\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{exotic} \pdfinfo{ /Title (bash.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (exotic) /Subject (Bash Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{5A68A5} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F4F5F9} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{Bash Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{exotic} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/146713/cs/31776/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}exotic \\ \uline{cheatography.com/exotic} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Not Yet Published.\\ Updated 23rd April, 2022.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{2} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.92 cm} x{4.08 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{File Commands}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ls & List files in the directory \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} ls -a & List files, include hidden files \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} pwd & Show current directory \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} mkdir {[}name{]} & Create a directory \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} rm {[}file{]} & Remove a file \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} rm -r {[}directory{]} & Recursively remove directory \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} rm -rf {[}directory{]} & Force remove directory \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} cp {[}file1{]} {[}file2{]} & Copy file1 to file2 \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} cp -r {[}directory1{]} {[}directory2{]} & Copy directory1 to directory2 \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} mv {[}filename1{]} {[}filename2{]} & Rename a file \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 2) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} touch {[}file{]} & Create a new file \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 1) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} more {[}file{]} & Show file contents \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 1) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} head {[}file{]} & Show first 10 lines of a file \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 2) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} tail {[}file{]} & Show last 10 lines of a file \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 2) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} shred -u {[}file{]} & Overwrite and delete a file \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 2) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} ls | xargs wc & Words/lines/bytes in directory \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 2) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} diff {[}file1{]} {[}file2{]} & Compare two files \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.2 cm} x{4.8 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{File Permission}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} chmod 777 {[}file{]} & File read, write, execute permissions to everyone \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} chmod 755 {[}file{]} & Full permission to owner, read permissions for others \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} chmod 766 {[}file{]} & Full permission to owner, read and write for others \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} chown {[}user{]} {[}file{]} & Change file ownership \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} chown {[}user{]}:{[}group{]} {[}file{]} & Change file owner and group \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.88 cm} x{5.12 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Process Management}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ps & Display your currently active processes \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} pmap & Show process memory usage \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} top & Display all running processes \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} kill {[}process\_id{]} & Kill the process by ID \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} pkill {[}process\_name{]} & Kill the process by name \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} killall {[}process\_name{]} & Kill all processes by name \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} bg & List background processes \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} fg & Most recent suspended job to foreground \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{1.36 cm} x{6.64 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Keyboard Shortcuts}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ctrl + C & Kill current process \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Ctrl + Z & Stop process (can be resumed) \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ctrl + W & Cut the word before the cursor \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Ctrl + U & Cut part of the line before the cursor \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ctrl + K & Cut part of the line after the cursor \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Ctrl + Y & Paste from clipboard \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ctrl + R & Recall last command \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Ctrl + O & Run the recalled command \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ctrl + G & Exit command history \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} !! & Repeat the last command \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} exit & Log out of the session \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.48 cm} x{5.52 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Directory Navigation}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} cd .. & Move up one level \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} cd & Change directory to \$HOME \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} cd {[}/location{]} & Change to a specified directory \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.68 cm} x{4.32 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Users and Groups}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} id & Show active user details \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} last & Show last system logins \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} who & Show who is logged in \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} w & Show logged users and activity \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} groupadd {[}group{]} & Add a new group \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} adduser {[}user{]} & Add a new user \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} usermod -aG {[}group{]} {[}user{]} & Add user to group \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} userdel {[}user{]} & Delete a user \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} usermod & Modify user information \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} chgrp {[}group{]} {[}directory{]} & Change directory group \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.48 cm} x{5.52 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{System Management and Info}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} uname -r & Show system information \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} uname -a & Show kernel release info \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} uptime & Show uptime length/avg. load \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} hostname & Show system hostname \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} hostname -l & Show system IP address \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} last reboot & Show reboot history \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} date & Show current time and date \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} cal & Show current day and month \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} whoami & Show the current user \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} finger {[}username{]} & Show user information \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} shutdown {[}hh:mm{]} & Schedule a system shut down \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} df & Show disk usage \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 1) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} du & Show directory space usage \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} free & Show memory and swap usage \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 1) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} whereis app & Show possible locations of app \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 2) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} which app & Show which app will be run by default \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{4 cm} x{4 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Shell Command Management}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} alias {[}alias{]}='{[}command{]}' & Create command alias \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} watch -n {[}interval{]} {[}command{]} & Set interval to run a command \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} sleep {[}interval{]} \&\& {[}command{]} & Postpone command execution \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} at {[}hh:mm{]} & Schedule a job \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} man {[}command{]} & Display command manual \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} history & Print command history \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}