1 path2 …}}`" What is git-tag command,,"# git tag > Create, list, delete or verify tags. A tag is a static reference to a > specific commit. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-tag. * List all tags: `git tag` * Create a tag with the given name pointing to the current commit: `git tag {{tag_name}}` * Create a tag with the given name pointing to a given commit: `git tag {{tag_name}} {{commit}}` * Create an annotated tag with the given message: `git tag {{tag_name}} -m {{tag_message}}` * Delete the tag with the given name: `git tag -d {{tag_name}}` * Get updated tags from upstream: `git fetch --tags` * List all tags whose ancestors include a given commit: `git tag --contains {{commit}}`" What is last command,,"# last > View the last logged in users. More information: https://manned.org/last. * View last logins, their duration and other information as read from `/var/log/wtmp`: `last` * Specify how many of the last logins to show: `last -n {{login_count}}` * Print the full date and time for entries and then display the hostname column last to prevent truncation: `last -F -a` * View all logins by a specific user and show the IP address instead of the hostname: `last {{username}} -i` * View all recorded reboots (i.e., the last logins of the pseudo user ""reboot""): `last reboot` * View all recorded shutdowns (i.e., the last logins of the pseudo user ""shutdown""): `last shutdown`" What is git-fetch command,,"# git fetch > Download objects and refs from a remote repository. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-fetch. * Fetch the latest changes from the default remote upstream repository (if set): `git fetch` * Fetch new branches from a specific remote upstream repository: `git fetch {{remote_name}}` * Fetch the latest changes from all remote upstream repositories: `git fetch --all` * Also fetch tags from the remote upstream repository: `git fetch --tags` * Delete local references to remote branches that have been deleted upstream: `git fetch --prune`" What is xargs command,,"# xargs > Execute a command with piped arguments coming from another command, a file, > etc. The input is treated as a single block of text and split into separate > pieces on spaces, tabs, newlines and end-of-file. More information: > https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/xargs.html. * Run a command using the input data as arguments: `{{arguments_source}} | xargs {{command}}` * Run multiple chained commands on the input data: `{{arguments_source}} | xargs sh -c ""{{command1}} && {{command2}} | {{command3}}""` * Delete all files with a `.backup` extension (`-print0` uses a null character to split file names, and `-0` uses it as delimiter): `find . -name {{'*.backup'}} -print0 | xargs -0 rm -v` * Execute the command once for each input line, replacing any occurrences of the placeholder (here marked as `_`) with the input line: `{{arguments_source}} | xargs -I _ {{command}} _ {{optional_extra_arguments}}` * Parallel runs of up to `max-procs` processes at a time; the default is 1. If `max-procs` is 0, xargs will run as many processes as possible at a time: `{{arguments_source}} | xargs -P {{max-procs}} {{command}}`" What is jobs command,,"# jobs > Display status of jobs in the current session. More information: > https://manned.org/jobs. * Show status of all jobs: `jobs` * Show status of a particular job: `jobs %{{job_id}}` * Show status and process IDs of all jobs: `jobs -l` * Show process IDs of all jobs: `jobs -p`" What is objdump command,,"# objdump > View information about object files. More information: > https://manned.org/objdump. * Display the file header information: `objdump -f {{binary}}` * Display the disassembled output of executable sections: `objdump -d {{binary}}` * Display the disassembled executable sections in intel syntax: `objdump -M intel -d {{binary}}` * Display a complete binary hex dump of all sections: `objdump -s {{binary}}`" What is git-worktree command,,"# git worktree > Manage multiple working trees attached to the same repository. More > information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-worktree. * Create a new directory with the specified branch checked out into it: `git worktree add {{path/to/directory}} {{branch}}` * Create a new directory with a new branch checked out into it: `git worktree add {{path/to/directory}} -b {{new_branch}}` * List all the working directories attached to this repository: `git worktree list` * Remove a worktree (after deleting worktree directory): `git worktree prune`" What is tee command,,"# tee > Read from `stdin` and write to `stdout` and files (or commands). More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/tee. * Copy `stdin` to each file, and also to `stdout`: `echo ""example"" | tee {{path/to/file}}` * Append to the given files, do not overwrite: `echo ""example"" | tee -a {{path/to/file}}` * Print `stdin` to the terminal, and also pipe it into another program for further processing: `echo ""example"" | tee {{/dev/tty}} | {{xargs printf ""[%s]""}}` * Create a directory called ""example"", count the number of characters in ""example"" and write ""example"" to the terminal: `echo ""example"" | tee >(xargs mkdir) >(wc -c)`" What is git-cvsexportcommit command,,"# git cvsexportcommit > Export a single `Git` commit to a CVS checkout. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-cvsexportcommit. * Merge a specific patch into CVS: `git cvsexportcommit -v -c -w {{path/to/project_cvs_checkout}} {{commit_sha1}}`" What is sdiff command,,"# sdiff > Compare the differences between and optionally merge 2 files. More > information: https://manned.org/sdiff. * Compare 2 files: `sdiff {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}` * Compare 2 files, ignoring all tabs and whitespace: `sdiff -W {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}` * Compare 2 files, ignoring whitespace at the end of lines: `sdiff -Z {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}` * Compare 2 files in a case-insensitive manner: `sdiff -i {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}` * Compare and then merge, writing the output to a new file: `sdiff -o {{path/to/merged_file}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`" What is dir command,,"# dir > List directory contents using one line per file, special characters are > represented by backslash escape sequences. Works as `ls -C --escape`. More > information: https://manned.org/dir. * List all files, including hidden files: `dir -all` * List files including their author (`-l` is required): `dir -l --author` * List files excluding those that match a specified blob pattern: `dir --hide={{pattern}}` * List subdirectories recursively: `dir --recursive` * Display help: `dir --help`" What is cd command,,"# cd > Change the current working directory. More information: > https://manned.org/cd. * Go to the specified directory: `cd {{path/to/directory}}` * Go up to the parent of the current directory: `cd ..` * Go to the home directory of the current user: `cd` * Go to the home directory of the specified user: `cd ~{{username}}` * Go to the previously chosen directory: `cd -` * Go to the root directory: `cd /`" What is git-revert command,,"# git revert > Create new commits which reverse the effect of earlier ones. More > information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-revert. * Revert the most recent commit: `git revert {{HEAD}}` * Revert the 5th last commit: `git revert HEAD~{{4}}` * Revert a specific commit: `git revert {{0c01a9}}` * Revert multiple commits: `git revert {{branch_name~5..branch_name~2}}` * Don't create new commits, just change the working tree: `git revert -n {{0c01a9..9a1743}}`" What is pathchk command,,"# pathchk > Check the validity and portability of one or more pathnames. More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pathchk. * Check pathnames for validity in the current system: `pathchk {{path1 path2 …}}` * Check pathnames for validity on a wider range of POSIX compliant systems: `pathchk -p {{path1 path2 …}}` * Check pathnames for validity on all POSIX compliant systems: `pathchk --portability {{path1 path2 …}}` * Only check for empty pathnames or leading dashes (-): `pathchk -P {{path1 path2 …}}`" What is man command,,"# man > Format and display manual pages. More information: > https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/man.1.html. * Display the man page for a command: `man {{command}}` * Display the man page for a command from section 7: `man {{7}} {{command}}` * List all available sections for a command: `man -f {{command}}` * Display the path searched for manpages: `man --path` * Display the location of a manpage rather than the manpage itself: `man -w {{command}}` * Display the man page using a specific locale: `man {{command}} --locale={{locale}}` * Search for manpages containing a search string: `man -k ""{{search_string}}""`" What is ps command,,"# ps > Information about running processes. More information: > https://www.unix.com/man-page/osx/1/ps/. * List all running processes: `ps aux` * List all running processes including the full command string: `ps auxww` * Search for a process that matches a string: `ps aux | grep {{string}}` * Get the parent PID of a process: `ps -o ppid= -p {{pid}}` * Sort processes by memory usage: `ps -m` * Sort processes by CPU usage: `ps -r`" What is git-ls-tree command,,"# git ls-tree > List the contents of a tree object. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-ls-tree. * List the contents of the tree on a branch: `git ls-tree {{branch_name}}` * List the contents of the tree on a commit, recursing into subtrees: `git ls-tree -r {{commit_hash}}` * List only the filenames of the tree on a commit: `git ls-tree --name-only {{commit_hash}}`" What is ssh command,,"# ssh > Secure Shell is a protocol used to securely log onto remote systems. It can > be used for logging or executing commands on a remote server. More > information: https://man.openbsd.org/ssh. * Connect to a remote server: `ssh {{username}}@{{remote_host}}` * Connect to a remote server with a specific identity (private key): `ssh -i {{path/to/key_file}} {{username}}@{{remote_host}}` * Connect to a remote server using a specific port: `ssh {{username}}@{{remote_host}} -p {{2222}}` * Run a command on a remote server with a [t]ty allocation allowing interaction with the remote command: `ssh {{username}}@{{remote_host}} -t {{command}} {{command_arguments}}` * SSH tunneling: Dynamic port forwarding (SOCKS proxy on `localhost:1080`): `ssh -D {{1080}} {{username}}@{{remote_host}}` * SSH tunneling: Forward a specific port (`localhost:9999` to `example.org:80`) along with disabling pseudo-[T]ty allocation and executio[N] of remote commands: `ssh -L {{9999}}:{{example.org}}:{{80}} -N -T {{username}}@{{remote_host}}` * SSH jumping: Connect through a jumphost to a remote server (Multiple jump hops may be specified separated by comma characters): `ssh -J {{username}}@{{jump_host}} {{username}}@{{remote_host}}` * Agent forwarding: Forward the authentication information to the remote machine (see `man ssh_config` for available options): `ssh -A {{username}}@{{remote_host}}`" What is set command,,"# set > Display, set or unset values of shell attributes and positional parameters. > More information: https://manned.org/set. * Display the names and values of shell variables: `set` * Mark variables that are modified or created for export: `set -a` * Notify of job termination immediately: `set -b` * Set various options, e.g. enable `vi` style line editing: `set -o {{vi}}` * Set the shell to exit as soon as the first error is encountered (mostly used in scripts): `set -e`" What is cut command,,"# cut > Cut out fields from `stdin` or files. More information: > https://manned.org/man/freebsd-13.0/cut.1. * Print a specific character/field range of each line: `{{command}} | cut -{{c|f}} {{1|1,10|1-10|1-|-10}}` * Print a range of each line with a specific delimiter: `{{command}} | cut -d ""{{,}}"" -{{c}} {{1}}` * Print a range of each line of a specific file: `cut -{{c}} {{1}} {{path/to/file}}`" What is chfn command,,"# chfn > Update `finger` info for a user. More information: https://manned.org/chfn. * Update a user's ""Name"" field in the output of `finger`: `chfn -f {{new_display_name}} {{username}}` * Update a user's ""Office Room Number"" field for the output of `finger`: `chfn -o {{new_office_room_number}} {{username}}` * Update a user's ""Office Phone Number"" field for the output of `finger`: `chfn -p {{new_office_telephone_number}} {{username}}` * Update a user's ""Home Phone Number"" field for the output of `finger`: `chfn -h {{new_home_telephone_number}} {{username}}`" What is taskset command,,"# taskset > Get or set a process' CPU affinity or start a new process with a defined CPU > affinity. More information: https://manned.org/taskset. * Get a running process' CPU affinity by PID: `taskset --pid --cpu-list {{pid}}` * Set a running process' CPU affinity by PID: `taskset --pid --cpu-list {{cpu_id}} {{pid}}` * Start a new process with affinity for a single CPU: `taskset --cpu-list {{cpu_id}} {{command}}` * Start a new process with affinity for multiple non-sequential CPUs: `taskset --cpu-list {{cpu_id_1}},{{cpu_id_2}},{{cpu_id_3}}` * Start a new process with affinity for CPUs 1 through 4: `taskset --cpu-list {{cpu_id_1}}-{{cpu_id_4}}`" What is script command,,"# script > Make a typescript file of a terminal session. More information: > https://manned.org/script. * Start recording in file named ""typescript"": `script` * Stop recording: `exit` * Start recording in a given file: `script {{logfile.log}}` * Append to an existing file: `script -a {{logfile.log}}` * Execute quietly without start and done messages: `script -q {{logfile.log}}`" What is chown command,,"# chown > Change user and group ownership of files and directories. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/chown. * Change the owner user of a file/directory: `chown {{user}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Change the owner user and group of a file/directory: `chown {{user}}:{{group}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Recursively change the owner of a directory and its contents: `chown -R {{user}} {{path/to/directory}}` * Change the owner of a symbolic link: `chown -h {{user}} {{path/to/symlink}}` * Change the owner of a file/directory to match a reference file: `chown --reference={{path/to/reference_file}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`" What is g++ command,,"# g++ > Compiles C++ source files. Part of GCC (GNU Compiler Collection). More > information: https://gcc.gnu.org. * Compile a source code file into an executable binary: `g++ {{path/to/source.cpp}} -o {{path/to/output_executable}}` * Display common warnings: `g++ {{path/to/source.cpp}} -Wall -o {{path/to/output_executable}}` * Choose a language standard to compile for (C++98/C++11/C++14/C++17): `g++ {{path/to/source.cpp}} -std={{c++98|c++11|c++14|c++17}} -o {{path/to/output_executable}}` * Include libraries located at a different path than the source file: `g++ {{path/to/source.cpp}} -o {{path/to/output_executable}} -I{{path/to/header}} -L{{path/to/library}} -l{{library_name}}` * Compile and link multiple source code files into an executable binary: `g++ -c {{path/to/source_1.cpp path/to/source_2.cpp ...}} && g++ -o {{path/to/output_executable}} {{path/to/source_1.o path/to/source_2.o ...}}` * Display version: `g++ --version`" What is cp command,,"# cp > Copy files and directories. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/cp. * Copy a file to another location: `cp {{path/to/source_file.ext}} {{path/to/target_file.ext}}` * Copy a file into another directory, keeping the filename: `cp {{path/to/source_file.ext}} {{path/to/target_parent_directory}}` * Recursively copy a directory's contents to another location (if the destination exists, the directory is copied inside it): `cp -R {{path/to/source_directory}} {{path/to/target_directory}}` * Copy a directory recursively, in verbose mode (shows files as they are copied): `cp -vR {{path/to/source_directory}} {{path/to/target_directory}}` * Copy multiple files at once to a directory: `cp -t {{path/to/destination_directory}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Copy text files to another location, in interactive mode (prompts user before overwriting): `cp -i {{*.txt}} {{path/to/target_directory}}` * Follow symbolic links before copying: `cp -L {{link}} {{path/to/target_directory}}` * Use the first argument as the destination directory (useful for `xargs ... | cp -t `): `cp -t {{path/to/target_directory}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}`" What is sar command,,"# sar > Monitor performance of various Linux subsystems. More information: > https://manned.org/sar. * Report I/O and transfer rate issued to physical devices, one per second (press CTRL+C to quit): `sar -b {{1}}` * Report a total of 10 network device statistics, one per 2 seconds: `sar -n DEV {{2}} {{10}}` * Report CPU utilization, one per 2 seconds: `sar -u ALL {{2}}` * Report a total of 20 memory utilization statistics, one per second: `sar -r ALL {{1}} {{20}}` * Report the run queue length and load averages, one per second: `sar -q {{1}}` * Report paging statistics, one per 5 seconds: `sar -B {{5}}`" What is rename command,,"# rename > Rename a file or group of files with a regular expression. More information: > https://www.manpagez.com/man/2/rename/. * Replace `from` with `to` in the filenames of the specified files: `rename 's/{{from}}/{{to}}/' {{*.txt}}`" What is strip command,,"# strip > Discard symbols from executables or object files. More information: > https://manned.org/strip. * Replace the input file with its stripped version: `strip {{path/to/file}}` * Strip symbols from a file, saving the output to a specific file: `strip {{path/to/input_file}} -o {{path/to/output_file}}` * Strip debug symbols only: `strip --strip-debug {{path/to/file.o}}`" What is head command,,"# head > Output the first part of files. More information: > https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/head.1.html. * Output the first few lines of a file: `head --lines {{8}} {{path/to/file}}` * Output the first few bytes of a file: `head --bytes {{8}} {{path/to/file}}` * Output everything but the last few lines of a file: `head --lines -{{8}} {{path/to/file}}` * Output everything but the last few bytes of a file: `head --bytes -{{8}} {{path/to/file}}`" What is wall command,,"# wall > Write a message on the terminals of users currently logged in. More > information: https://manned.org/wall. * Send a message: `wall {{message}}` * Send a message to users that belong to a specific group: `wall --group {{group_name}} {{message}}` * Send a message from a file: `wall {{file}}` * Send a message with timeout (default 300): `wall --timeout {{seconds}} {{file}}`" What is stat command,,"# stat > Display file status. More information: https://ss64.com/osx/stat.html. * Show file properties such as size, permissions, creation and access dates among others: `stat {{path/to/file}}` * Same as above but verbose (more similar to Linux's `stat`): `stat -x {{path/to/file}}` * Show only octal file permissions: `stat -f %Mp%Lp {{path/to/file}}` * Show owner and group of the file: `stat -f ""%Su %Sg"" {{path/to/file}}` * Show the size of the file in bytes: `stat -f ""%z %N"" {{path/to/file}}`" What is ar command,,"# ar > Create, modify, and extract from Unix archives. Typically used for static > libraries (`.a`) and Debian packages (`.deb`). See also: `tar`. More > information: https://manned.org/ar. * E[x]tract all members from an archive: `ar x {{path/to/file.a}}` * Lis[t] contents in a specific archive: `ar t {{path/to/file.ar}}` * [r]eplace or add specific files to an archive: `ar r {{path/to/file.deb}} {{path/to/debian-binary path/to/control.tar.gz path/to/data.tar.xz ...}}` * In[s]ert an object file index (equivalent to using `ranlib`): `ar s {{path/to/file.a}}` * Create an archive with specific files and an accompanying object file index: `ar rs {{path/to/file.a}} {{path/to/file1.o path/to/file2.o ...}}`" What is git command,,"# git > Distributed version control system. Some subcommands such as `commit`, > `add`, `branch`, `checkout`, `push`, etc. have their own usage > documentation, accessible via `tldr git subcommand`. More information: > https://git-scm.com/. * Check the Git version: `git --version` * Show general help: `git --help` * Show help on a Git subcommand (like `clone`, `add`, `push`, `log`, etc.): `git help {{subcommand}}` * Execute a Git subcommand: `git {{subcommand}}` * Execute a Git subcommand on a custom repository root path: `git -C {{path/to/repo}} {{subcommand}}` * Execute a Git subcommand with a given configuration set: `git -c '{{config.key}}={{value}}' {{subcommand}}`" What is printenv command,,"# printenv > Print values of all or specific environment variables. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/printenv. * Display key-value pairs of all environment variables: `printenv` * Display the value of a specific variable: `printenv {{HOME}}` * Display the value of a variable and end with NUL instead of newline: `printenv --null {{HOME}}`" What is chsh command,,"# chsh > Change user's login shell. More information: https://manned.org/chsh. * Set a specific login shell for the current user interactively: `chsh` * Set a specific login [s]hell for the current user: `chsh -s {{path/to/shell}}` * Set a login [s]hell for a specific user: `chsh -s {{path/to/shell}} {{username}}` * [l]ist available shells: `chsh -l`" What is pax command,,"# pax > Archiving and copying utility. More information: https://manned.org/pax.1p. * List the contents of an archive: `pax -f {{archive.tar}}` * List the contents of a gzipped archive: `pax -zf {{archive.tar.gz}}` * Create an archive from files: `pax -wf {{target.tar}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}} {{path/to/file3}}` * Create an archive from files, using output redirection: `pax -w {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}} {{path/to/file3}} > {{target.tar}}` * Extract an archive into the current directory: `pax -rf {{source.tar}}` * Copy to a directory, while keeping the original metadata; `target/` must exist: `pax -rw {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/directory1}} {{path/to/directory2}} {{target/}}`" What is git-replace command,,"# git replace > Create, list, and delete refs to replace objects. