DevOps Shack

500 Essential DevOps Commands

Linux Commands
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uname -a – Show system information​

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uptime – Show system uptime​

3.​
hostname – Show hostname​

4.​
whoami – Show current user​

5.​
ls -lah – List directory contents with permissions​

6.​
pwd – Show current directory​

7.​
cd /path – Change directory​

8.​
mkdir -p /path – Create a directory (with parent if
needed)​

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rm -rf /path – Remove directory recursively​

10.​ cp -r source target – Copy files/directories

recursively​
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11.​ mv oldname newname – Move/Rename file​

12.​ ps aux – Show running processes​

13.​ top – Show real-time system performance​

14.​ kill -9 PID – Kill a process forcefully​

15.​ pkill -f process_name – Kill process by name​

16.​ df -h – Show disk space usage​

17.​ du -sh /path – Show directory size​

18.​ netstat -tulnp – Show listening ports​

19.​ ss -tulnp – Show listening ports (alternative)​

20.​ who – Show logged-in users​

21.​ adduser username – Create a new user​

22.​ passwd username – Change user password​

23.​ usermod -aG group user – Add user to a group​

24.​ grep "text" file.txt – Search for a string in a

file​

25.​ find /path -name "*.log" – Find files matching

pattern​
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26.​ chmod 755 file.sh – Change file permissions​

27.​ chown user:group file – Change file owner​

28.​ tar -czf archive.tar.gz directory/ – Compress

files​

29.​ tar -xzf archive.tar.gz – Extract compressed file​

30.​ cat file.txt – View file contents​

31.​ tail -f /var/log/syslog – View real-time log

updates​

32.​ echo "text" >> file.txt – Append text to file​

33.​ history – Show command history​

34.​ clear – Clear terminal screen​

35.​ alias ll='ls -lah' – Create an alias​

36.​ df -Th – Show file system disk space​

37.​ wc -l file.txt – Count number of lines in a file​

38.​ cut -d':' -f1 /etc/passwd – Extract first column

from file​

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40.​ sed -i 's/old/new/g' file.txt – Replace text in a

file​

41.​ crontab -e – Edit cron jobs​

42.​ cron -l – List scheduled cron jobs​

43.​ rsync -av source/ target/ – Sync files​

44.​ scp user@host:/path/to/file . – Secure copy file​

45.​ ssh user@host – SSH into a server​

46.​ exit – Logout from shell​

47.​ uptime – Show system uptime​

48.​ free -m – Show memory usage​

49.​ top – Show system performance​

50.​ vmstat – Show CPU/memory stats​

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Git Commands
51.​ git init – Initialize a git repository​

52.​ git clone repo_url – Clone a repository​

53.​ git status – Show changes​

54.​ git add . – Stage all changes​

55.​ git commit -m "msg" – Commit changes​

56.​ git push origin branch – Push changes​

57.​ git pull origin branch – Pull latest changes​

58.​ git checkout branch – Switch branch​

59.​ git branch -a – List all branches​

60.​ git merge branch – Merge branch into current

branch​

61.​ git log --oneline – Show commit history​

62.​ git diff – Show changes​

63.​ git stash – Stash changes​

64.​ git stash pop – Apply stashed changes​

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65.​ git reset --hard HEAD~1 – Reset last commit​

66.​ git revert commit_id – Revert commit​

67.​ git tag -a v1.0 -m "Version 1.0" – Create tag​

68.​ git push --tags – Push tags​

69.​ git rm file – Remove a file from git​

70.​ git clean -fd – Remove untracked files​

71.​ git config --global user.name "Your Name" – Set

global username​

72.​ git config --global user.email "[email protected]"

– Set global email​

73.​ git show commit_id – Show commit details​

74.​ git blame file.txt – Show changes by line​

75.​ git remote -v – Show remote repositories​

76.​ git remote add origin URL – Add remote repo​

77.​ git rebase branch – Rebase branch​

78.​ git cherry-pick commit_id – Pick specific commit​

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79.​ git fetch – Fetch remote changes​

