User:Cyrusty/Useful Commands

Useful Commands and Info

ls-al #lists all in current directory

rm -rf FILENAMEHERE # deletes files or directories

chmod +x FILENAME #sets all permissions

mv /FILE/NAME /NEW/LOCATION #moves files

mv /FILE/NAME NEWFILENAMEHERE #renames the file

pwd #prints working directory

top #shows all running processes

kill xxxx #choose the process number to kill the running application

tar xzvf FILENAME #extracts zip files

crontab -e #access boot services

@reboot<TAB> /DESTINATION/OF/FILE/FILENAME #Run a program when rebooting

ifconfig #shows internet config

whoami #shows current user

ps #shows running processes

sudo nano etc/default/grub #grub info

sudo update-grub #update after making edits to grub

alias NAME="SOMECOMMAND HERE" #creates and alias for a command

chown -R USER:USER FILE/NAME #change all permission

ln -s /PATH/TO/SOMETHING/REAL /usr/local/bin/NAME #makes a file you choose to run by typing an alias

Commands for VPS

scp /home/USER root@MY-VPS-IP:home/USER #sends files from localmachine to VPS

scp root@VPSIP:/INSERT_FILE_DIRECTORY_HERE /home/USER/WHEREVER #sends files VPS to PC

1. to do a whole folder put -r eg.. scp -r /home/USER/FOLDER root@MY-VPS-UP:/home/USER

Show all the stuff I've tried to install or remove:

cat ~/.bash_history | grep apt-get

Make an SSH connection to my machine temporarily available on port 1234 in the server:

ssh -NR 1234:localhost:22 cy.rusty.space

When you're not sure what the syntax is type apropos KEYWORD #helps find the correct syntax user is looking for

If a file in the shell has spacebars used instead of _ or - I need to use a backward \ if I'm trying to do anything with it.