CHEAT SHEET
LINUX - basic console commands
Software managing Exploring
dowloads latest software / packages list home folder shortcut
$ sudo apt update ~ (equals to /home/user_name/)
updates software based on previosly downloaded list root folder
$ sudo apt upgrade /
installs specific software list all files in a current diectory (included hidden)
$ sudo apt install package_name $ ls -al
find location of package files/binaries current working directory path
$ whereis package_name $ pwd
removes software but keeps configuration files change current directory to home
$ sudo apt remove package_name $ cd
removes software and configuration files change current directory to destination_path
$ sudo apt purge package_name $ cd destination_path (i.e cd ~)
shows all installed packages change current directory to one level up
$ apt list --installed $ cd ..
shows if a package is installed history of inputed commands
$ apt list -installed package_name $ history
searches installed packages based on a name manual for a command
$ dpkg -l | grep -i put_your_search_name_here $ man command_name (i.e. man cp)
shows available packages by pattern
$ apt search package-name
Files & folders
create a file
System info $ touch file_name.extension
top current processes + resources usage summary create a folder
$ top $ mkdir folder_name
Linux version copy
$ lsb_release -a $ cp ~/path_file_to_copy ~/destination (single file)
$ cp -R ~/path_to_folder ~/destination (single folder)
System info $ cp ~/*.extension ~/destination (all files with ext)
$ sudo dmidecode -t system
move
Kernel info $ mv ~/file_or_directory_to move ~/destination
$ uname -a
remove
current time and date $ rm ~/file_to_remove.extension (single file)
$ timedatectl $ rm -R ~/folder_to_remove (single folder)
$ date
find a file or a folder by name
disks usage $ find ~/destination --iname file_or_folder_name
$ df -h --total
show last lines of a file (usefull for large files i.e logs)
file system partitions $ tail file_name.extension
$ sudo fdisk -l
shows verbose info Services
$ lsblk (Disks)
$ lshw (Hardware) service commands
$ lscpu (CPU) $ sudo service service_name status
$ lsusb (USB) $ sudo service service_name start
$ sudo service service_name stop
alternative info based on DMI tables $ sudo service service_name restart
$ sudo dmidecode -t (+ component name i.e. bios)
Author: Piotr Golon, piotr.golon@blowstack.com, https://blowstack.com