80.​ git log --graph – Show graphical commit log​

81.​ git branch -d branch_name – Delete branch​

82.​ git pull --rebase – Rebase while pulling​

83.​ git push --force – Force push changes​

84.​ git reflog – Show reflog​

85.​ git diff HEAD~1 – Show last commit changes​

86.​ git apply patch.diff – Apply patch​

87.​ git reset --soft HEAD~1 – Soft reset​

88.​ git archive --format=tar.gz HEAD > archive.tar.gz

– Archive repo​

89.​ git grep "search_term" – Search for text​

90.​ git bisect start – Start binary search​

91.​ git ls-files – List tracked files​

92.​ git update-index --assume-unchanged file – Ignore

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93.​ git push origin --delete branch_name – Delete

remote branch​

94.​ git pull --all – Fetch all branches​

95.​ git submodule add URL path – Add a submodule​

96.​ git submodule update --init --recursive – Update

submodules​

97.​ git commit --amend -m "Updated commit message" –

Amend commit​

98.​ git fetch --prune – Remove deleted remote

branches​

99.​ git push --mirror destination_url – Mirror

repository​

100.​git worktree add ../branch_name branch_name –

Work with multiple branches

Docker Commands
101.​docker --version – Check Docker version​

102.​docker ps – List running containers​

103.​docker ps -a – List all containers​

104.​docker images – List all images​

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105.​docker run -d -p 8080:80 image_name – Run a

container​

106.​docker exec -it container_id bash – Access a

running container​

107.​docker stop container_id – Stop a container​

108.​docker rm container_id – Remove a container​

109.​docker rmi image_id – Remove an image​

110.​docker-compose up -d – Start containers using

Docker Compose​

111.​docker-compose down – Stop and remove all

containers​

112.​docker build -t my_image . – Build an image from

a Dockerfile​

113.​docker pull image_name – Download an image from

Docker Hub​

114.​docker push myrepo/image_name – Push image to

registry​

115.​docker logs container_id – View container logs​

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116.​docker inspect container_id – Get container

details​

117.​docker network ls – List Docker networks​

118.​docker network inspect network_name – Inspect

network details​

119.​docker volume ls – List Docker volumes​

120.​docker volume inspect volume_name – Inspect

volume details​

121.​docker system prune -a – Clean up unused

containers, images, and networks​

122.​docker login – Authenticate with Docker Hub​

123.​docker logout – Logout from Docker Hub​

124.​docker stats – Show live container resource usage​

125.​docker top container_id – Show running processes​

inside a container​

126.​docker tag image_id new_repo:new_tag – Tag an

image​

127.​docker restart container_id – Restart a container​

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128.​docker update --restart=always container_id – Set

restart policy​

129.​docker rename old_name new_name – Rename a

container​

130.​docker wait container_id – Wait for a container

to exit​

131.​docker events – Show real-time events​

132.​docker history image_name – Show image history​

133.​docker cp container_id:/path/to/file . – Copy

file from container​

134.​docker diff container_id – Show container file

changes​

135.​docker pause container_id – Pause a running

container​

136.​docker unpause container_id – Resume a paused

container​

137.​docker info – Show Docker system information​

138.​docker search image_name – Search for an image on

Docker Hub​
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139.​docker run --rm image_name – Run a container and

remove after exit​

140.​docker network create my_network – Create a

custom Docker network​

141.​docker network connect my_network container_id –

Connect container to a network​

142.​docker network disconnect my_network container_id

– Disconnect container from a network​

143.​docker-compose build – Build services defined in

docker-compose.yml​

144.​docker-compose ps – List services in a Docker

Compose setup​

145.​docker-compose restart – Restart all services in

Compose​

146.​docker-compose logs -f – Tail logs for all

services​

147.​docker-compose exec service_name bash – Run

command inside a service container​

148.​docker-compose scale service=3 – Scale a service

to 3 instances​
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149.​docker-compose stop – Stop all services without