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-replace. * Replace any commit with a different one, leaving other commits unchanged: `git replace {{object}} {{replacement}}` * Delete existing replace refs for the given objects: `git replace --delete {{object}}` * Edit an object’s content interactively: `git replace --edit {{object}}`" What is yes command,,"# yes > Output something repeatedly. This command is commonly used to answer yes to > every prompt by install commands (such as apt-get). More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/yes. * Repeatedly output ""message"": `yes {{message}}` * Repeatedly output ""y"": `yes` * Accept everything prompted by the `apt-get` command: `yes | sudo apt-get install {{program}}`" What is mkdir command,,"# mkdir > Create directories and set their permissions. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mkdir. * Create specific directories: `mkdir {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...}}` * Create specific directories and their [p]arents if needed: `mkdir -p {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...}}` * Create directories with specific permissions: `mkdir -m {{rwxrw-r--}} {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...}}`" What is ipcrm command,,"# ipcrm > Delete IPC (Inter-process Communication) resources. More information: > https://manned.org/ipcrm. * Delete a shared memory segment by ID: `ipcrm --shmem-id {{shmem_id}}` * Delete a shared memory segment by key: `ipcrm --shmem-key {{shmem_key}}` * Delete an IPC queue by ID: `ipcrm --queue-id {{ipc_queue_id}}` * Delete an IPC queue by key: `ipcrm --queue-key {{ipc_queue_key}}` * Delete a semaphore by ID: `ipcrm --semaphore-id {{semaphore_id}}` * Delete a semaphore by key: `ipcrm --semaphore-key {{semaphore_key}}` * Delete all IPC resources: `ipcrm --all`" What is chmod command,,"# chmod > Change the access permissions of a file or directory. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/chmod. * Give the [u]ser who owns a file the right to e[x]ecute it: `chmod u+x {{path/to/file}}` * Give the [u]ser rights to [r]ead and [w]rite to a file/directory: `chmod u+rw {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Remove e[x]ecutable rights from the [g]roup: `chmod g-x {{path/to/file}}` * Give [a]ll users rights to [r]ead and e[x]ecute: `chmod a+rx {{path/to/file}}` * Give [o]thers (not in the file owner's group) the same rights as the [g]roup: `chmod o=g {{path/to/file}}` * Remove all rights from [o]thers: `chmod o= {{path/to/file}}` * Change permissions recursively giving [g]roup and [o]thers the ability to [w]rite: `chmod -R g+w,o+w {{path/to/directory}}` * Recursively give [a]ll users [r]ead permissions to files and e[X]ecute permissions to sub-directories within a directory: `chmod -R a+rX {{path/to/directory}}`" What is git-help command,,"# git help > Display help information about Git. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-help. * Display help about a specific Git subcommand: `git help {{subcommand}}` * Display help about a specific Git subcommand in a web browser: `git help --web {{subcommand}}` * Display a list of all available Git subcommands: `git help --all` * List the available guides: `git help --guide` * List all possible configuration variables: `git help --config`" What is sort command,,"# sort > Sort lines of text files. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/sort. * Sort a file in ascending order: `sort {{path/to/file}}` * Sort a file in descending order: `sort --reverse {{path/to/file}}` * Sort a file in case-insensitive way: `sort --ignore-case {{path/to/file}}` * Sort a file using numeric rather than alphabetic order: `sort --numeric-sort {{path/to/file}}` * Sort `/etc/passwd` by the 3rd field of each line numerically, using "":"" as a field separator: `sort --field-separator={{:}} --key={{3n}} {{/etc/passwd}}` * Sort a file preserving only unique lines: `sort --unique {{path/to/file}}` * Sort a file, printing the output to the specified output file (can be used to sort a file in-place): `sort --output={{path/to/file}} {{path/to/file}}` * Sort numbers with exponents: `sort --general-numeric-sort {{path/to/file}}`" What is md5sum command,,"# md5sum > Calculate MD5 cryptographic checksums. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/md5sum. * Calculate the MD5 checksum for one or more files: `md5sum {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Calculate and save the list of MD5 checksums to a file: `md5sum {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} > {{path/to/file.md5}}` * Calculate an MD5 checksum from `stdin`: `{{command}} | md5sum` * Read a file of MD5 sums and filenames and verify all files have matching checksums: `md5sum --check {{path/to/file.md5}}` * Only show a message for missing files or when verification fails: `md5sum --check --quiet {{path/to/file.md5}}` * Only show a message when verification fails, ignoring missing files: `md5sum --ignore-missing --check --quiet {{path/to/file.md5}}`" What is kill command,,"# kill > Sends a signal to a process, usually related to stopping the process. All > signals except for SIGKILL and SIGSTOP can be intercepted by the process to > perform a clean exit. More information: https://manned.org/kill. * Terminate a program using the default SIGTERM (terminate) signal: `kill {{process_id}}` * List available signal names (to be used without the `SIG` prefix): `kill -l` * Terminate a background job: `kill %{{job_id}}` * Terminate a program using the SIGHUP (hang up) signal. Many daemons will reload instead of terminating: `kill -{{1|HUP}} {{process_id}}` * Terminate a program using the SIGINT (interrupt) signal. This is typically initiated by the user pressing `Ctrl + C`: `kill -{{2|INT}} {{process_id}}` * Signal the operating system to immediately terminate a program (which gets no chance to capture the signal): `kill -{{9|KILL}} {{process_id}}` * Signal the operating system to pause a program until a SIGCONT (""continue"") signal is received: `kill -{{17|STOP}} {{process_id}}` * Send a `SIGUSR1` signal to all processes with the given GID (group id): `kill -{{SIGUSR1}} -{{group_id}}`" What is groff command,,"# groff > GNU replacement for the `troff` and `nroff` typesetting utilities. More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/groff. * Format output for a PostScript printer, saving the output to a file: `groff {{path/to/input.roff}} > {{path/to/output.ps}}` * Render a man page using the ASCII output device, and display it using a pager: `groff -man -T ascii {{path/to/manpage.1}} | less --RAW-CONTROL-CHARS` * Render a man page into an HTML file: `groff -man -T html {{path/to/manpage.1}} > {{path/to/manpage.html}}` * Typeset a roff file containing [t]ables and [p]ictures, using the [me] macro set, to PDF, saving the output: `groff {{-t}} {{-p}} -{{me}} -T {{pdf}} {{path/to/input.me}} > {{path/to/output.pdf}}` * Run a `groff` command with preprocessor and macro options guessed by the `grog` utility: `eval ""$(grog -T utf8 {{path/to/input.me}})""`" What is git-checkout-index command,,"# git checkout-index > Copy files from the index to the working tree. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-checkout-index. * Restore any files deleted since the last commit: `git checkout-index --all` * Restore any files deleted or changed since the last commit: `git checkout-index --all --force` * Restore any files changed since the last commit, ignoring any files that were deleted: `git checkout-index --all --force --no-create` * Export a copy of the entire tree at the last commit to the specified directory (the trailing slash is important): `git checkout-index --all --force --prefix={{path/to/export_directory/}}`" What is trace-cmd command,,"# trace-cmd > Utility to interact with the Ftrace Linux kernel internal tracer. This > utility only runs as root. More information: https://manned.org/trace-cmd. * Display the status of tracing system: `trace-cmd stat` * List available tracers: `trace-cmd list -t` * Start tracing with a specific plugin: `trace-cmd start -p {{timerlat|osnoise|hwlat|blk|mmiotrace|function_graph|wakeup_dl|wakeup_rt|wakeup|function|nop}}` * View the trace output: `trace-cmd show` * Stop the tracing but retain the buffers: `trace-cmd stop` * Clear the trace buffers: `trace-cmd clear` * Clear the trace buffers and stop tracing: `trace-cmd reset`" What is umask command,,"# umask > Manage the read/write/execute permissions that are masked out (i.e. > restricted) for newly created files by the user. More information: > https://manned.org/umask. * Display the current mask in octal notation: `umask` * Display the current mask in symbolic (human-readable) mode: `umask -S` * Change the mask symbolically to allow read permission for all users (the rest of the mask bits are unchanged): `umask {{a+r}}` * Set the mask (using octal) to restrict no permissions for the file's owner, and restrict all permissions for everyone else: `umask {{077}}`" What is touch command,,"# touch > Create files and set access/modification times. More information: > https://manned.org/man/freebsd-13.1/touch. * Create specific files: `touch {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Set the file [a]ccess or [m]odification times to the current one and don't [c]reate file if it doesn't exist: `touch -c -{{a|m}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Set the file [t]ime to a specific value and don't [c]reate file if it doesn't exist: `touch -c -t {{YYYYMMDDHHMM.SS}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Set the file time of a specific file to the time of anothe[r] file and don't [c]reate file if it doesn't exist: `touch -c -r {{~/.emacs}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`" What is echo command,,"# echo > Print given arguments. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/echo. * Print a text message. Note: quotes are optional: `echo ""{{Hello World}}""` * Print a message with environment variables: `echo ""{{My path is $PATH}}""` * Print a message without the trailing newline: `echo -n ""{{Hello World}}""` * Append a message to the file: `echo ""{{Hello World}}"" >> {{file.txt}}` * Enable interpretation of backslash escapes (special characters): `echo -e ""{{Column 1\tColumn 2}}""` * Print the exit status of the last executed command (Note: In Windows Command Prompt and PowerShell the equivalent commands are `echo %errorlevel%` and `$lastexitcode` respectively): `echo $?