PM Linux Command Cheat Sheet

cd Directoryname	Change Directory
ls	List Items in Current Directory
ls -lha	List Items with extra Info in Current Directory
mkdir Directoryname	Make Directory in Current Directory
mv Filename (new Location or Filename)	Move or Rename File or Folder
mv -R Filename (new Location or Filename)	Move or Rename File or Folder including subdirectorys
cp Filename (Copied Filename)	Copy an File
cp -R Directoryname (Copied Directoryname)	Copy an Directory

tar -czvf Backupname.tgz .	Backup complete Content from Current Directory
tar -czvf --exclude="ExcludeData" Backupname.tgz .	Backup Content from Current Directory with Excludes
tar -xzvf Backupname.tgz	Extract Backup in Current Directory
mysqldump -u User -pPassword DBName -h Host > Backupname.sql	Backup/Export Database to Current Directory
mysql -u User -pPassword DBName -h Host < Backupname.sql	Import Backup from Current Directory to Database

With this technique you can work together without screenshare via Putty, etc. and both people can actively do something

vim Filename	create/edit File
vi Filename	create/edit File
In Editor Command Mode
:w	To Save the File
:q	To Close the Editor
:wq or :x	To Save and Close the Editor
? Word	To Search in the File
Press i	To switch to Insert Mode
In Editor Insert Mode
Press ESC	To exit the Insert Mode and go to Command Mode

Important Don't use Stuff like CTRL + S this will crash Putty

grep -rnw -e "Searchword" *	Search in Current Directory
scp -C ssh-username@ssh-host:/path/to/file .	Download File over SSH from an Server
wget url	Download File over http/https
alias new-commandname="Command"	Create an Alias for the Current Session
clear	Clears the Terminal
history	Shows the History of Commands
ctrl + r	to search in the History

Important If you want an Alias working every time you loging in you need to add it in the .bashrc file

varnishhist	Show a histogram chart of the last 1,000 requests
varnishlog	See what Varnish is currently processing
varnishstat	Show various information about varnish
netstat -tulpn \| grep LISTEN	Shows you all LISTEN Ports with the Service

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