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Linux Command Line Cheat Sheet Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

An overview of often used Linux Command Line Commands and Shortcuts

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Bash Commands

uname -a
Show system and kernel
 
head -n1 /etc/issue
Show distri­bution
 
mount
Show mounted filesy­stems
 
date
Show system date
 
uptime
Show uptime
 
whoami
Show your username
 
man command
Show manual for command

Bash Shortcuts

CTRL-c
Stop current command
 
CTRL-z
Sleep program
 
CTRL-a
Go to start of line
 
CTRL-e
Go to end of line
 
CTRL-u
Cut from start of line
 
CTRL-k
Cut to end of line
 
CTRL-r
Search history
 
!!
Repeat last command
 
!abc
Run last command starting with 
abc
 
!abc:p
Print last command starting with 
abc
 
!$
Last argument of previous command
 
ALT-.
Last argument of previous command
 
!*
All arguments of previous command
 
^abc^123
Run previous command, replacing 
abc
with 
123