removing containers​

150.​docker-compose config – Validate Docker Compose

config

Kubernetes (kubectl)
151.​kubectl get nodes – List nodes in the cluster​

152.​kubectl get pods – List pods​

153.​kubectl describe pod pod_name – Show pod details​

154.​kubectl logs pod_name – Show pod logs​

155.​kubectl exec -it pod_name -- bash – Access a

running pod​

156.​kubectl apply -f file.yaml – Apply a YAML file​

157.​kubectl delete pod pod_name – Delete a pod​

158.​kubectl get svc – List services​

159.​kubectl get deployments – List deployments​

160.​kubectl scale deployment my-deploy --replicas=5 –

Scale deployment​
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161.​kubectl rollout status deployment my-deploy –

Check rollout status​

162.​kubectl get configmaps – List ConfigMaps​

163.​kubectl get secrets – List Secrets​

164.​kubectl create configmap my-config

--from-file=config.txt – Create ConfigMap​

165.​kubectl create secret generic my-secret

--from-literal=key=value – Create Secret​

166.​kubectl port-forward pod/my-pod 8080:80 – Forward

port​

167.​kubectl delete svc my-service – Delete a service​

168.​kubectl expose deployment my-deploy

--type=NodePort --port=80 – Expose deployment​

169.​kubectl get ingress – List Ingress resources​

170.​kubectl describe ingress my-ingress – Show

Ingress details​

171.​kubectl get namespaces – List namespaces​

172.​kubectl create namespace my-namespace – Create a

namespace​
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173.​kubectl delete namespace my-namespace – Delete a

namespace​

174.​kubectl config view – View kubeconfig settings​

175.​kubectl get events – Show cluster events​

176.​kubectl drain node_name – Drain a node for

maintenance​

177.​kubectl uncordon node_name – Mark node as

schedulable​

178.​kubectl taint nodes node_name

key=value:NoSchedule – Taint a node​

179.​kubectl edit deployment my-deploy – Edit

deployment config​

180.​kubectl rollout undo deployment my-deploy –

Rollback deployment​

181.​kubectl set image deployment/my-deploy

container-name=myimage:v2 – Update container image​

182.​kubectl autoscale deployment my-deploy --min=2

--max=5 --cpu-percent=80 – Autoscale deployment​

183.​kubectl get hpa – Show Horizontal Pod Autoscaler​

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184.​kubectl cordon node_name – Mark node as

unschedulable​

185.​kubectl delete -f resource.yaml – Delete a

resource using YAML​

186.​kubectl top nodes – Show node resource usage​

187.​kubectl top pods – Show pod resource usage​

188.​kubectl get pv – List PersistentVolumes​

189.​kubectl get pvc – List PersistentVolumeClaims​

190.​kubectl logs -f pod_name – Stream logs from a pod​

191.​kubectl exec -it pod_name -- sh – Access a pod

using sh shell​

192.​kubectl delete pod --grace-period=0 --force

pod_name – Force delete pod​

193.​kubectl get all – List all resources​

194.​kubectl get roles – List roles​

195.​kubectl get rolebindings – List role bindings​

196.​kubectl get clusterroles – List cluster roles​

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197.​kubectl get clusterrolebindings – List cluster

role bindings​

198.​kubectl get networkpolicy – List network policies​

199.​kubectl delete node node_name – Delete a node​

200.​kubectl run nginx --image=nginx --restart=Never –

Run a single pod

Terraform Commands
201.​terraform --version – Check Terraform version​

202.​terraform init – Initialize Terraform working

directory​

203.​terraform plan – Show execution plan​

204.​terraform apply -auto-approve – Apply

configuration​

205.​terraform destroy -auto-approve – Destroy

infrastructure​

206.​terraform show – Show Terraform state​

207.​terraform validate – Validate Terraform

configuration​
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208.​terraform fmt – Format Terraform code​

