Linux Workstation Cheat Sheet
Cheat Sheet
| Institute-specific commands | |
|---|---|
phone |
Search phone directory for phone numbers and people |
homedirusage |
Report on storage usage in your home directory |
Q |
Show current storage usage in restricted |
mydata |
Show managed storage you have access to |
cbsdata -s [sb] |
Show information about a storage block (see mydata) |
getserver -l |
Show compute servers accessible to you that are physically close to you |
centralwindows |
Connect to CentralWindows |
remotelinux |
Start graphical remote desktop |
| Linux shell keyboard shortcuts | |
| Cursor left and right | Move through the command line word by word |
| Tab Tab | Get suggestions (on commands and their arguments) |
| Cursor up and down | Browse the command history |
| Ctrl+R | Start search in the command history |
| Ctrl+C | Abort running command / Start a fresh command line |
| Ctrl+C Ctrl+D, exit | Close the shell and the terminal window |
| Tools to make your life easier | |
mc |
Start Midnight Commander file manager |
screen |
Protect program in remote shells against local crashes |
top or htop |
Show running processes on your computer |
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Topic revision: 25 Jun 2025, Burk2
Topic revision: 25 Jun 2025, Burk2
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