Linux Tricks Cheatsheet

Password Generators

$ brew install pwgen     # MacOS
$ sudo dnf install pwgen # Fedora
$ pwgen 12
sei9AhPiokai jaezooThahn4 yahghooCh5ha uquiCh7soog0 Pahthe0fe5Ku owaht4xooPhu
eet2eijeeT6E Chie8oz1Enee Piemu7pi1uqu TheebohNg8se eil2AhNeiF2s WueGh8guoxie

$ sudo dnf install apg   # Fedora
$ apg -n 3 -m 12 -M SNCL
|OgFeOcVask6
Aw*SwuKalap7
Nagnec8swif?

$ brew install gpg       # MacOS
$ sudo dnf install gpg   # Fedora
$ gpg --gen-random --armor 1 14
spdhuOS2il2JjhOq2ZU=

tree Directory Viewer

$ brew install tree     # MacOS
$ sudo dnf install tree # Fedora

$ tree
$ tree /path/to/directory
$ tree [options]
$ tree [options] /path/to/directory

dnf Useful Commands

Fedora package installer DNF

$ sudo dnf install httpd                            # install httpd
$ sudo dnf install httpd-manual -y                  # assume yes
$ sudo dnf dnf check-update                         # check for available updates
$ sudo dnf update                                   # updateb installed packages
$ sudo dnf install unbound-1.4.20-28.el7.x86_64.rpm # install local package
$ sudo dnf remove httpd                             # remove package
$ sudo dnf reinstall httpd -y                       # reinstall package
$ sudo dnf search php                               # search for a package
$ sudo dnf provides /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf      # which package provides the file
$ sudo dnf info httpd                               #
$ sudo dnf repoquery --list httpd                   # list the files installed
$ sudo dnf history                                  # installation history
$ sudo dnf history info 13                          # what did install 13 do
$ sudo dnf history undo 13 -y                       # undo install 13
$ sudo dnf history redo 13 -y
$ sudo dnf list installed
$ sudo dnf grouplist                                # list which groups are available, installed, not-installed.
$ sudo dnf groupinfo "Web Server"                   # what is installed by this group

Terminal Pagers

Stolen from the Fedora Magazine: 5 cool terminal pages post.

$ more --help                   # trusty original with limited features
$ more <file>                   #
$ more <file1> <file2> <file3>  # ':n' next file, ':p' previous file

$ less --help                   # many features
$ less <file>                   #
$ less <file1> <file2> <file3>  # ':n' next file, ':p' previous file, ':e' new file

$ most --help                   # good for 'wide' files
$ most <file>                   # screens: 'ctl-x 2' split, 'ctl-x 1' close , 'ctl-x o' switch
$ most <file1> <file2> <file3>  # split-screen and ':n' next file, ':p' previous file

$ pspg --help                   # table friendly pager
$ cat t.csv
a;b;c;d;e
1;2;3;4;5
$ cat t.csv | pspg --csv

mysql> pager pspg;              # replace less or more as pager
$ export PAGER=pspg; mycli ...  # MySQL CLI example
$ export PAGER=pspg; pgcli ...  # PostygreSQL CLI example

Managing .rc files

By default, rcm uses ~/.dotfiles for storing all the dotfiles it manages.

A managed dotfile is actually stored inside ~/.dotfiles, and a symlinked.

For example, if ~/.bashrc is tracked by rcm, a long listing would look like this.

$ ls -l ~/.bashrc
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 link link 27 Dec 16 05:19 .bashrc -> /home/geoff/.dotfiles/bashrc

rcm consists of 4 commands:

  • mkrc – convert a file into a dotfile managed by rcm

  • lsrc – list files managed by rcm

  • rcup – synchronize dotfiles managed by rcm

  • rcdn – remove all the symlinks managed by rcm