209.​terraform providers – List providers used​

210.​terraform state list – Show managed resources​

211.​terraform state show resource_name – Show

specific resource details​

212.​terraform state rm resource_name – Remove

resource from state​

213.​terraform taint resource_name – Mark resource for

recreation​

214.​terraform untaint resource_name – Remove taint

from resource​

215.​terraform import resource_type.name id – Import

existing infrastructure​

216.​terraform refresh – Refresh state file​

217.​terraform graph – Generate dependency graph​

218.​terraform workspace list – List available

workspaces​

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220.​terraform workspace new workspace_name – Create

new workspace​

221.​terraform state mv old_resource new_resource –

Rename resource​

222.​terraform output – Show Terraform outputs​

223.​terraform output output_name – Get specific

output value​

224.​terraform apply -target=resource_name – Apply

specific resource​

225.​terraform console – Open interactive Terraform

shell​

226.​terraform debug – Enable debugging logs​

227.​terraform version – Show installed Terraform

version​

228.​terraform plan -var="instance_type=t2.micro" –

Pass variable via CLI​

229.​terraform apply -var-file="vars.tfvars" – Apply

using variable file​
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230.​terraform apply -auto-approve – Skip manual

approval​

231.​terraform workspace delete workspace_name –

Delete workspace​

232.​terraform plan -detailed-exitcode – Get exit

codes for changes​

233.​terraform force-unlock LOCK_ID – Unlock Terraform

state​

234.​terraform state push – Manually push state file​

235.​terraform state pull – Download current state

file​

236.​terraform output -json – Get output in JSON

format​

237.​terraform fmt -recursive – Format Terraform in

subdirectories​

238.​terraform destroy -target=resource_name – Destroy

specific resource​

239.​terraform show -json – Show JSON output​

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241.​terraform workspace select default – Switch to

default workspace​

242.​terraform plan -var 'region=us-east-1' – Pass a

variable inline​

243.​terraform apply -refresh-only – Only refresh

state, do not modify​

244.​terraform state replace-provider old new –

Replace provider​

245.​terraform plan -out=tfplan – Save plan output​

246.​terraform apply tfplan – Apply saved plan​

247.​terraform version -json – Output Terraform

version in JSON​

248.​terraform workspace show – Show current workspace​

249.​terraform plan -var-file=config.tfvars – Use a

variable file​

250.​terraform output -state=terraform.tfstate – Show

output from a specific state file

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Jenkins CLI Commands

251.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s
http://localhost:8080/ help – Show CLI help​

252.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ list-jobs – List all jobs​

253.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ build job_name – Trigger a
job​

254.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ console job_name – View job
console output​

255.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ delete-job job_name – Delete
a job​

256.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ disable-job job_name –
Disable a job​

257.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ enable-job job_name – Enable
a job​

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http://localhost:8080/ safe-restart – Restart
Jenkins safely​

259.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ set-build-description
job_name 1 "Updated Description" – Update build
description​

260.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ version – Show Jenkins
version​

261.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ who-am-i – Check
authenticated user​

262.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ get-job job_name – Get job
config​

263.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ set-job job_name <
config.xml – Set job config​

264.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ shutdown – Shutdown Jenkins​

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http://localhost:8080/ reload-configuration –
Reload Jenkins configuration​

266.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ install-plugin plugin-name –
Install a plugin​

267.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ list-plugins – List
installed plugins​

268.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ delete-plugin plugin-name –
Delete a plugin​

269.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ update-job job_name <
config.xml – Update job configuration​

270.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ build job_name -p
PARAM=value – Trigger job with parameters​

271.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ safe-exit – Gracefully stop
Jenkins​

272.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ disconnect-node node_name –
Disconnect a node​
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273.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ install-plugin plugin.hpi –
Install plugin from file​

274.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ get-view view_name – Get
view configuration​

275.​java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s

http://localhost:8080/ create-view view_name <
config.xml – Create a new view

Ansible Commands
276.​ansible --version – Check Ansible version​

277.​ansible all -m ping – Ping all hosts in the

inventory​

278.​ansible-playbook playbook.yml – Run a playbook​

279.​ansible-inventory --list – Show inventory​

280.​ansible all -a "uptime" – Run a command on all

hosts​

281.​ansible-playbook -i inventory.ini playbook.yml –

Specify inventory file​

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283.​ansible-playbook --syntax-check playbook.yml –

