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Cheatsheets

Cheatsheets are compact, copy-paste friendly references for common Linux commands and tools, so you can find syntax, options, and examples quickly.

Jun 23, 2026

date Cheatsheet

Quick reference for the Linux date command covering display formats, format specifiers, relative dates, timezones, Unix timestamps, and setting the system clock.

Jun 20, 2026

pip Cheatsheet

Quick reference for pip commands covering package installation, version constraints, requirements files, upgrades, virtual environments, and configuration.

Jun 17, 2026

cut Cheatsheet

Quick reference for extracting fields, bytes, and characters with cut in Linux

Jun 13, 2026

dig Cheatsheet

Quick reference for querying DNS records, tracing resolution, and debugging name resolution with dig

Jun 7, 2026

Ansible Cheatsheet

Quick reference for Ansible commands, inventories, playbooks, modules, and vault

Jun 6, 2026

OpenSSL Cheatsheet

Quick reference for OpenSSL commands for keys, CSRs, certificates, format conversion, TLS testing, random data, and hashes

Jun 5, 2026

npm Cheatsheet

Quick reference for npm commands for project setup, dependency management, scripts, updates, and package inspection

Jun 3, 2026

Podman Cheatsheet

Quick reference for Podman commands and rootless container workflows

Jun 1, 2026

dpkg Cheatsheet

Quick reference for installing, removing, querying, and inspecting Debian packages with dpkg

May 31, 2026

reboot Cheatsheet

Quick reference for rebooting and scheduling restarts on Linux

May 26, 2026

ripgrep Cheatsheet

Quick reference for recursive text searches with the ripgrep command

May 21, 2026

ss Cheatsheet

Quick reference for listing sockets, listening ports, connection states, and process owners with the ss command

May 17, 2026

nmcli Cheatsheet

Quick reference for using nmcli to manage NetworkManager devices, connection profiles, Wi-Fi, static IP addresses, DNS, and troubleshooting

May 7, 2026

fdisk Cheatsheet

Quick reference for fdisk commands: list disks, create partition tables, add partitions, change partition types, write changes, and quit safely

May 7, 2026

SFTP Cheatsheet

Quick reference for the Linux sftp client, covering login, navigation, transfers, and remote file management over SSH

May 3, 2026

cd Cheatsheet

Quick reference for changing directories with cd in Linux

May 2, 2026

netstat Cheatsheet

Quick reference for listing network connections, listening ports, routes, interface counters, and protocol statistics with netstat

May 1, 2026

Netcat Cheatsheet

Quick reference for using the Netcat nc command to test ports, listen for connections, transfer files, and send raw network requests

Apr 21, 2026

timedatectl Cheatsheet

Quick reference for checking time status, changing time zones, controlling NTP sync, and setting the system clock with timedatectl

Jun 21, 2026

PostgreSQL Cheatsheet

Quick reference for connecting to PostgreSQL, managing databases and roles, granting privileges, and running backup commands.

Apr 13, 2026

du Cheatsheet

Quick reference for the du command: check directory sizes, human-readable output, depth limits, sorting by size, exclusions, and apparent size.

Apr 11, 2026

nslookup Cheatsheet

Quick reference for querying DNS records and checking name resolution with nslookup

Apr 7, 2026

tail Cheatsheet

Quick reference for viewing the end of files, following logs, and using tail with lines, bytes, and pipelines in Linux

Apr 6, 2026

htop Cheatsheet

Quick reference for monitoring processes, sorting tasks, filtering output, and managing processes with htop in Linux

Apr 1, 2026

lsof Cheatsheet

Quick reference for finding open files, processes, ports, and deleted files with lsof in Linux

Mar 28, 2026

fsck Cheatsheet

Quick reference for fsck: check Linux filesystems, run safe repairs, force checks, review exit codes, and handle boot-time recovery

Mar 25, 2026

firewalld Cheatsheet

Quick reference for managing firewall rules with firewalld on Linux

Mar 19, 2026

df Cheatsheet

Quick reference for the df command: check disk space, display formats, filesystem filtering, inodes, and custom output fields

Mar 19, 2026

top Cheatsheet

Quick reference for monitoring processes, CPU, and memory usage with top in Linux

Mar 18, 2026

diff Cheatsheet

Quick reference for the diff command: compare files, output formats, filtering, and patch workflow