`" What is systemctl command,,"# systemctl > Control the systemd system and service manager. More information: > https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemctl.html. * Show all running services: `systemctl status` * List failed units: `systemctl --failed` * Start/Stop/Restart/Reload a service: `systemctl {{start|stop|restart|reload}} {{unit}}` * Show the status of a unit: `systemctl status {{unit}}` * Enable/Disable a unit to be started on bootup: `systemctl {{enable|disable}} {{unit}}` * Mask/Unmask a unit to prevent enablement and manual activation: `systemctl {{mask|unmask}} {{unit}}` * Reload systemd, scanning for new or changed units: `systemctl daemon-reload` * Check if a unit is enabled: `systemctl is-enabled {{unit}}`" What is patch command,,"# patch > Patch a file (or files) with a diff file. Note that diff files should be > generated by the `diff` command. More information: https://manned.org/patch. * Apply a patch using a diff file (filenames must be included in the diff file): `patch < {{patch.diff}}` * Apply a patch to a specific file: `patch {{path/to/file}} < {{patch.diff}}` * Patch a file writing the result to a different file: `patch {{path/to/input_file}} -o {{path/to/output_file}} < {{patch.diff}}` * Apply a patch to the current directory: `patch -p1 < {{patch.diff}}` * Apply the reverse of a patch: `patch -R < {{patch.diff}}`" What is find command,,"# find > Find files or directories under the given directory tree, recursively. More > information: https://manned.org/find. * Find files by extension: `find {{root_path}} -name '{{*.ext}}'` * Find files matching multiple path/name patterns: `find {{root_path}} -path '{{**/path/**/*.ext}}' -or -name '{{*pattern*}}'` * Find directories matching a given name, in case-insensitive mode: `find {{root_path}} -type d -iname '{{*lib*}}'` * Find files matching a given pattern, excluding specific paths: `find {{root_path}} -name '{{*.py}}' -not -path '{{*/site-packages/*}}'` * Find files matching a given size range, limiting the recursive depth to ""1"": `find {{root_path}} -maxdepth 1 -size {{+500k}} -size {{-10M}}` * Run a command for each file (use `{}` within the command to access the filename): `find {{root_path}} -name '{{*.ext}}' -exec {{wc -l {} }}\;` * Find files modified in the last 7 days: `find {{root_path}} -daystart -mtime -{{7}}` * Find empty (0 byte) files and delete them: `find {{root_path}} -type {{f}} -empty -delete`" What is expect command,,"# expect > Script executor that interacts with other programs that require user input. > More information: https://manned.org/expect. * Execute an expect script from a file: `expect {{path/to/file}}` * Execute a specified expect script: `expect -c ""{{commands}}""` * Enter an interactive REPL (use `exit` or Ctrl + D to exit): `expect -i`" What is du command,,"# du > Disk usage: estimate and summarize file and directory space usage. More > information: https://ss64.com/osx/du.html. * List the sizes of a directory and any subdirectories, in the given unit (KiB/MiB/GiB): `du -{{k|m|g}} {{path/to/directory}}` * List the sizes of a directory and any subdirectories, in human-readable form (i.e. auto-selecting the appropriate unit for each size): `du -h {{path/to/directory}}` * Show the size of a single directory, in human-readable units: `du -sh {{path/to/directory}}` * List the human-readable sizes of a directory and of all the files and directories within it: `du -ah {{path/to/directory}}` * List the human-readable sizes of a directory and any subdirectories, up to N levels deep: `du -h -d {{2}} {{path/to/directory}}` * List the human-readable size of all `.jpg` files in subdirectories of the current directory, and show a cumulative total at the end: `du -ch {{*/*.jpg}}`" What is fold command,,"# fold > Wrap each line in an input file to fit a specified width and print it to > `stdout`. More information: https://manned.org/fold.1p. * Wrap each line to default width (80 characters): `fold {{path/to/file}}` * Wrap each line to width ""30"": `fold -w30 {{path/to/file}}` * Wrap each line to width ""5"" and break the line at spaces (puts each space separated word in a new line, words with length > 5 are wrapped): `fold -w5 -s {{path/to/file}}`" What is nohup command,,"# nohup > Allows for a process to live when the terminal gets killed. More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/nohup. * Run a process that can live beyond the terminal: `nohup {{command}} {{argument1 argument2 ...}}` * Launch `nohup` in background mode: `nohup {{command}} {{argument1 argument2 ...}} &` * Run a shell script that can live beyond the terminal: `nohup {{path/to/script.sh}} &` * Run a process and write the output to a specific file: `nohup {{command}} {{argument1 argument2 ...}} > {{path/to/output_file}} &`" What is git-rm command,,"# git rm > Remove files from repository index and local filesystem. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-rm. * Remove file from repository index and filesystem: `git rm {{path/to/file}}` * Remove directory: `git rm -r {{path/to/directory}}` * Remove file from repository index but keep it untouched locally: `git rm --cached {{path/to/file}}`" What is getconf command,,"# getconf > Get configuration values from your Linux system. More information: > https://manned.org/getconf.1. * List [a]ll configuration values available: `getconf -a` * List the configuration values for a specific directory: `getconf -a {{path/to/directory}}` * Check if your linux system is a 32-bit or 64-bit: `getconf LONG_BIT` * Check how many processes the current user can run at once: `getconf CHILD_MAX` * List every configuration value and then find patterns with the grep command (i.e every value with MAX in it): `getconf -a | grep MAX`" What is wget command,,"# wget > Download files from the Web. Supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP. More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/wget. * Download the contents of a URL to a file (named ""foo"" in this case): `wget {{https://example.com/foo}}` * Download the contents of a URL to a file (named ""bar"" in this case): `wget --output-document {{bar}} {{https://example.com/foo}}` * Download a single web page and all its resources with 3-second intervals between requests (scripts, stylesheets, images, etc.): `wget --page-requisites --convert-links --wait=3 {{https://example.com/somepage.html}}` * Download all listed files within a directory and its sub-directories (does not download embedded page elements): `wget --mirror --no-parent {{https://example.com/somepath/}}` * Limit the download speed and the number of connection retries: `wget --limit-rate={{300k}} --tries={{100}} {{https://example.com/somepath/}}` * Download a file from an HTTP server using Basic Auth (also works for FTP): `wget --user={{username}} --password={{password}} {{https://example.com}}` * Continue an incomplete download: `wget --continue {{https://example.com}}` * Download all URLs stored in a text file to a specific directory: `wget --directory-prefix {{path/to/directory}} --input-file {{URLs.txt}}`" What is systemd-mount command,,"# systemd-mount > Establish and destroy transient mount or auto-mount points. More > information: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd- > mount.html. * Mount a file system (image or block device) at `/run/media/system/LABEL` where LABEL is the filesystem label or the device name if there is no label: `systemd-mount {{path/to/file_or_device}}` * Mount a file system (image or block device) at a specific location: `systemd-mount {{path/to/file_or_device}} {{path/to/mount_point}}` * Show a list of all local, known block devices with file systems that may be mounted: `systemd-mount --list` * Create an automount point that mounts the actual file system at the time of first access: `systemd-mount --automount=yes {{path/to/file_or_device}}` * Unmount one or more devices: `systemd-mount --umount {{path/to/mount_point_or_device1}} {{path/to/mount_point_or_device2}}` * Mount a file system (image or block device) with a specific file system type: `systemd-mount --type={{file_system_type}} {{path/to/file_or_device}} {{path/to/mount_point}}` * Mount a file system (image or block device) with additional mount options: `systemd-mount --options={{mount_options}} {{path/to/file_or_device}} {{path/to/mount_point}}`" What is date command,,"# date > Set or display the system date. More information: > https://ss64.com/osx/date.html. * Display the current date using the default locale's format: `date +%c` * Display the current date in UTC and ISO 8601 format: `date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ` * Display the current date as a Unix timestamp (seconds since the Unix epoch): `date +%s` * Display a specific date (represented as a Unix timestamp) using the default format: `date -r 1473305798`" What is mcookie command,,"# mcookie > Generates random 128-bit hexadecimal numbers. More information: > https://manned.org/mcookie. * Generate a random number: `mcookie` * Generate a random number, using the contents of a file as a seed for the randomness: `mcookie --file {{path/to/file}}` * Generate a random number, using a specific number of bytes from a file as a seed for the randomness: `mcookie --file {{path/to/file}} --max-size {{number_of_bytes}}` * Print the details of the randomness used, such as the origin and seed for each source: `mcookie --verbose`" What is scriptreplay command,,"# scriptreplay > Replay a typescript created by the `script` command to `stdout`. More > information: https://manned.org/scriptreplay. * Replay a typescript at the speed it was recorded: `scriptreplay {{path/to/timing_file}} {{path/to/typescript}}` * Replay a typescript at double the original speed: `scriptreplay {{path/to/timingfile}} {{path/to/typescript}} 2` * Replay a typescript at half the original speed: `scriptreplay {{path/to/timingfile}} {{path/to/typescript}} 0.5`" What is git-repack command,,"# git repack > Pack unpacked objects in a Git repository. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-repack. * Pack unpacked objects in the current directory: `git repack` * Also remove redundant objects after packing: `git repack -d`" What is rev command,,"# rev > Reverse a line of text. More information: https://manned.org/rev. * Reverse the text string ""hello"": `echo ""hello"" | rev` * Reverse an entire file and print to `stdout`: `rev {{path/to/file}}`" What is logname command,,"# logname > Shows the user's login name. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/logname. * Display the currently logged in user's name: `logname`" What is true command,,"# true > Returns a successful exit status code of 0. Use this with the || operator to > make a command always exit with 0. