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BASH Cheat Sheet

"Master BASH with this comprehensive command guide."

Welcome to the BASH Cheat Sheet! This guide is your go-to resource for mastering BASH commands, whether you're a web entrepreneur, an AI transformation consultant, or someone keen on diving into the world of command-line interfaces.

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Overview

  • Title: "BASH Cheat Sheet: Your Quick Reference for BASH Commands"
  • Subtitle: "Your Quick Reference for BASH Commands"
  • Tagline: "Master BASH with this comprehensive command guide."
  • Description: "A detailed guide to essential BASH commands for effective shell scripting and command-line operations."
  • Keywords: BASH, Command Line, Shell Scripting, Linux Commands, Terminal Commands

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# BASH Cheat Sheet
- Subtitle: Your Quick Reference for BASH Commands
- Tagline: Master BASH with this comprehensive command guide.
- Description: A detailed guide to essential BASH commands for effective shell scripting and command-line operations.
- 5 Topics

## Topics
- Navigating Directories: Key commands for directory navigation.
- Creating and Moving Files: Commands for file management.
- File Permissions: How to manage and modify file permissions.
- Process Management: Commands for managing processes and services.
- Searching and Editing: Tools for finding and modifying file contents.

"Essential commands for directory navigation."

  1. pwd: Print the current directory path. bash pwd
  2. cd: Change directories. bash cd /path/to/directory cd ..
  3. ls: List directory contents in various formats. bash ls -l ls -a

Creating and Moving Files

"Manage your files effectively with these commands."

  1. touch: Create new files or update existing files' timestamps. bash touch newfile.txt
  2. cp: Copy files and directories. bash cp source.txt destination.txt cp -R source_directory/ destination_directory/
  3. mv: Move or rename files and directories. bash mv oldname.txt newname.txt mv file.txt /path/to/directory/

File Permissions

"Control access to your files with permission settings."

  1. chmod: Change file modes or Access Control Lists. bash chmod 755 script.sh
  2. chown: Change file owner and group. bash chown username:groupname file.txt
  3. ls -l: List file permissions. bash ls -l file.txt

Process Management

"Commands for starting, stopping, and managing system processes."

  1. ps: Display information about active processes. bash ps aux
  2. kill: Send a signal to a process. bash kill -9 1234
  3. top: Display Linux processes. bash top

## Searching and Editing

"Tools for searching within files and editing them."

  1. grep: Search for patterns within files. bash grep "search_term" filename.txt
  2. sed: Stream editor for filtering and transforming text. bash sed 's/old/new/g' filename.txt
  3. find: Search for files in a directory hierarchy. bash find / -name "filename.txt"