Check for syntax errors​

284.​ansible-vault encrypt file.yml – Encrypt a file​

285.​ansible-vault decrypt file.yml – Decrypt a file​

286.​ansible-vault create secret.yml – Create a new

encrypted file​

287.​ansible all -m setup – Gather system facts​

288.​ansible all -m shell -a "df -h" – Run shell

commands​

289.​ansible all -m service -a "name=nginx

state=started" – Manage services​

290.​ansible all -m yum -a "name=httpd state=present"

– Install packages​

291.​ansible all -m copy -a "src=file.txt

dest=/tmp/file.txt" – Copy files​

292.​ansible all -m file -a "path=/tmp/test mode=0755

state=directory" – Create a directory​

293.​ansible-playbook -i inventory.yml site.yml --tags​

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294.​ansible-galaxy install role_name – Install a role​

295.​ansible-galaxy list – List installed roles​

296.​ansible-playbook -i inventory playbook.yml

--check – Run in dry-run mode​

297.​ansible-doc -l – List all available Ansible

modules​

298.​ansible-playbook -i inventory playbook.yml

--start-at-task="task_name" – Start playbook from a
specific task​

299.​ansible -i inventory -m ping all – Ping all hosts​

300.​ansible-galaxy init myrole – Create a new Ansible

role

AWS CLI Commands

301.​aws configure – Configure AWS CLI credentials​

302.​aws s3 ls – List S3 buckets​

303.​aws s3 cp file.txt s3://mybucket/ – Copy file to

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304.​aws s3 sync . s3://mybucket/ – Sync local files

to S3​

305.​aws s3 rm s3://mybucket/file.txt – Delete file

from S3​

306.​aws ec2 describe-instances – List EC2 instances​

307.​aws ec2 start-instances --instance-ids

i-1234567890 – Start EC2 instance​

308.​aws ec2 stop-instances --instance-ids

i-1234567890 – Stop EC2 instance​

309.​aws ec2 terminate-instances --instance-ids

i-1234567890 – Terminate EC2 instance​

310.​aws ec2 create-key-pair --key-name MyKeyPair –

Create a new key pair​

311.​aws ec2 describe-volumes – List EBS volumes​

312.​aws ec2 create-volume --size 10 --region

us-east-1 – Create an EBS volume​

313.​aws ec2 attach-volume --volume-id vol-12345

--instance-id i-12345 --device /dev/sdf – Attach
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314.​aws ec2 describe-security-groups – List security

groups​

315.​aws lambda list-functions – List Lambda functions​

316.​aws lambda invoke --function-name my_lambda

output.json – Invoke a Lambda function​

317.​aws eks update-kubeconfig --name cluster_name –

Configure kubectl for EKS​

318.​aws rds describe-db-instances – List RDS

instances​

319.​aws rds stop-db-instance --db-instance-identifier

mydb – Stop RDS instance​

320.​aws rds start-db-instance

--db-instance-identifier mydb – Start RDS instance​

321.​aws ec2 create-snapshot --volume-id vol-12345 –

Create EBS snapshot​

322.​aws ec2 describe-snapshots – List EBS snapshots​

323.​aws cloudwatch describe-alarms – List CloudWatch

alarms​

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AWS-RunShellScript --targets
"Key=instanceIds,Values=i-12345" --parameters
commands="df -h" – Run command on EC2​

325.​aws iam list-users – List IAM users​

326.​aws iam list-roles – List IAM roles​

327.​aws route53 list-hosted-zones – List Route 53

hosted zones​

328.​aws route53 create-hosted-zone --name example.com

– Create a Route 53 hosted zone​

329.​aws cloudformation list-stacks – List

CloudFormation stacks​

330.​aws cloudformation create-stack --stack-name

my-stack --template-body file://template.json –
Create a stack​

331.​aws cloudformation delete-stack --stack-name

my-stack – Delete a stack​

332.​aws ecr get-login-password --region us-east-1 |

docker login --username AWS --password-stdin
account_id.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com – Login
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333.​aws ecr create-repository --repository-name