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/true. * Return a successful exit code: `true`" What is sed command,,"# sed > Edit text in a scriptable manner. See also: `awk`, `ed`. More information: > https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/sed.1.html. * Replace all `apple` (basic regex) occurrences with `mango` (basic regex) in all input lines and print the result to `stdout`: `{{command}} | sed 's/apple/mango/g'` * Execute a specific script [f]ile and print the result to `stdout`: `{{command}} | sed -f {{path/to/script_file.sed}}` * Replace all `apple` (extended regex) occurrences with `APPLE` (extended regex) in all input lines and print the result to `stdout`: `{{command}} | sed -E 's/(apple)/\U\1/g'` * Print just a first line to `stdout`: `{{command}} | sed -n '1p'` * Replace all `apple` (basic regex) occurrences with `mango` (basic regex) in a `file` and save a backup of the original to `file.bak`: `sed -i bak 's/apple/mango/g' {{path/to/file}}`" What is lsattr command,,"# lsattr > List file attributes on a Linux filesystem. More information: > https://manned.org/lsattr. * Display the attributes of the files in the current directory: `lsattr` * List the attributes of files in a particular path: `lsattr {{path}}` * List file attributes recursively in the current and subsequent directories: `lsattr -R` * Show attributes of all the files in the current directory, including hidden ones: `lsattr -a` * Display attributes of directories in the current directory: `lsattr -d`" What is delta command,,"# delta > A viewer for Git and diff output. More information: > https://github.com/dandavison/delta. * Compare files or directories: `delta {{path/to/old_file_or_directory}} {{path/to/new_file_or_directory}}` * Compare files or directories, showing the line numbers: `delta --line-numbers {{path/to/old_file_or_directory}} {{path/to/new_file_or_directory}}` * Compare files or directories, showing the differences side by side: `delta --side-by-side {{path/to/old_file_or_directory}} {{path/to/new_file_or_directory}}` * Compare files or directories, ignoring any Git configuration settings: `delta --no-gitconfig {{path/to/old_file_or_directory}} {{path/to/new_file_or_directory}}` * Compare, rendering commit hashes, file names, and line numbers as hyperlinks, according to the hyperlink spec for terminal emulators: `delta --hyperlinks {{path/to/old_file_or_directory}} {{path/to/new_file_or_directory}}` * Display the current settings: `delta --show-config` * Display supported languages and associated file extensions: `delta --list-languages`" What is git-submodule command,,"# git submodule > Inspects, updates and manages submodules. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-submodule. * Install a repository's specified submodules: `git submodule update --init --recursive` * Add a Git repository as a submodule: `git submodule add {{repository_url}}` * Add a Git repository as a submodule at the specified directory: `git submodule add {{repository_url}} {{path/to/directory}}` * Update every submodule to its latest commit: `git submodule foreach git pull`" What is git-send-email command,,"# git send-email > Send a collection of patches as emails. Patches can be specified as files, > directions, or a revision list. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-send-email. * Send the last commit in the current branch: `git send-email -1` * Send a given commit: `git send-email -1 {{commit}}` * Send multiple (e.g. 10) commits in the current branch: `git send-email {{-10}}` * Send an introductory email message for the patch series: `git send-email -{{number_of_commits}} --compose` * Review and edit the email message for each patch you're about to send: `git send-email -{{number_of_commits}} --annotate`" What is git-checkout command,,"# git checkout > Checkout a branch or paths to the working tree. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-checkout. * Create and switch to a new branch: `git checkout -b {{branch_name}}` * Create and switch to a new branch based on a specific reference (branch, remote/branch, tag are examples of valid references): `git checkout -b {{branch_name}} {{reference}}` * Switch to an existing local branch: `git checkout {{branch_name}}` * Switch to the previously checked out branch: `git checkout -` * Switch to an existing remote branch: `git checkout --track {{remote_name}}/{{branch_name}}` * Discard all unstaged changes in the current directory (see `git reset` for more undo-like commands): `git checkout .` * Discard unstaged changes to a given file: `git checkout {{path/to/file}}` * Replace a file in the current directory with the version of it committed in a given branch: `git checkout {{branch_name}} -- {{path/to/file}}`" What is git-show-ref command,,"# git show-ref > Git command for listing references. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-show-ref. * Show all refs in the repository: `git show-ref` * Show only heads references: `git show-ref --heads` * Show only tags references: `git show-ref --tags` * Verify that a given reference exists: `git show-ref --verify {{path/to/ref}}`" What is tbl command,,"# tbl > Table preprocessor for the groff (GNU Troff) document formatting system. See > also `groff` and `troff`. More information: https://manned.org/tbl. * Process input with tables, saving the output for future typesetting with groff to PostScript: `tbl {{path/to/input_file}} > {{path/to/output.roff}}` * Typeset input with tables to PDF using the [me] macro package: `tbl -T {{pdf}} {{path/to/input.tbl}} | groff -{{me}} -T {{pdf}} > {{path/to/output.pdf}}`" What is fg command,,"# fg > Run jobs in foreground. More information: https://manned.org/fg. * Bring most recently suspended or running background job to foreground: `fg` * Bring a specific job to foreground: `fg %{{job_id}}`" What is kill command,,"# kill > Sends a signal to a process, usually related to stopping the process. All > signals except for SIGKILL and SIGSTOP can be intercepted by the process to > perform a clean exit. More information: https://manned.org/kill. * Terminate a program using the default SIGTERM (terminate) signal: `kill {{process_id}}` * List available signal names (to be used without the `SIG` prefix): `kill -l` * Terminate a background job: `kill %{{job_id}}` * Terminate a program using the SIGHUP (hang up) signal. Many daemons will reload instead of terminating: `kill -{{1|HUP}} {{process_id}}` * Terminate a program using the SIGINT (interrupt) signal. This is typically initiated by the user pressing `Ctrl + C`: `kill -{{2|INT}} {{process_id}}` * Signal the operating system to immediately terminate a program (which gets no chance to capture the signal): `kill -{{9|KILL}} {{process_id}}` * Signal the operating system to pause a program until a SIGCONT (""continue"") signal is received: `kill -{{17|STOP}} {{process_id}}` * Send a `SIGUSR1` signal to all processes with the given GID (group id): `kill -{{SIGUSR1}} -{{group_id}}`" What is git-credential command,,"# git credential > Retrieve and store user credentials. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-credential. * Display credential information, retrieving the username and password from configuration files: `echo ""{{url=http://example.com}}"" | git credential fill` * Send credential information to all configured credential helpers to store for later use: `echo ""{{url=http://example.com}}"" | git credential approve` * Erase the specified credential information from all the configured credential helpers: `echo ""{{url=http://example.com}}"" | git credential reject`" What is git-stripspace command,,"# git stripspace > Read text (e.g. commit messages, notes, tags, and branch descriptions) from > `stdin` and clean it into the manner used by Git. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-stripspace. * Trim whitespace from a file: `cat {{path/to/file}} | git stripspace` * Trim whitespace and Git comments from a file: `cat {{path/to/file}} | git stripspace --strip-comments` * Convert all lines in a file into Git comments: `git stripspace --comment-lines < {{path/to/file}}`" What is hostname command,,"# hostname > Show or set the system's host name. More information: > https://manned.org/hostname. * Show current host name: `hostname` * Show the network address of the host name: `hostname -i` * Show all network addresses of the host: `hostname -I` * Show the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name): `hostname --fqdn` * Set current host name: `hostname {{new_hostname}}`" What is fuser command,,"# fuser > Display process IDs currently using files or sockets. More information: > https://manned.org/fuser. * Find which processes are accessing a file or directory: `fuser {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Show more fields (`USER`, `PID`, `ACCESS` and `COMMAND`): `fuser --verbose {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Identify processes using a TCP socket: `fuser --namespace tcp {{port}}` * Kill all processes accessing a file or directory (sends the `SIGKILL` signal): `fuser --kill {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Find which processes are accessing the filesystem containing a specific file or directory: `fuser --mount {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Kill all processes with a TCP connection on a specific port: `fuser --kill {{port}}/tcp`" What is git-mergetool command,,"# git mergetool > Run merge conflict resolution tools to resolve merge conflicts. More > information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-mergetool. * Launch the default merge tool to resolve conflicts: `git mergetool` * List valid merge tools: `git mergetool --tool-help` * Launch the merge tool identified by a name: `git mergetool --tool {{tool_name}}` * Don't prompt before each invocation of the merge tool: `git mergetool --no-prompt` * Explicitly use the GUI merge tool (see the `merge.guitool` config variable): `git mergetool --gui` * Explicitly use the regular merge tool (see the `merge.tool` config variable): `git mergetool --no-gui`" What is su command,,"# su > Switch shell to another user. More information: https://manned.org/su. * Switch to superuser (requires the root password): `su` * Switch to a given user (requires the user's password): `su {{username}}` * Switch to a given user and simulate a full login shell: `su - {{username}}` * Execute a command as another user: `su - {{username}} -c ""{{command}}""`" What is git-request-pull command,,"# git request-pull > Generate a request asking the upstream project to pull changes into its > tree. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-request-pull. * Produce a request summarizing the changes between the v1.1 release and a specified branch: `git request-pull {{v1.1}} {{https://example.com/project}} {{branch_name}}` * Produce a request summarizing the changes between the v0.1 release on the `foo` branch and the local `bar` branch: `git request-pull {{v0.1}} {{https://example.com/project}} {{foo:bar}}`" What is perf command,,"# perf > Framework for Linux performance counter measurements. More information: > https://perf.wiki.kernel.org. * Display basic performance counter stats for a command: `perf stat {{gcc hello.c}}` * Display system-wide real-time performance counter profile: `sudo perf top` * Run a command and record its profile into `perf.data`: `sudo perf record {{command}}` * Record the profile of an existing process into `perf.data`: `sudo perf record -p {{pid}}` * Read `perf.data` (created by `perf record`) and display the profile: `sudo perf report`" What is chrt command,,"# chrt > Manipulate the real-time attributes of a process. More information: > https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/chrt.1.html. * Display attributes of a process: `chrt --pid {{PID}}` * Display attributes of all threads of a process: `chrt --all-tasks --pid {{PID}}` * Display the min/max priority values that can be used with `chrt`: `chrt --max` * Set the scheduling policy for a process: `chrt --pid {{PID}} --{{deadline|idle|batch|rr|fifo|other}}`" What is git-describe command,,"# git describe > Give an object a human-readable name based on an available ref. More > information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-describe. * Create a unique name for the current commit (the name contains the most recent annotated tag, the number of additional commits, and the abbreviated commit hash): `git describe` * Create a name with 4 digits for the abbreviated commit hash: `git describe --abbrev={{4}}` * Generate a name with the tag reference path: `git describe --all` * Describe a Git tag: `git describe {{v1.0.0}}` * Create a name for the last commit of a given branch: `git describe {{branch_name}}`" What is tail command,,"# tail > Display the last part of a file. See also: `head`. More information: > https://manned.org/man/freebsd-13.0/tail.1. * Show last 'count' lines in file: `tail -n {{8}} {{path/to/file}}` * Print a file from a specific line number: `tail -n +{{8}} {{path/to/file}}` * Print a specific count of bytes from the end of a given file: `tail -c {{8}} {{path/to/file}}` * Print the last lines of a given file and keep reading file until `Ctrl + C`: `tail -f {{path/to/file}}` * Keep reading file until `Ctrl + C`, even if the file is inaccessible: `tail -F {{path/to/file}}` * Show last 'count' lines in 'file' and refresh every 'seconds' seconds: `tail -n {{8}} -s {{10}} -f {{path/to/file}}`" What is truncate command,,"# truncate > Shrink or extend the size of a file to the specified size. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/truncate. * Set a size of 10 GB to an existing file, or create a new file with the specified size: `truncate --size {{10G}} {{filename}}` * Extend the file size by 50 MiB, fill with holes (which reads as zero bytes): `truncate --size +{{50M}} {{filename}}` * Shrink the file by 2 GiB, by removing data from the end of file: `truncate --size -{{2G}} {{filename}}` * Empty the file's content: `truncate --size 0 {{filename}}` * Empty the file's content, but do not create the file if it does not exist: `truncate --no-create --size 0 {{filename}}`" What is git-check-attr command,,"# git check-attr > For every pathname, list if each attribute is unspecified, set, or unset as > a gitattribute on that pathname. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-check-attr. * Check the values of all attributes on a file: `git check-attr --all {{path/to/file}}` * Check the value of a specific attribute on a file: `git check-attr {{attribute}} {{path/to/file}}` * Check the value of a specific attribute on files: `git check-attr --all {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}` * Check the value of a specific attribute on one or more files: `git check-attr {{attribute}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`" What is tr command,,"# tr > Translate characters: run replacements based on single characters and > character sets. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/tr. * Replace all occurrences of a character in a file, and print the result: `tr {{find_character}} {{replace_character}} < {{path/to/file}}` * Replace all occurrences of a character from another command's output: `echo {{text}} | tr {{find_character}} {{replace_character}}` * Map each character of the first set to the corresponding character of the second set: `tr '{{abcd}}' '{{jkmn}}' < {{path/to/file}}` * Delete all occurrences of the specified set of characters from the input: `tr -d '{{input_characters}}' < {{path/to/file}}` * Compress a series of identical characters to a single character: `tr -s '{{input_characters}}' < {{path/to/file}}` * Translate the contents of a file to upper-case: `tr ""[:lower:]"" ""[:upper:]"" < {{path/to/file}}` * Strip out non-printable characters from a file: `tr -cd ""[:print:]"" < {{path/to/file}}`" What is cp command,,"# cp > Copy files and directories. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/cp. * Copy a file to another location: `cp {{path/to/source_file.ext}} {{path/to/target_file.ext}}` * Copy a file into another directory, keeping the filename: `cp {{path/to/source_file.ext}} {{path/to/target_parent_directory}}` * Recursively copy a directory's contents to another location (if the destination exists, the directory is copied inside it): `cp -R {{path/to/source_directory}} {{path/to/target_directory}}` * Copy a directory recursively, in verbose mode (shows files as they are copied): `cp -vR {{path/to/source_directory}} {{path/to/target_directory}}` * Copy multiple files at once to a directory: `cp -t {{path/to/destination_directory}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Copy text files to another location, in interactive mode (prompts user before overwriting): `cp -i {{*.txt}} {{path/to/target_directory}}` * Follow symbolic links before copying: `cp -L {{link}} {{path/to/target_directory}}` * Use the first argument as the destination directory (useful for `xargs ... | cp -t `): `cp -t {{path/to/target_directory}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}`" What is git-push command,,"# git push > Push commits to a remote repository. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-push. * Send local changes in the current branch to its default remote counterpart: `git push` * Send changes from a specific local branch to its remote counterpart: `git push {{remote_name}} {{local_branch}}` * Send changes from a specific local branch to its remote counterpart, and set the remote one as the default push/pull target of the local one: `git push -u {{remote_name}} {{local_branch}}` * Send changes from a specific local branch to a specific remote branch: `git push {{remote_name}} {{local_branch}}:{{remote_branch}}` * Send changes on all local branches to their counterparts in a given remote repository: `git push --all {{remote_name}}` * Delete a branch in a remote repository: `git push {{remote_name}} --delete {{remote_branch}}` * Remove remote branches that don't have a local counterpart: `git push --prune {{remote_name}}` * Publish tags that aren't yet in the remote repository: `git push --tags`" What is lpstat command,,"# lpstat > Display status information about the current classes, jobs, and printers. > More information: https://ss64.com/osx/lpstat.html. * Show a long listing of printers, classes, and jobs: `lpstat -l` * Force encryption when connecting to the CUPS server: `lpstat -E` * Show the ranking of print jobs: `lpstat -R` * Show whether or not the CUPS server is running: `lpstat -r` * Show all status information: `lpstat -t`" What is find command,,"# find > Find files or directories under the given directory tree, recursively. More > information: https://manned.org/find. * Find files by extension: `find {{root_path}} -name '{{*.ext}}'` * Find files matching multiple path/name patterns: `find {{root_path}} -path '{{**/path/**/*.ext}}' -or -name '{{*pattern*}}'` * Find directories matching a given name, in case-insensitive mode: `find {{root_path}} -type d -iname '{{*lib*}}'` * Find files matching a given pattern, excluding specific paths: `find {{root_path}} -name '{{*.py}}' -not -path '{{*/site-packages/*}}'` * Find files matching a given size range, limiting the recursive depth to ""1"": `find {{root_path}} -maxdepth 1 -size {{+500k}} -size {{-10M}}` * Run a command for each file (use `{}` within the command to access the filename): `find {{root_path}} -name '{{*.ext}}' -exec {{wc -l {} }}\;` * Find files modified in the last 7 days: `find {{root_path}} -daystart -mtime -{{7}}` * Find empty (0 byte) files and delete them: `find {{root_path}} -type {{f}} -empty -delete`" What is flock command,,"# flock > Manage locks from shell scripts. It can be used to ensure that only one > process of a command is running. More information: https://manned.org/flock. * Run a command with a file lock as soon as the lock is not required by others: `flock {{path/to/lock.lock}} --command ""{{command}}""` * Run a command with a file lock, and exit if the lock doesn't exist: `flock {{path/to/lock.lock}} --nonblock --command ""{{command}}""` * Run a command with a file lock, and exit with a specific error code if the lock doesn't exist: `flock {{path/to/lock.lock}} --nonblock --conflict-exit-code {{error_code}} -c ""{{command}}""`" What is ssh-add command,,"# ssh-add > Manage loaded ssh keys in the ssh-agent. Ensure that ssh-agent is up and > running for the keys to be loaded in it. More information: > https://man.openbsd.org/ssh-add. * Add the default ssh keys in `~/.ssh` to the ssh-agent: `ssh-add` * Add a specific key to the ssh-agent: `ssh-add {{path/to/private_key}}` * List fingerprints of currently loaded keys: `ssh-add -l` * Delete a key from the ssh-agent: `ssh-add -d {{path/to/private_key}}` * Delete all currently loaded keys from the ssh-agent: `ssh-add -D` * Add a key to the ssh-agent and the keychain: `ssh-add -K {{path/to/private_key}}`" What is git-show-branch command,,"# git show-branch > Show branches and their commits. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-show-branch. * Show a summary of the latest commit on a branch: `git show-branch {{branch_name|ref|commit}}` * Compare commits in the history of multiple commits or branches: `git show-branch {{branch_name|ref|commit}}` * Compare all remote tracking branches: `git show-branch --remotes` * Compare both local and remote tracking branches: `git show-branch --all` * List the latest commits in all branches: `git show-branch --all --list` * Compare a given branch with the current branch: `git show-branch --current {{commit|branch_name|ref}}` * Display the commit name instead of the relative name: `git show-branch --sha1-name --current {{current|branch_name|ref}}` * Keep going a given number of commits past the common ancestor: `git show-branch --more {{5}} {{commit|branch_name|ref}} {{commit|branch_name|ref}} {{...}}`" What is gawk command,,"# gawk > This command is an alias of GNU `awk`. * View documentation for the original command: `tldr -p linux awk`" What is trap command,,"# trap > Automatically execute commands after receiving signals by processes or the > operating system. Can be used to perform cleanups for interruptions by the > user or other actions. More information: https://manned.org/trap. * List available signals to set traps for: `trap -l` * List active traps for the current shell: `trap -p` * Set a trap to execute commands when one or more signals are detected: `trap 'echo ""Caught signal {{SIGHUP}}""' {{SIGHUP}}` * Remove active traps: `trap - {{SIGHUP}} {{SIGINT}}`" What is git-whatchanged command,,"# git whatchanged > Show what has changed with recent commits or files. See also `git log`. More > information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-whatchanged. * Display logs and changes for recent commits: `git whatchanged` * Display logs and changes for recent commits within the specified time frame: `git whatchanged --since=""{{2 hours ago}}""` * Display logs and changes for recent commits for specific files or directories: `git whatchanged {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`" What is troff command,,"# troff > Typesetting processor for the groff (GNU Troff) document formatting system. > See also `groff`. More information: https://manned.org/troff. * Format output for a PostScript printer, saving the output to a file: `troff {{path/to/input.roff}} | grops > {{path/to/output.ps}}` * Format output for a PostScript printer using the [me] macro package, saving the output to a file: `troff -{{me}} {{path/to/input.roff}} | grops > {{path/to/output.ps}}` * Format output as [a]SCII text using the [man] macro package: `troff -T {{ascii}} -{{man}} {{path/to/input.roff}} | grotty` * Format output as a [pdf] file, saving the output to a file: `troff -T {{pdf}} {{path/to/input.roff}} | gropdf > {{path/to/output.pdf}}`" What is ar command,,"# ar > Create, modify, and extract from Unix archives. Typically used for static > libraries (`.a`) and Debian packages (`.deb`). See also: `tar`. More > information: https://manned.org/ar. * E[x]tract all members from an archive: `ar x {{path/to/file.a}}` * Lis[t] contents in a specific archive: `ar t {{path/to/file.ar}}` * [r]eplace or add specific files to an archive: `ar r {{path/to/file.deb}} {{path/to/debian-binary path/to/control.tar.gz path/to/data.tar.xz ...