Linux, Git and GitHub Cheat-sheet

Linux Cheat Sheet:

Basic Commands:

• ls: List directory contents.

• cd: Change directory.

• pwd: Print the current working directory.

• mkdir: Create a new directory.

• rmdir: Remove a directory.

• rm: Remove files or directories.

• cp: Copy files or directories.

• mv: Move files or directories.

• cat: Display contents of a file.

• touch: To make one or more empty files.

• vim/vi: Editor for text files.

• nano: Editor for text files.

• less: Display the contents of a file one page at a time.

• head: Display the first few lines of a file.

• tail: Display the last few lines of a file.

• grep: Search for a specific pattern in a file.

• find: Find files or directories that match a specific pattern.

• chmod: Change permissions of a file or directory.

• chown: Change ownership of a file or directory.

• tar: Create or extract a tar archive.

• git history: To check the commands run till now.

System Information:

• uname: Display system information.

• df: Display disk usage statistics.

• du: Display disk usage of files and directories.

• top: Display system processes and resource usage.

• ps: Display running processes.

• free: Display memory usage statistics.

• uptime: Display how long the system has been running.

Network:

• ping: Test network connectivity.

• ifconfig: Display network interface configuration.

• netstat: Display network connections and statistics.

• traceroute: Trace the route taken by packets across an IP network.

• ssh: Connect to a remote server over SSH.

• scp: Copy files to or from a remote server over SSH.

• curl: Transfer data from or to a server using various protocols.

• wget: Download files from the web.

Package Management:

• apt-get: Install, remove, or update packages on Debian-based systems.

• yum: Install, remove, or update packages on Red Hat-based systems.

• pacman: Install, remove, or update packages on Arch Linux.

• dnf: Install, remove, or update packages on Fedora.

Git Cheat Sheet:

Basic Commands:

• git init: Initialize a new Git repository.

• git clone: Clone an existing Git repository.

• git add: Add files to the staging area.

• git commit: Commit changes to the repository.

• git status: Display the status of the repository.

• git log: Display the commit history of the repository.

• git diff: Show differences between commits, branches, or files.

• git checkout: Switch to a different branch or commit.

• git reset: Unstage changes or move the current branch to a different commit.

• git stash: Save changes that are not ready to be committed yet.

  Branches:

• git branch: Display the available branches.

• git merge: Merge changes from one branch to another.

• git rebase: Apply changes from one branch onto another.

• git cherry-pick: Apply a specific commit from one branch onto another.

Collaboration:

• git pull: Fetch and merge changes from a remote repository.

• git push: Push changes to a remote repository.

• git remote: Manage remote repositories.

• git fetch: Fetch changes from a remote repository.

• git clone: Clone a repository from GitHub.

• git pull-request: Create a new pull request.

GitHub Cheat Sheet:

Basic Commands:

• git clone: Clone a repository from GitHub.

• git pull: Fetch and merge changes from a remote repository on GitHub.

• git push: Push changes to a remote repository on GitHub.

• git remote: Manage remote repositories on GitHub.

• git branch: Display the available branches on GitHub.

• git merge: Merge changes from one branch to another on GitHub.

Issues and Pull requests:

• git issue: Open a new issue.

• git issue list: List all issues in the repository.

• git issue close: Close an issue.

• git pull-request: Create a new pull request.

• git pull-request list: List all pull requests in the repository.

• git pull-request checkout: Check out a pull request.

Collaboration:

• git remote: Manage remote repositories.

• git fetch: Fetch changes from a remote repository.

• git push: Push changes to a remote repository.

• git merge: Merge changes from one branch to another.

• git rebase: Apply changes from one branch to another.

• git cherry-pick: Apply a specific commit from one branch onto another.

Miscellaneous:

• git tag: Create or list tags in the repository.

• git blame: Show who made changes to a file and when.

• git grep: Search for a specific string in the repository.

Happy Learning!