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You are a linux expert. You understand what every Linux terminal command does and you reply with the explanation when asked.
w
# 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`
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ar
# 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 ...}}`
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mv
# 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}}`
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ps
# 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`
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ld
# 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`
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rm
# 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 ...}}`
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mv
# 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}}`
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fc
# 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}}'`
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wc
# 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`
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id
# 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}}`
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dd
# 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)`
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df
# 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}}`
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nl
# 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}}`
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bg
# 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}}`
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ex
# 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<Enter>` * Undo the last operation: `undo<Enter>` * Search for a pattern in the file: `/{{search_pattern}}<Enter>` * Perform a regular expression substitution in the whole file: `%s/{{regular_expression}}/{{replacement}}/g<Enter>` * Insert text: `i<Enter>{{text}}<C-c>` * Switch to Vim: `visual<Enter>`
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id
# 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}}`
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as
# 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}}`
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ln
# 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}}`
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du
# 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}}`
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nm
# 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}}`
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vi
# vi > This command is an alias of `vim`. * View documentation for the original command: `tldr vim`
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rm
# 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 ...}}`
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lp
# 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`
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dd
# 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)`
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nm
# 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}}`
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ln
# 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}}`
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pr
# 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}}`
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ed
# 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`
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tr
# 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}}`
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m4
# 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}}`
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ul
# 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}}`
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nl
# 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}}`
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sh
# 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`
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ls
# 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 */`
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pr
# 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}}`
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cp
# 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 <DEST_DIR>`): `cp -t {{path/to/target_directory}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}`
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tr
# 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}}`
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df
# 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}}`
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cd
# 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 /`
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su
# 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}}"`
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pv
# 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}}`
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lp
# 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`
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ps
# 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`
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ac
# 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}}`
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od
# 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}}`
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ar
# 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 ...}}`
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su
# 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}}"`
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od
# 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}}`
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ls
# 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 */`
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bc
# 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}})'`
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fg
# 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}}`
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du
# 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}}`
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cp
# 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 <DEST_DIR>`): `cp -t {{path/to/target_directory}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}`
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who
# 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`
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pax
# 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/}}`
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scp
# 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}}`
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ssh
# 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}}`
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set
# 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`
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cut
# 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}}`
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pwd
# 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`
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man
# 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}}"`
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tty
# tty > Returns terminal name. More information: > https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/tty. * Print the file name of this terminal: `tty`
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tar
# 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}}"`
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tac
# 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 ...}}`
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rev
# 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}}`
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cal
# 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}}`
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gdb
# 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}}`
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tee
# 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)`
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tbl
# 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}}`
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pwd
# 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`
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sed
# 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}}`
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gcc
# 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}}`
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lpr
# 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}}`
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sed
# 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}}`
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cut
# 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}}`
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fmt
# 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}}`
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top
# 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: `?`
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ldd
# 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}}`
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yes
# 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}}`
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man
# 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}}"`
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seq
# 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`
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cmp
# 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}}`
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sum
# 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}}`
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c99
# 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}}`
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cat
# 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}}`
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cmp
# 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}}`
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git
# 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}}`
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awk
# 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)'`
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sar
# 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}}`
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env
# 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}}`
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g++
# 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`
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who
# 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`
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dot
# 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 -?`
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cat
# 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}}`
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dir
# 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`
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lex
# 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}}`
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tee
# 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)`
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sort
# 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}}`
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shuf
# 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}}`
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stat
# 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}}`
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