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This document provides a summary of 17 basic SSH commands and their functions for managing a Linux server or VPS. It lists commands for navigating directories and files like ls, cd, pwd; creating and removing files/folders like mkdir, touch, rm; modifying files with cat, vi/nano, grep; and additional commands like wget, du, history. The summary provides examples of using each command and their options.

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SSH Cheat Sheet EN

This document provides a summary of 17 basic SSH commands and their functions for managing a Linux server or VPS. It lists commands for navigating directories and files like ls, cd, pwd; creating and removing files/folders like mkdir, touch, rm; modifying files with cat, vi/nano, grep; and additional commands like wget, du, history. The summary provides examples of using each command and their options.

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Ultimate SSH Commands Cheat Sheet 1

Secure Shell (SSH) is a remote protocol for controlling a remote server


over the Internet. The SSH commands allow a user to establish a secure
connection between the client and the host for data transfer.

This article will cover 17 basic SSH commands and each of their functions. You’ll find
the cheat sheet most useful when managing a Linux server or a VPS.

Navigating Between Directories/Files

ls pwd
This command lists the names of files This command shows the full path of the
and directories. Follow it up with -a to directory you are currently in.
display hidden files and directories.

cd mv
Type cd [directory name] to switch Use the command mv [file name]
between directories. [destination] to move the file to the
cd.. go back to the previous directory. chosen folder. Example: mv /home/
hostinger/ftp/myfile.txt/home/
cd/ return to the root directory.
hostinger/myfolder

find
The basic syntax for this command is find [starting directory] [options] [keyword].
[starting directory] indicates the search area. Choose one of the three options:

/ (slash) go back to the previous directory.


. (dot) return to the root directory.
~ (tilde) search the home directory.

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[options] is an additional flag to narrow down the search. Choose one of the three
options, and then follow it up with the search keyword.

-name based on the file’s name.


-user based on a particular user.
-size based on the file’s size.

Example: find . -name “index”

Creating/removing Files and Directories


mkdir cp
This command creates a folder The cp [options] [file name] [destination]
with a chosen name. Example: command copies a file or folder to the chosen
mkdir newfolder destination. If the syntax contains two file names,
the source file will overwrite the destination file.
touch [option] is an additional flag to make a copy of a
This command creates a file with file or folder with a specific condition.
a given file name and extension.
-f creates a new file if you don’t have writing
Example: touch newfile.txt
permission to the destination file.
-u copies the source file if it is newer than
rm the destination file.
The rm [file name] command -n prevents overwriting an existing file.
removes a chosen file or folder. -a archives the files.
Type rm -r [directory name] to
When copying a folder, add -r after cp to duplicate
delete a chosen folder along
the files and directories inside it. Example: cp -r
with its content.
/home/hostinger/myfolder/home/etc/

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Modifying Files
cat tar
The cat [file name] command This command creates or extracts tar.gx files.
displays the content of the tar -xzvf [file name.tar.gx]
given file. Use cat [file source extracts compressed tar.gx file.
1] [file source 2] > [merged
tar -cvzf [file name.tar.gx] [/path/to/directory]
file] to create a new file by
compresses a folder in tar.gx format.
merging two or more files.

vi/nano grep
The vi [file name] and nano Use this to look for a specific string in a chosen file.
[file name] commands allow grep “word” [file name]
you to access the Vi and prints lines containing the case-sensitive keyword.
Nano text editors for
grep -i “word” [file name]
creating and editing files in
does a case-insensitive search.
the terminal.
grep -v “word” [file name]
prints lines not containing the keyword.
grep -c “word” [file name]
counts the number of findings.

Additional SSH Commands

wget clear
Use the wget http://fileurl/filename.ext This command clears all text
command to download files from the Internet. from the terminal’s screen.

du history
The du [directory] command displays the This command displays the last used
size of files and folders in the chosen commands. Add a numeric number
directory in disk block format. Add -h after after history to determine the limit of
du to convert the result in a readable format. the results. Use the history -c
command to clear your history.

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