## Common Commands - Move files: `mv ` - Move directories: `mv -r ` - Copy files: `cp ` - Copy directories: `cp -r ` - Copy all files from one directory to an existing directory (includes dotfiles and subdirectories): `cp -R dir_1/. dir_2/` Note that "renaming" files is the same as moving them from one location to another. For example, if you want to rename a file `oldfile` to `newfile`, then you would type `mv oldfile newfile`. - Print the contents of a file: `cat ` - Batch rename multiple files: `rename -v ` - Remove (delete) files: `rm ` - Remove (delete) a directory: `rm -r ` - Make a new file: `touch ` - Make a new directory: `mkdir ` - List all the files in a directory: `ls` **OR** `find` - List all the directories in a directory: `ls -d */` - List all the files in a directory, including dotfiles: `ls -A` - List all the files in dirname: `ls ` - Only list png and jpg files: `ls *.{png,jpg}` - Print the file type based on header information: `file ` - Show all running processes as a tree: `pstree` - Print the number of lines in a file: `wc -l ` - Print the length of the longest line in a file: `wc -L ` - Print the number of words in a file: `wc -w ` - Print the number of lines in all markdown files in a given directory, including subdirectories: `find . -name "*.md" | xargs wc -l` - Show the size of the current directory, including subdirectories: `du -h` - Show the size of the current directory and its files: `du -ha` - Get more information about any command: `man ` ## Switching Directories - Go up one directory: `..` - Go up two directories: `...` - Go to the home directory: `~` OR simply `cd` with no parameters - Go to dirname: `dirname` Note that for all of the above, `cd` is not required. ### Other Commands - Print the working directory: `pwd` - Termite the processes with a specific word in it: `killall -q ` - Get the current time and settings: `timedatectl` - Show what gets executed when you run a command: `which ` - Create a symbolic (soft) link between two files: `ln -s ` - When a program references `dest`, it will link to and give `source`. - In comparison, a hard link is when you make a copy of the file - Give permissions to the user `hello` and the group `world`: `chown -R hello:world dir/` - Given text input, return only unique lines (aka no duplicates): `cat | uniq` - Search for a particular font on the system: `fc-list | grep -i ` - Search for all files of a specific extension in a given directory: `find . -name "*.ext" -type f` - Chain `-delete` to the end of the find command in order to delete the results - This is useful if, for example, you want to delete all files with the extension `ext` in all directories and subdirectories ### Changing File Permissions - Make a script executable: `chmod +x ` - Change the permissions of a directory to all users: `chmod -R a+rwX dir/` - Give anyone and everyone access to a directory: `chmod -R 777 dir/` - Useful for deleting files that the current user can't delete Note that you should *never* give a file or directory more permissions than needed. `a+rwX` and `777` should only be used in extreme situations where you have to change permissions before using a file. You should change the permissions back or delete the file when you're done. ### Searching Through Files - Search all files in a directory (and all subdirectories) for a given string: `grep -inr ` **OR** `g ` - Search all files in a directory (including subdirectories) for a given string and ignore dotfiles: `rg ` ### System Commands - Logout of the current user session: `logout` - Restart the system: `reboot` - Turn off the computer: `poweroff` ## Installed Commands These programs are installed on top of the base system. - List the entire contents of a directory: `tree` - List all the directories in a directory, up to 2 levels deep: `tree -d -L 2` - Beautify any JSON output: ` | jq '.'` - Easily search for a file in a directory and its subdirectories: `fzf` - Show duplicate files in a given directory, with the ability to remove them as well: `fdupes ` - Add `-r` to go through subdirectories - Add `-n` to exclude empty files - Add `-f` to omit the first file in each set of matches - Add `-1` to list each set of matches on a single line - Add `-S` to show the size of each duplicate file - Add `-d` to delete duplicates during execution - Add `-A` to ignore hidden files ### Inox - Open a webpage in a borderless window: `inox --app=` - Open a webpage in the regular browser window: `inox ` ### Waterfox - Open a webpage in a new window: `waterfox --new-window ` - Open a webpage in a new tab: `waterfox --new-tab ` - Search for a specific term: `waterfox --search ` ### Jekyll - Start a server and monitor it for changes (useful for development): `jekyll serve` - Start a server and detach it from the current shell: `jekyll serve --detach` - Terminate a jekyll server that was detached from the shell: `kill -9 ` - Terminate all jekyll servers: `pkill -f jekyll` Note that you can run multiple servers on different ports through Jekyll and other software. ### Crystal - Build and run the program directly: `crystal ` - Compile the program to binary: `crystal build ` - Add `--progress` or `-p` to show build progress - Add `--release` when you're building the release version (takes longer) - Add `--no-debug` to increase the build speed (useful for dev builds) - Add `-o` to specify the location of the output file ### LaTeX - Make a pdf of your document: `pdflatex ` - Add `-output-directory ` to specify the location for build files (`.aux`, `.pdf`, `.log`, etc.) - The directory `` must exist before you can write to it - Note that all `pdflatex` options must come before specifying `` ### Xclip **Using the X clipboard** - Copy the result of any command to the X clipboard: `command | xclip` - This is particularly useful for commands like `fzf`, where you want to search for a specific file then do something with it - Paste the results from the X clipboard: `xclip -o` **Using the global clipboard** - Copy a file to the global clipboard: `xclip -sel clip < filename.txt` **OR** `cat filename.txt | xclip -sel clip` - Note that `-sel` is shorthand for `-selection` and that `clip` is shorthand for `clipboard` - Copy the result of any command to the global clipboard: `command | xclip -sel clip` - Paste the results from the global clipboard: `xclip -o -sel clip` ### Secure Shell - Make a new 4096-bit RSA key: `ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 [-C ]` - Note that `id_rsa` is your private key and `id_rsa.pub` is your public key - Add your new key to SSH: `ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rssa` - Copy your public key: `xclip -sel clip < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub` - Add a location to your known hosts: `ssh -T ` - For example, if you wanted to use SSH with GitHub, you would add the location `git@gitlab.com` - Start the SSH agent: `eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"` Note that a git repository must be cloned with SSH if you want to use SSH with it. ### Dealing with Archives - Zip all files in a directory: `zip -r ` - View the contents of rar files: `unrar lb ` - Extract the contents of rar files: `unrar x ` - Extract the contents of zip files: `unzip ` - Extract the contents of a tgz file: `tar -xvzf file.tgz` - Extract any type of archiving algorithm: `extract ` **Note**: When using `unrar` or `unzip` to extract multiple files (with wildcards), you must first escape the `*` to `\*`. ### Opening Things Note that the preferred way to open things is with the `open` function; however, sometimes it is necessary to use these commands if, for example, you're loading an entire directory. - Open a video or multiple videos in a playlist: `mpv ` - Open an image or multiple images: `feh ` - Add `-r` to recursively iterate through all subdirectories - Add `-z` to randomize the order of the images - Use `-l` to enable list mode, an easy way to see various details about images - Use `-t` to enable thumbnail mode, a quick and easy way to see all the images in a directory - Add `-E ` to set the thumbnail height - Add `-y ` to set the thumbnail width - Note that generating thumbnails takes time (i.e. don't use with large file sizes) ### Firejail Use `firejail` to sandbox a program or other piece of software. This ensures that the program does not have access to your entire file system since it runs in a restricted environment. - Run a program in firejail with its default profile (if it exists): `firejail ` - Use firejail by default for all programs that have profiles: `firecfg` - List all the programs that use firejail by default: `firecfg --list` - Remove all symbolic links to firejail: `firecfg --clean` - Verify that firejail is being used for a particular program: `firejail --list` ### ImageMagick - Resize an image to 50% of its original size: `convert -resize 50% ` - Resize an image to a specific size: `convert -resize 1280x720 ` - Resize all png files in a directory to 800x600: `mogrify -resize 800x600 *.png` Note that you should use `mogrify` instead of `convert` when you want to change images directly. ### Pacman Although the examples below use `pacman`, they apply for `yay` as well. - Install packages: `pacman -S ` - Remove packages (including dependencies no longer needed): `pacman -Rs ` - Update all packages: `pacman -Syu` - Search for a specific package: `pacman -Ss ` - List all installed packages: `pacman -Q` - List all the packages installed as dependencies: `pacman -Qd` - List all self-installed packages (i.e. from the AUR): `pacman -Qm` - Display information about a specific package: `pacman -Qi ` - List all the files owned by a specific package: `pacman -Ql ` - Install a package from a local file: `pacman -U /path/to/pkg.ar.gz` Note that if you ever get 404s with `pacman` or `yay`, you need to update your local database to the new download locations with `-Syu` first. #### Yay-specific Commands - Remove unneeded dependencies: `yay -Cd` - Show statistics about installed packages: `yay -Qstats` #### Other Pacman Variants - View the dependencies of a package in tree format: `pactree -c ` - Add `-d 1` to limit the depth of the tree to one level deep - List all the packages that depend on a certain package: `pactree -rc ` - Remove all cached versions of packages except the most recent one: `paccache -rk1` - Remove all cached versions of uninstalled packages: `paccache -ruk0` ### Working with Online Resources - Download anything online: `wget ` - View the response header and contents of any webpage: `http ` ## Custom Commands - Easily switch to a 4k resolution with DPI scaling: `4k` - Easily switch to a 1080p resolution (with 96 DPI): `1080p` - Run a command as root: `pls ` - Run the previous command as root: `pls !!` ## Startup Commands - Turn the screensaver off and disable DPMS: `xset s off -dpms` - Sync the system time with one on the internet: `sudo synctime` - Launch Polybar `~/.config/polybar/launch.sh`