Linux Cheatsheet

1) Command Lists & Pipes

cmd1 ; cmd2	Run cmd1 and then cmd2
cmd1 && cmd2	Run cmd1 and then run cmd2 if cmd1 is successfull
cmd1 || cmd2	Run cmd1 and only run cmd2 if cmd1 is not successfull
cmd1 &	Run cmd1 in a subshell
cmd1 | cmd2	stdout of cmd1 as pipe input to cmd2
cmd1 |& cmd2	stderr of cmd1 as pipe input to cmd2
cmd1 < file	Input of cmd1 from file
cmd1 > file1	Send output (stdout) of cmd1 to file1

2) Directory Operations

pwd	Show current directory
mkdir dir1	Make directory dir1
cd dir1	Change directory to dir1
cd..	Go up a directory
ls	List directory contents (options shown below) -a Show all including hidden -R Recursive -r Reverse Order -S Sort by file size -l Long list format

3) File Operations

touch file1	Create file1
rm file1	Delete file1
cp file1 file2	Copy file1 to file2
mv file1 file2	Move file1 to file2