My Linux Commands Cheatsheet

linux-commands-cheatsheet.sh

#! /usr/bin/env bash

# compresses a file/folder to a tape archive (.tar) file
tar -cvf <compressed-name>.tar <file/folder-to-compress>

# decompresses a tape archive (.tar) file to a file/folder
tar -xvf <compressed-name>.tar <file/folder-to-decompress>

# uploads a file to a remote ssh host
scp <local-file> <remote-ssh-host>

# uploads a file to a remote ssh host (in a specific path)
scp <local-file> <remote-ssh-host>:/path/to/upload

# downloads a file from a remote ssh host
scp <remote-ssh-host> <local-file>

# downloads a file from a remote ssh host (from a specific path)
scp <remote-ssh-host>:/path/to/file <local-file>

# lists out tmux sessions
tmux ls

# attach to the only tmux sesssion
tmux attach

# attach to a specific tmux sesssion
tmux attach-session -t <session-id>

# switch user (as root)
su <username>

# switch user (as any sudo user)
sudo su <username>

# switch to (user's) home folder
cd
cd ~