Commands

Update system

• install [package] - updates all repositories and software
• update - updates all repositories and software
• upgrade - upgrade distro
• remove [package name] - remove specified package
• removeall [package name] - purge specified package (removes config files too)
• historypkg - show history of installs
• searchpkg - search packages

General Alias

• alert [text] - Add an "alert" alias for long running commands. Use like so: sleep 10; alert
• ebrc - edit this .bashrc
• help - Show help for this .bashrc file
• da - Show date
• password - generate list of random passwords

Alias to modified commands

• cp='cp -i' - copy
• mv='mv -i' - move
• rm='rm -iv' - remove
• delete='rm -rfi' - remove with options
• mkdir='mkdir -p' - create directory
• ps='ps auxf'
• ping='ping -c 10'
• less='less -R'
• cls='clear'
• apt-get='sudo apt-get' - escalates privileges
• multitail='multitail --no-repeat -c'
• freshclam='sudo freshclam' - update anti-virus (only if installed)
• vi='vim' - editor vim
• svi='sudo vi'
• vis='vim "+set si"'

Git related commands

• gs='git status'
• gc='git commit'
• ga='git add'
• gd='git diff'
• gb='git branch'
• gl='git log'
• gsb='git show-branch'
• gco='git checkout'
• gg='git grep'
• gk='gitk --all'
• gr='git rebase'
• gri='git rebase --interactive'
• gcp='git cherry-pick'
• grm='git rm'

Change directory aliases

• home='cd ~'
• cd..='cd ..'
• ..='cd ..'
• ...='cd ../..'
• ....='cd ../../..'
• .....='cd ../../../..'

cd into the old directory

• bd='cd "$OLDPWD"'

Remove a directory and all files

• rmd='/bin/rm --recursive --force --verbose '

Alias's for multiple directory listing commands

• la='ls -Alh' # show hidden files
• ls='ls -aFh --color=always' # add colors and file type extensions
• lx='ls -lXBh' # sort by extension
• lk='ls -lSrh' # sort by size
• lc='ls -lcrh' # sort by change time
• lu='ls -lurh' # sort by access time
• lr='ls -lRh' # recursive ls
• lt='ls -ltrh' # sort by date
• lm='ls -alh |more' # pipe through 'more'
• lw='ls -xAh' # wide listing format
• ll='ls -Fls' # long listing format
• labc='ls -lap' #alphabetical sort
• lf="ls -l | egrep -v '^d'" # files only
• ldir="ls -l | egrep '^d'" # directories only

alias chmod commands

• alias mx='chmod a+x'
• alias 000='chmod -R 000'
• alias 644='chmod -R 644'
• alias 666='chmod -R 666'
• alias 755='chmod -R 755'
• alias 777='chmod -R 777'

Search command line history

• h="history | grep "

#Use this for when the boss comes around to look busy.

• busy="cat /dev/urandom | hexdump -C | grep 'ca fe'"

#Show active ports

• ports='netstat -tulanp'

Search running processes

• alias p="ps aux | grep "
• alias topcpu="/bin/ps -eo pcpu,pid,user,args | sort -k 1 -r | head -10"

Search files in the current folder

• alias f="find . | grep "

Count all files (recursively) in the current folder

• countfiles="for t in files links directories; do echo `find . -type ${t:0:1} | wc -l` $t; done 2> /dev/null"

To see if a command is aliased, a file, or a built-in command

• checkcommand="type -t"

Show open ports

• openports='netstat -nape --inet'

Alias's for safe and forced reboots

• restart='sudo shutdown -r now'
• forcerestart='sudo shutdown -r -n now'

Alias's to show disk space and space used in a folder

• diskspace="du -S | sort -n -r |more"
• folders='du -h --max-depth=1'
• folderssort='find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -print0 | xargs -0 du -sk | sort -rn'
• tree='tree -CAhF --dirsfirst'
• treed='tree -CAFd'
• mountedinfo='df -hT'

Alias's for archives

• mktar='tar -cvf'
• mkbz2='tar -cvjf'
• mkgz='tar -cvzf'
• untar='tar -xvf'
• unbz2='tar -xvjf'
• ungz='tar -xvzf'

Show all logs in /var/log

SHA1

• ungz='tar -xvzf'

Special functions

• edit - Use the best version of pico installed
• sedit -
• extract - Extracts any archive(s)
• ftext - Searches for text in all files in the current folder
• cpp - copy file with a progress bar
• cpg - copy and go to the directory
• mvg - move and go to the directory
• mkdirg - create and go to the directory
• up - Goes up a specified number of directories (i.e. up 4)
• pwdtail - Returns the last 2 fields of the working directory
• distribution - Show the current distribution (ERROR)
• ver - version (ERROR)
• install_bashrc_support - Automatically install the needed support files for this .bashrc file
• netinfo - show current network information (ERROR)
• whatismyip - show my IP address (ERROR)
• apachelog - view apache logs
• apacheconfig - edit apache configuration
• phpconfig - edit php configuration file (ERROR)
• mysqlconfig - edit MySQL configuration
• trim - Trim leading and trailing spaces (for scripts)