Linux Cheatsheet

Useful Linux commands

Command	Meaning
`apropos` keyword	searches in the manuals for the given keyword, see also: `man`
`cd`	change current directory to home directory (equivalent to `cd ~` or `cd $HOME`)
`cd` dir	change current directory to dir
`cd ..`	change the current directory to parent of the current directory
	(chain these like so: `cd ../..` for 2 dirs up, etc.)
`cp` fname1 fname2	copies file (or path) fname1 to file (or path) fname2, see also: `mv`
`exit`	closes the current (tab) in the terminal
`find -name` filename	recursively finds all files which match the given filename
`info` command	shows info about the command
`ls`	list all the files in the current directory
`ls` dir	list all the files in directory dir
`ls -l`	list all files in the current directory with more file details
`man` command	shows the manual on how to use command
`mkdir` dir	make a new directory with name dir
`mv` fname1 fname2	moves (or renames) file (or path) fname1 to file (or path) fname2, see also: `cp`
`pwd`	prints the Path of the current Worknig Directory
`rm` filename	delete the file with the given filename
`rm -r` dir	delete the given directory and its contents dir
`shutdown now`	shuts down the computer
`touch` filename	make a new file with the given filename

Command	Meaning
`eclipse`	programming IDE for Java/Python/C++
`gedit`	text editor with a graphical userinterface
`gimp`	image manipulation and paint program
`libreoffice`	office suite to create documents, presentations, ...
`nano`	basic text editor which works in the terminal (for the adventurous: try `vim` and `emacs`)
`nano` filename	starts nano to edit the file filename
`python`	starts interactive python console on the terminal
`python` filename	uses python to execute file filename
`scp`	utility to copy files from and/or to anoter machine
	(e.g. `scp localFile user@otherMachine:remoteFile`), see `man scp` for more info
`sftp` user@machine	utility to put and get files as user on machine, see `man sftp` for more info
`ssh` user@machine	remotely login to a terminal as the given user on machine

Command	Meaning
`ctrl` + `C`	cancel: stop the current command
`ctrl`+`D`	end of file/transmission: stop the current session
	(works in the shell, (i)python interpreter, ...)
`ctrl` + `L`	clear the current terminal window
`ctrl` + `Z`	Stop/pause the current task and bring us back to the shell.
	Use `fg` to bring it back to the foreground. Use `bg` to start it again,
	but keep it hidden in the background (can be brought back with `fg`).
	Also try `jobs` and be sure to check the manpages of these commands.
`ctrl` + `shift` + `T`	start a new tab in the terminal
`tab`	autocomplete current command