myrepo – Create an ECR repository​

334.​aws ecr list-repositories – List ECR repositories​

335.​aws dynamodb list-tables – List DynamoDB tables​

336.​aws dynamodb describe-table --table-name mytable

– Describe a DynamoDB table​

337.​aws dynamodb put-item --table-name mytable --item

'{"id": {"S": "123"}, "name": {"S": "Test"}}' –
Insert item into DynamoDB​

338.​aws sns list-topics – List SNS topics​

339.​aws sns publish --topic-arn

arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:123456789012:MyTopic
--message "Hello" – Send SNS message​

340.​aws sqs list-queues – List SQS queues​

341.​aws sqs send-message --queue-url

https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/123456789012/My
Queue --message-body "Test message" – Send message
to SQS​

342.​aws sqs receive-message --queue-url

https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/123456789012/My
Queue – Receive SQS message​
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343.​aws kms list-keys – List KMS keys​

344.​aws kms encrypt --key-id key-id --plaintext

"Hello" – Encrypt text using KMS​

345.​aws kms decrypt --ciphertext-blob

fileb://encrypted.txt – Decrypt KMS ciphertext​

346.​aws ec2 describe-key-pairs – List EC2 key pairs​

347.​aws ec2 delete-key-pair --key-name MyKeyPair –

Delete a key pair​

348.​aws s3 mb s3://my-new-bucket – Create a new S3

bucket​

349.​aws s3 rb s3://my-new-bucket --force – Delete an

S3 bucket​

350.​aws cloudfront list-distributions – List

CloudFront distributions

Helm Commands
351.​helm version – Check Helm version​

352.​helm repo add stable

https://charts.helm.sh/stable – Add Helm repository​

353.​helm repo update – Update Helm repositories​

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354.​helm search repo nginx – Search for a Helm chart​

355.​helm install myapp stable/nginx – Install a Helm

chart​

356.​helm upgrade myapp stable/nginx – Upgrade a Helm

release​

357.​helm rollback myapp 1 – Rollback release to a

previous version​

358.​helm uninstall myapp – Uninstall a Helm release​

359.​helm list – List all installed Helm releases​

360.​helm status myapp – Show the status of a Helm

release​

361.​helm get values myapp – Show values used in a

Helm release​

362.​helm get manifest myapp – Show Kubernetes

manifests of a release​

363.​helm template myapp stable/nginx – Render chart

templates locally​

364.​helm lint mychart/ – Validate Helm chart syntax​

365.​helm package mychart/ – Package a Helm chart​

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366.​helm repo remove stable – Remove a Helm

repository​

367.​helm dependency update mychart/ – Update chart

dependencies​

368.​helm dependency build mychart/ – Build chart

dependencies​

369.​helm history myapp – Show the history of a Helm

release​

370.​helm create mychart – Create a new Helm chart​

371.​helm pull stable/nginx – Download a chart​

372.​helm plugin list – List installed Helm plugins​

373.​helm env – Show Helm environment variables​

374.​helm show values stable/nginx – Show default

values of a chart​

375.​helm upgrade --install myapp stable/nginx –

Install or upgrade release​
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Prometheus Commands
376.​prometheus --version – Check Prometheus version​

377.​promtool check config prometheus.yml – Validate

Prometheus configuration​

378.​prometheus --config.file=prometheus.yml – Start

Prometheus​

379.​prometheus --storage.tsdb.path=data/ – Define

storage path​

380.​prometheus --web.listen-address=:9090 – Start

Prometheus on a specific port​

381.​curl http://localhost:9090/api/v1/targets – Check

active Prometheus targets​

382.​curl http://localhost:9090/api/v1/status/config –
Fetch Prometheus config​

383.​curl http://localhost:9090/api/v1/query?query=up
– Run an instant query​

384.​prometheus --query.lookback-delta=5m – Adjust

query range​

385.​prometheus --storage.tsdb.retention.time=15d – ​
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386.​prometheus --web.enable-lifecycle – Enable reload