}}` * In[s]ert an object file index (equivalent to using `ranlib`): `ar s {{path/to/file.a}}` * Create an archive with specific files and an accompanying object file index: `ar rs {{path/to/file.a}} {{path/to/file1.o path/to/file2.o ...}}`" What is hostnamectl command,,"# hostnamectl > Get or set the hostname of the computer. More information: > https://manned.org/hostnamectl. * Get the hostname of the computer: `hostnamectl` * Set the hostname of the computer: `sudo hostnamectl set-hostname ""{{hostname}}""` * Set a pretty hostname for the computer: `sudo hostnamectl set-hostname --static ""{{hostname.example.com}}"" && sudo hostnamectl set-hostname --pretty ""{{hostname}}""` * Reset hostname to its default value: `sudo hostnamectl set-hostname --pretty """"`" What is split command,,"# split > Split a file into pieces. More information: https://ss64.com/osx/split.html. * Split a file, each split having 10 lines (except the last split): `split -l {{10}} {{filename}}` * Split a file by a regular expression. The matching line will be the first line of the next output file: `split -p {{cat|^[dh]og}} {{filename}}` * Split a file with 512 bytes in each split (except the last split; use 512k for kilobytes and 512m for megabytes): `split -b {{512}} {{filename}}` * Split a file into 5 files. File is split such that each split has same size (except the last split): `split -n {{5}} {{filename}}`" What is sftp command,,"# sftp > Secure File Transfer Program. Interactive program to copy files between > hosts over SSH. For non-interactive file transfers, see `scp` or `rsync`. > More information: https://manned.org/sftp. * Connect to a remote server and enter an interactive command mode: `sftp {{remote_user}}@{{remote_host}}` * Connect using an alternate port: `sftp -P {{remote_port}} {{remote_user}}@{{remote_host}}` * Connect using a predefined host (in `~/.ssh/config`): `sftp {{host}}` * Transfer remote file to the local system: `get {{/path/remote_file}}` * Transfer local file to the remote system: `put {{/path/local_file}}` * Transfer remote directory to the local system recursively (works with `put` too): `get -R {{/path/remote_directory}}` * Get list of files on local machine: `lls` * Get list of files on remote machine: `ls`" What is renice command,,"# renice > Alters the scheduling priority/niceness of one or more running processes. > Niceness values range from -20 (most favorable to the process) to 19 (least > favorable to the process). More information: https://manned.org/renice. * Change priority of a running process: `renice -n {{niceness_value}} -p {{pid}}` * Change priority of all processes owned by a user: `renice -n {{niceness_value}} -u {{user}}` * Change priority of all processes that belong to a process group: `renice -n {{niceness_value}} --pgrp {{process_group}}`" What is envsubst command,,"# envsubst > Substitutes environment variables with their value in shell format strings. > Variables to be replaced should be in either `${var}` or `$var` format. More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/envsubst- > Invocation.html. * Replace environment variables in `stdin` and output to `stdout`: `echo '{{$HOME}}' | envsubst` * Replace environment variables in an input file and output to `stdout`: `envsubst < {{path/to/input_file}}` * Replace environment variables in an input file and output to a file: `envsubst < {{path/to/input_file}} > {{path/to/output_file}}` * Replace environment variables in an input file from a space-separated list: `envsubst '{{$USER $SHELL $HOME}}' < {{path/to/input_file}}`" What is comm command,,"# comm > Select or reject lines common to two files. Both files must be sorted. More > information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/comm. * Produce three tab-separated columns: lines only in first file, lines only in second file and common lines: `comm {{file1}} {{file2}}` * Print only lines common to both files: `comm -12 {{file1}} {{file2}}` * Print only lines common to both files, reading one file from `stdin`: `cat {{file1}} | comm -12 - {{file2}}` * Get lines only found in first file, saving the result to a third file: `comm -23 {{file1}} {{file2}} > {{file1_only}}` * Print lines only found in second file, when the files aren't sorted: `comm -13 <(sort {{file1}}) <(sort {{file2}})`" What is gdb command,,"# gdb > The GNU Debugger. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/gdb. * Debug an executable: `gdb {{executable}}` * Attach a process to gdb: `gdb -p {{procID}}` * Debug with a core file: `gdb -c {{core}} {{executable}}` * Execute given GDB commands upon start: `gdb -ex ""{{commands}}"" {{executable}}` * Start `gdb` and pass arguments to the executable: `gdb --args {{executable}} {{argument1}} {{argument2}}`" What is git-prune command,,"# git prune > Git command for pruning all unreachable objects from the object database. > This command is often not used directly but as an internal command that is > used by Git gc. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-prune. * Report what would be removed by Git prune without removing it: `git prune --dry-run` * Prune unreachable objects and display what has been pruned to `stdout`: `git prune --verbose` * Prune unreachable objects while showing progress: `git prune --progress`" What is oomctl command,,"# oomctl > Analyze the state stored in `systemd-oomd`. More information: > https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/oomctl.html. * Show the current state of the cgroups and system contexts stored by `systemd-oomd`: `oomctl dump`" What is git-config command,,"# git config > Manage custom configuration options for Git repositories. These > configurations can be local (for the current repository) or global (for the > current user). More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config. * List only local configuration entries (stored in `.git/config` in the current repository): `git config --list --local` * List only global configuration entries (stored in `~/.gitconfig` by default or in `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config` if such a file exists): `git config --list --global` * List only system configuration entries (stored in `/etc/gitconfig`), and show their file location: `git config --list --system --show-origin` * Get the value of a given configuration entry: `git config alias.unstage` * Set the global value of a given configuration entry: `git config --global alias.unstage ""reset HEAD --""` * Revert a global configuration entry to its default value: `git config --global --unset alias.unstage` * Edit the Git configuration for the current repository in the default editor: `git config --edit` * Edit the global Git configuration in the default editor: `git config --global --edit`" What is git-merge-base command,,"# git merge-base > Find a common ancestor of two commits. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-merge-base. * Print the best common ancestor of two commits: `git merge-base {{commit_1}} {{commit_2}}` * Output all best common ancestors of two commits: `git merge-base --all {{commit_1}} {{commit_2}}` * Check if a commit is an ancestor of a specific commit: `git merge-base --is-ancestor {{ancestor_commit}} {{commit}}`" What is pwd command,,"# pwd > Print name of current/working directory. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pwd. * Print the current directory: `pwd` * Print the current directory, and resolve all symlinks (i.e. show the ""physical"" path): `pwd -P`" What is git-unpack-file command,,"# git unpack-file > Create a temporary file with a blob's contents. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-unpack-file. * Create a file holding the contents of the blob specified by its ID then print the name of the temporary file: `git unpack-file {{blob_id}}`" What is git-fsck command,,"# git fsck > Verify the validity and connectivity of nodes in a Git repository index. > Does not make any modifications. See `git gc` for cleaning up dangling > blobs. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-fsck. * Check the current repository: `git fsck` * List all tags found: `git fsck --tags` * List all root nodes found: `git fsck --root`" What is chgrp command,,"# chgrp > Change group ownership of files and directories. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/chgrp. * Change the owner group of a file/directory: `chgrp {{group}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Recursively change the owner group of a directory and its contents: `chgrp -R {{group}} {{path/to/directory}}` * Change the owner group of a symbolic link: `chgrp -h {{group}} {{path/to/symlink}}` * Change the owner group of a file/directory to match a reference file: `chgrp --reference={{path/to/reference_file}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`" What is free command,,"# free > Display amount of free and used memory in the system. More information: > https://manned.org/free. * Display system memory: `free` * Display memory in Bytes/KB/MB/GB: `free -{{b|k|m|g}}` * Display memory in human-readable units: `free -h` * Refresh the output every 2 seconds: `free -s {{2}}`" What is id command,,"# id > Display current user and group identity. