Linux survival cheat sheet

The Linux commands that cover 90% of real server work: navigation, files, permissions, processes, networking, packages and logs.

The short list that gets you through a first shift on a Linux server. Everything here is present on a default install, so nothing depends on installing extra tools first.

Sections

• Get your bearings
• Files
• Permissions
• Processes & services
• Network
• Storage & packages

Example tasks in this sheet

• Where am I
• What is here
• Who am I
• What machine is this
• How long has it been up
• Read a file
• Follow a log
• Search contents

35 tasks in total.

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