API​

387.​curl -X POST http://localhost:9090/-/reload –

Reload configuration​

388.​systemctl restart prometheus – Restart Prometheus

service​

389.​journalctl -u prometheus --no-pager – Check

Prometheus logs​

390.​promtool check rules rules.yml – Validate

recording rules​

391.​prometheus --storage.tsdb.max-block-duration=2h –
Adjust block duration​

392.​prometheus --storage.tsdb.no-lockfile – Disable

lockfile​

393.​prometheus --enable-feature=remote-write-receiver
– Enable remote write​

394.​prometheus --web.enable-admin-api – Enable admin

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395.​promtool query instant http://localhost:9090 "up"

– Query using promtool​

396.​promtool tsdb analyze data/ – Analyze TSDB

database​

397.​curl http://localhost:9090/api/v1/rules – Show

alerting rules​

398.​prometheus --log.level=debug – Start Prometheus

with debug logs​

399.​promtool check-metrics metrics.prom – Validate

metrics file​

400.​prometheus --config.file=prometheus.yml
--web.console.templates=console/ – Load custom web
templates

Grafana Commands
401.​grafana-server --version – Check Grafana version​

402.​systemctl start grafana-server – Start Grafana

service​

403.​systemctl stop grafana-server – Stop Grafana

service​

404.​systemctl restart grafana-server – Restart ​

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405.​systemctl status grafana-server – Check Grafana

status​

406.​grafana-cli plugins list – List installed plugins​

407.​grafana-cli plugins install grafana-clock-panel –

Install a Grafana plugin​

408.​grafana-cli plugins update-all – Update all

plugins​

409.​grafana-cli admin reset-admin-password

newpassword – Reset admin password​

410.​curl http://localhost:3000/api/health – Check

Grafana health​

411.​curl -u admin:admin
http://localhost:3000/api/dashboards/home – Get
home dashboard​

412.​grafana-cli plugins remove plugin-name – Remove a

plugin​

413.​grafana-cli admin reset-admin-password newpass –

Reset admin password​
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414.​grafana-server -config /etc/grafana/grafana.ini –

Start with custom config​

415.​curl -X GET http://localhost:3000/api/dashboards

– List dashboards​

416.​curl -X POST
http://localhost:3000/api/dashboards/db -d
'@dashboard.json' – Create dashboard​

417.​journalctl -u grafana-server --no-pager – Check

logs​

418.​grafana-cli plugins install

grafana-simple-json-datasource – Install JSON data
source​

419.​grafana-cli plugins update – Update Grafana

plugins​

420.​systemctl enable grafana-server – Enable Grafana

on startup​

421.​grafana-cli plugins update-all – Update all

plugins​

422.​grafana-cli server restart – Restart Grafana​

423.​grafana-cli admin reset-admin-password ​

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424.​curl http://localhost:3000/api/org – Get

organization details​

425.​grafana-server --homepath /var/lib/grafana – Run

Grafana with a specific path

ArgoCD Commands
426.​argocd version – Show ArgoCD CLI version​

427.​argocd login my-argocd.com – Login to ArgoCD​

428.​argocd app list – List all ArgoCD applications​

429.​argocd app get my-app – Show details of an app​

430.​argocd app sync my-app – Sync an application​

431.​argocd app delete my-app – Delete an application​

432.​argocd app rollback my-app 1 – Rollback an

application​

433.​argocd app history my-app – Show deployment

history​

434.​argocd app create my-app --repo ​

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Create an application​

435.​argocd app update my-app --sync-policy automated

– Enable auto-sync​

436.​argocd app set my-app --dest-server

https://k8s-cluster – Set destination server​

437.​argocd app unset my-app --dest-server – Unset

destination server​

438.​argocd repo list – List connected repositories​

439.​argocd repo add https://github.com/user/repo.git

– Add a repository​

440.​argocd cluster list – List managed clusters​

441.​argocd cluster add my-cluster – Add a new cluster​

442.​argocd login my-argocd.com --username admin

--password pass – Login with credentials​

443.​argocd app diff my-app – Show differences in

application​

444.​argocd proj list – List ArgoCD projects​

445.​argocd proj create my-project – Create a project​

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446.​argocd proj delete my-project – Delete a project​

