Linux Command Line Cheatsheet Page 2
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2Process Management
tar -czf archive.tar.gz foo bar - Create archive.tar.gz from files
foo and bar, with Gzip compression
ps - Show snapshot of processes
tar -xzf archive.tar.gz - Extract a tar using Gzip
top - Show real time processes
kill pid - Kill process with id pid
tar -cjf archive.tar.bz2 foo bar - Create archive.tar.bz2 from
files foo and bar, using Bzip2 compression.
pkill name - Kill process with name name
tar -xjf archive.tar.bz2 – Extract a tar using Bzip2
killall name - Kill all processes with names beginning name
gzip file1 – Compress file1 and rename it to file1.gz
gzip -d file1.gz – Decompress file1.gz
Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl + Shift + c - Copy a highlighted text
SSH
Ctrl + Shift + v – Paste a copied text
ssh $USER@$HOST – Connect to $Host as $USER
Ctrl + z - Sleep program
Ctrl + c – Stop current command
ssh $USER@$HOST command - Run command on $HOST as
$USER
Ctrl + r – Start a search
Ctrl + u – Cut from start of line
ssh $USER@$HOST -p 1234 – Connect to $HOST as $USER
on port 1234
Ctrl + k – Cut to end of line
Ctrl + a – Go to start of line
scp file1 $USER@$HOST:file1 – Secure copy file1 from local
machine to file1 at remote $HOST
Ctrl + e – Go to end of line
scp $USER@$HOST:file1 file1– Secure copy file1 from remote
$HOST to file1 at local machine
Disk Space
df -h - Show free space on mounted filesystems
scp -r foo $USER@$HOST:/bar – Secure copy the folder foo
from local machine to the folder bar at remote $HOST
df -i - Show free inodes on mounted filesystems
du -h folder – Show file usage of each folder in folder
du -sh folder – Show the total file size of folder
Package Installation
dpkg -i package.deb - Install a deb package
fdisk -l - Show disks partitions sizes and types (run as root)
rpm -Uvh package.rpm – Install a rpm package
free – Show memory and swap usage
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