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/id. * Display current user's ID (UID), group ID (GID) and groups to which they belong: `id` * Display the current user identity as a number: `id -u` * Display the current group identity as a number: `id -g` * Display an arbitrary user's ID (UID), group ID (GID) and groups to which they belong: `id {{username}}`" What is readelf command,,"# readelf > Displays information about ELF files. More information: > http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/readelf.1.html. * Display all information about the ELF file: `readelf -all {{path/to/binary}}` * Display all the headers present in the ELF file: `readelf --headers {{path/to/binary}}` * Display the entries in symbol table section of the ELF file, if it has one: `readelf --symbols {{path/to/binary}}` * Display the information contained in the ELF header at the start of the file: `readelf --file-header {{path/to/binary}}`" What is ld command,,"# ld > Link object files together. More information: > https://sourceware.org/binutils/docs-2.38/ld.html. * Link a specific object file with no dependencies into an executable: `ld {{path/to/file.o}} --output {{path/to/output_executable}}` * Link two object files together: `ld {{path/to/file1.o}} {{path/to/file2.o}} --output {{path/to/output_executable}}` * Dynamically link an x86_64 program to glibc (file paths change depending on the system): `ld --output {{path/to/output_executable}} --dynamic-linker /lib/ld- linux-x86-64.so.2 /lib/crt1.o /lib/crti.o -lc {{path/to/file.o}} /lib/crtn.o`" What is git-commit command,,"# git commit > Commit files to the repository. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-commit. * Commit staged files to the repository with a message: `git commit --message ""{{message}}""` * Commit staged files with a message read from a file: `git commit --file {{path/to/commit_message_file}}` * Auto stage all modified and deleted files and commit with a message: `git commit --all --message ""{{message}}""` * Commit staged files and sign them with the specified GPG key (or the one defined in the config file if no argument is specified): `git commit --gpg-sign {{key_id}} --message ""{{message}}""` * Update the last commit by adding the currently staged changes, changing the commit's hash: `git commit --amend` * Commit only specific (already staged) files: `git commit {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}` * Create a commit, even if there are no staged files: `git commit --message ""{{message}}"" --allow-empty`" What is xargs command,,"# xargs > Execute a command with piped arguments coming from another command, a file, > etc. The input is treated as a single block of text and split into separate > pieces on spaces, tabs, newlines and end-of-file. More information: > https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/xargs.html. * Run a command using the input data as arguments: `{{arguments_source}} | xargs {{command}}` * Run multiple chained commands on the input data: `{{arguments_source}} | xargs sh -c ""{{command1}} && {{command2}} | {{command3}}""` * Delete all files with a `.backup` extension (`-print0` uses a null character to split file names, and `-0` uses it as delimiter): `find . -name {{'*.backup'}} -print0 | xargs -0 rm -v` * Execute the command once for each input line, replacing any occurrences of the placeholder (here marked as `_`) with the input line: `{{arguments_source}} | xargs -I _ {{command}} _ {{optional_extra_arguments}}` * Parallel runs of up to `max-procs` processes at a time; the default is 1. If `max-procs` is 0, xargs will run as many processes as possible at a time: `{{arguments_source}} | xargs -P {{max-procs}} {{command}}`" What is stty command,,"# stty > Set options for a terminal device interface. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/stty. * Display all settings for the current terminal: `stty --all` * Set the number of rows or columns: `stty {{rows|cols}} {{count}}` * Get the actual transfer speed of a device: `stty --file {{path/to/device_file}} speed` * Reset all modes to reasonable values for the current terminal: `stty sane`" What is git-ls-files command,,"# git ls-files > Show information about files in the index and the working tree. More > information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-ls-files. * Show deleted files: `git ls-files --deleted` * Show modified and deleted files: `git ls-files --modified` * Show ignored and untracked files: `git ls-files --others` * Show untracked files, not ignored: `git ls-files --others --exclude-standard`" What is shred command,,"# shred > Overwrite files to securely delete data. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/shred. * Overwrite a file: `shred {{path/to/file}}` * Overwrite a file, leaving zeroes instead of random data: `shred --zero {{path/to/file}}` * Overwrite a file 25 times: `shred -n25 {{path/to/file}}` * Overwrite a file and remove it: `shred --remove {{path/to/file}}`" What is tac command,,"# tac > Display and concatenate files with lines in reversed order. See also: `cat`. > More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/tac. * Concatenate specific files in reversed order: `tac {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Display `stdin` in reversed order: `{{cat path/to/file}} | tac` * Use a specific [s]eparator: `tac -s {{separator}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Use a specific [r]egex as a [s]eparator: `tac -r -s {{separator}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}` * Use a separator [b]efore each file: `tac -b {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`" What is write command,,"# write > Write a message on the terminal of a specified logged in user (ctrl-C to > stop writing messages). Use the `who` command to find out all terminal_ids > of all active users active on the system. See also `mesg`. More information: > https://manned.org/write. * Send a message to a given user on a given terminal id: `write {{username}} {{terminal_id}}` * Send message to ""testuser"" on terminal `/dev/tty/5`: `write {{testuser}} {{tty/5}}` * Send message to ""johndoe"" on pseudo terminal `/dev/pts/5`: `write {{johndoe}} {{pts/5}}`" What is git-ls-remote command,,"# git ls-remote > Git command for listing references in a remote repository based on name or > URL. If no name or URL are given, then the configured upstream branch will > be used, or remote origin if the former is not configured. More information: > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-ls-remote. * Show all references in the default remote repository: `git ls-remote` * Show only heads references in the default remote repository: `git ls-remote --heads` * Show only tags references in the default remote repository: `git ls-remote --tags` * Show all references from a remote repository based on name or URL: `git ls-remote {{repository_url}}` * Show references from a remote repository filtered by a pattern: `git ls-remote {{repository_name}} ""{{pattern}}""`" What is git-merge command,,"# git merge > Merge branches. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-merge. * Merge a branch into your current branch: `git merge {{branch_name}}` * Edit the merge message: `git merge --edit {{branch_name}}` * Merge a branch and create a merge commit: `git merge --no-ff {{branch_name}}` * Abort a merge in case of conflicts: `git merge --abort` * Merge using a specific strategy: `git merge --strategy {{strategy}} --strategy-option {{strategy_option}} {{branch_name}}`" What is chown command,,"# chown > Change user and group ownership of files and directories. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/chown. * Change the owner user of a file/directory: `chown {{user}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Change the owner user and group of a file/directory: `chown {{user}}:{{group}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` * Recursively change the owner of a directory and its contents: `chown -R {{user}} {{path/to/directory}}` * Change the owner of a symbolic link: `chown -h {{user}} {{path/to/symlink}}` * Change the owner of a file/directory to match a reference file: `chown --reference={{path/to/reference_file}} {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`" What is sshfs command,,"# sshfs > Filesystem client based on SSH. More information: > https://github.com/libfuse/sshfs. * Mount remote directory: `sshfs {{username}}@{{remote_host}}:{{remote_directory}} {{mountpoint}}` * Unmount remote directory: `umount {{mountpoint}}` * Mount remote directory from server with specific port: `sshfs {{username}}@{{remote_host}}:{{remote_directory}} -p {{2222}}` * Use compression: `sshfs {{username}}@{{remote_host}}:{{remote_directory}} -C` * Follow symbolic links: `sshfs -o follow_symlinks {{username}}@{{remote_host}}:{{remote_directory}} {{mountpoint}}`" What is sleep command,,"# sleep > Delay for a specified amount of time. More information: > https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/sleep.html. * Delay in seconds: `sleep {{seconds}}` * Execute a specific command after 20 seconds delay: `sleep 20 && {{command}}`" What is manpath command,,"# manpath > Determine the search path for manual pages. More information: > https://manned.org/manpath. * Display the search path used to find man pages: `manpath` * Show the entire global manpath: `manpath --global`" What is mv command,,"# mv > Move or rename files and directories. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/mv. * Rename a file or directory when the target is not an existing directory: `mv {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/target}}` * Move a file or directory into an existing directory: `mv {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/existing_directory}}` * Move multiple files into an existing directory, keeping the filenames unchanged: `mv {{path/to/source1 path/to/source2 ...}} {{path/to/existing_directory}}` * Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files: `mv -f {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/target}}` * Prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files, regardless of file permissions: `mv -i {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/target}}` * Do not overwrite existing files at the target: `mv -n {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/target}}` * Move files in verbose mode, showing files after they are moved: `mv -v {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/target}}`" What is whereis command,,"# whereis > Locate the binary, source, and manual page files for a command. More > information: https://manned.org/whereis. * Locate binary, source and man pages for ssh: `whereis {{ssh}}` * Locate binary and man pages for ls: `whereis -bm {{ls}}` * Locate source of gcc and man pages for Git: `whereis -s {{gcc}} -m {{git}}` * Locate binaries for gcc in `/usr/bin/` only: `whereis -b -B {{/usr/bin/}} -f {{gcc}}` * Locate unusual binaries (those that have more or less than one binary on the system): `whereis -u *` * Locate binaries that have unusual manual entries (binaries that have more or less than one manual installed): `whereis -u -m *`" What is git-daemon command,,"# git daemon > A really simple server for Git repositories. More information: https://git- > scm.com/docs/git-daemon. * Launch a Git daemon with a whitelisted set of directories: `git daemon --export-all {{path/to/directory1}} {{path/to/directory2}}` * Launch a Git daemon with a specific base directory and allow pulling from all sub-directories that look like Git repositories: `git daemon --base-path={{path/to/directory}} --export-all --reuseaddr` * Launch a Git daemon for the specified directory, verbosely printing log messages and allowing Git clients to write to it: `git daemon {{path/to/directory}} --enable=receive-pack --informative-errors --verbose`"