447.​argocd settings list – Show ArgoCD settings​

448.​argocd account list – List user accounts​

449.​argocd logout – Logout from ArgoCD​

450.​argocd help – Show help for ArgoCD CLI​

GitHub Actions
451.​gh workflow list – List all GitHub Actions
workflows​

452.​gh workflow run my-workflow.yml – Run a specific

workflow​

453.​gh run list – List all workflow runs​

454.​gh run view <run_id> – View details of a workflow

run​

455.​gh run cancel <run_id> – Cancel a running

workflow​

456.​gh run rerun <run_id> – Rerun a failed workflow​

457.​gh secret list – List GitHub repository secrets​

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458.​gh secret set MY_SECRET --body "value" – Set a

secret in GitHub Actions​

459.​gh variable list – List environment variables in

GitHub Actions​

460.​gh variable set MY_VAR --body "value" – Set an

environment variable

GitLab CI/CD
461.​gitlab-runner register – Register a new GitLab
runner​

462.​gitlab-runner start – Start GitLab Runner​

463.​gitlab-runner stop – Stop GitLab Runner​

464.​gitlab-runner verify – Verify if runners are

properly registered​

465.​gitlab-runner list – List all registered runners​

466.​gitlab-runner status – Show GitLab Runner status​

467.​gitlab-runner logs – View logs for GitLab Runner

CircleCI

468.​circleci config validate – Validate CircleCI ​

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469.​circleci local execute -c .circleci/config.yml –

Run pipeline locally​

470.​circleci project list – List all projects in

CircleCI​

471.​circleci setup – Configure CircleCI for the first

time​

472.​circleci build – Run a build locally​

473.​circleci config process .circleci/config.yml –

Process CircleCI config​

474.​circleci rerun <build_number> – Rerun a specific

build​

475.​circleci admin namespace list – List CircleCI

namespaces

Security & Compliance (Trivy, Vault, Falco)

Trivy (Container Security Scanning)

476.​trivy image nginx:latest – Scan a container image​

477.​trivy filesystem /path/to/dir – Scan a directory​

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478.​trivy repo https://github.com/user/repo – Scan a

Git repository​

479.​trivy k8s cluster – Scan a Kubernetes cluster​

480.​trivy config . – Scan IaC configurations

Vault (Secrets Management)

481.​vault server -dev – Start Vault in development
mode​

482.​vault kv put secret/mysecret key=value – Store a

secret​

483.​vault kv get secret/mysecret – Retrieve a secret​

484.​vault kv delete secret/mysecret – Delete a secret​

485.​vault login <token> – Authenticate with Vault

Monitoring & Logging (Loki, ELK, Fluentd)

Loki (Log Aggregation)

486.​loki -config.file=loki-config.yml – Start Loki

with config file​

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available labels​

488.​curl -X GET
'http://localhost:3100/loki/api/v1/query?query={app
="nginx"}' – Query logs

ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)

489.​curl -X GET "localhost:9200/_cat/indices?v" –
List Elasticsearch indices​

490.​curl -X POST "localhost:9200/logs/_doc/" -H

"Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"message":
"hello world"}' – Insert a log entry​

491.​curl -X GET "localhost:9200/logs/_search" –

Search logs​

492.​systemctl start logstash – Start Logstash​

493.​systemctl restart kibana – Restart Kibana

Fluentd (Log Forwarding)

494.​fluentd --config fluentd.conf – Start Fluentd
with a specific config​

495.​fluentd --dry-run --config fluentd.conf –

Validate Fluentd config​
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Final Set of Essential Commands

496.​htop – Interactive process monitoring​

497.​iftop – Monitor network bandwidth usage​

498.​iotop – Monitor disk I/O usage​

499.​nc -zv host 80 – Check if a port is open​

500.​curl -I http://example.com – Fetch HTTP headers