I'd like to start a collection of good, free cheat sheet resources for system administrators. Please add your favorite ones. From the Wikipedia "cheat sheet" article [1]:
In more general usage, a "cheat sheet" is any short (one or two page) reference to terms, commands, or symbols where the user is expected to understand the use of such terms etc but not necessarily to have memorized all of them.
I add my own favorite: Cheat Sheets on PacketLife.com [1] has some very nice ones on network technology topics.
Cheat sheets are in PDF format. You are welcome to use and redistribute them as you please, so long as they remain intact and unmodified.
Currently there are six categories:
Examples: Common Ports [2] and IPv6 [3] (links to PDF files)
[1] http://packetlife.net/library/cheat-sheets/I wish to use this at some point... for now though, I'm a nano dork but thought it might be handy for some here:
QWERTY:http://locobox.googlepages.com/vi-vim-cheat-sheet-qwerty.pdf Dvorak:http://locobox.googlepages.com/vi-vim-cheat-sheet-dvorak.pdf
alt text http://locobox.googlepages.com/vi-vim-cheat-sheet.gif [1]
[1] http://locobox.googlepages.com/vi-vim-cheat-sheet.gifLearning Vim the Pragmatic Way. [1]
http://jrmiii.com/attachments/Vim.png
[1] http://jrmiii.com/2009/03/06/learning-vim-the-pragmatic-way.htmlProtocol encapsulation chart from Wildpackets (PDF format) [1]
Just my 2 cents.
[1] http://users.lmi.net/canepa/subdir/encasulation_chart.pdfVMware Infrastructure 3 Reference Card [1]
AWK, NAWK, GAWK Cheat Sheet [2]
[1] http://www.vreference.com/vi3-cardGoogle.com (I know - it's not a list with two-word commands, but it saves my behind every time).
Computer Hardware Chart [1] (Geekologie):
[1] http://www.geekologie.com/image.php?path=/2009/07/22/computer-hardware-2.jpgA while ago I found this helpful Linux/Unix Command Cheat Sheet [1].
[1] http://fosswire.com/post/2007/08/unixlinux-command-cheat-sheet/Nice Windows 2008 technology posters available here:
Windows Server 2008 Component Posters [1]
[1] http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c2b9e44e-0bbd-47cb-bc09-b3d48be7f867&displaylang=enThese two posters, originally published in the July 2007 issue of TechNet Magazine, provide a strong visual tool to aide in the understanding of various features and components of Windows Server 2008. One poster focuses exclusively on powerful new Active Directory technologies, while the other provides a technical look at a variety of new features available in Windows Server 2008 (such as Server Core, Network Access Protection, and more).
PowerShell Quick Reference [1]
[1] http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=DF8ED469-9007-401C-85E7-46649A32D0E0&displaylang=enAnd a list with cheat sheets for different languages, systems and so on.
Windows 2003 Command Line Reference [1] is more of a 50 lb manual than a cheat sheet, though if someone has something lightweight with the compressed syntax, that would rock...
[1] http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc778084(WS.10).aspxThe SQL Server cheat sheet is a one-page A4 printable document, designed to provide a quick reference for SQL Server. A description of what is on the cheat sheet follows, or if you are impatient, you can go straight to the full size SQL Server cheat sheet.
Download link: PDF file [2]
[1] https://www.addedbytes.com/cheat-sheets/sql-server-cheat-sheet/Not free, but definitely worth mentioning.
xkcd
[1] have a
wearable Linux cheat sheet
[2].
Life's cheat sheet http://909sickle.com/s/lifes-cheat-sheet/lifes-cheat-sheet.png [1]
Source [2]
[1] http://909sickle.com/s/lifes-cheat-sheet/lifes-cheat-sheet.pngI'm sure it's just because I don't mess with RAID that often, but when I do need it, this is immensely helpful.
[1] http://www.hyperionreactor.net/blog/simple-raid-cheat-sheetSystem Administrator Interview Cheat Sheet [1]
[1] http://mj12net.org/index.php/system-administrator-interview-cheat-sheet.htmlThis regular expression cheat sheet in PDF format [1] has been pretty helpful in the past.
[1] http://www.addedbytes.com/download/regular-expressions-cheat-sheet-v2/pdf/Unix Toolbox [1]
[1] http://cb.vu/unixtoolbox.xhtmlThis document is a collection of Unix/Linux/BSD commands and tasks which are useful for IT work or for advanced users. This is a practical guide with concise explanations, however the reader is supposed to know what s/he is doing.
I enjoy keyboard shortcuts
Windows: http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2006/04/windows-keyboard-shortcuts-you-never.html
VI: http://www.keyxl.com/aaab462/105/VIM-Text-Editor-keyboard-shortcuts.htm
Cheatsheet
Perl http://juerd.nl/site.plp/perlcheat
Ghantoos Memo [2]
Command Line Fu [3]
OpenBSD 101 [4]
[1] http://www.scottklarr.com/topic/115/linux-unix-cheat-sheets---the-ultimate-collection/http://www.connectionstrings.com
I use it all the time for system administrator and developer related tasks, especially when trying to make an applications talk to a database other than what it was originally designed for and the support isn't all that great.
As an admin (and after) I find that I need to often create tools for the browser.
I'm not a designer (nor do I desire to be one), but I have found VisiBone [1] cheat sheets immensely helpful:
[1] http://www.visibone.com/PECL Regex Cheat Sheet:
[1] http://www.addedbytes.com/apache/mod_rewrite-cheat-sheet/I created a Vim cheatsheet in various formats a couple of years ago: Vim Cheatsheet [1]
[1] http://tjl2.com/sysadmin/vim-cheat-sheetFound this whimpy list [1] of links to various sheets for various technologies...there's only, oh, I dunno, three dozen of these...
[1] http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci826135,00.htmlApache 1.3 Quick Reference Card
Link: PDF file [1] (2 pages)
[1] http://refcards.com/docs/forda/apache/apache-refcard-a4.pdfSet Operations for Unix. some of the most useful stuff I've seen to date. Not only it speeds things up greatly, but it educates you how to do things in a smarter way than the CS101 'solve it for one case, put it in a loop' strategies.
Website [1] with explanations
Shorter version, for hanging on the cubewall: DOWNLOAD [2]
[1] http://www.catonmat.net/blog/set-operations-in-unix-shell/Linux Command wallpaper
alt text http://www.letslearnlinux.com/suseblog/wallpaper/big/linux-wallpaper-for-beginners.jpg [1]
[1] http://www.letslearnlinux.com/suseblog/wallpaper/big/linux-wallpaper-for-beginners.jpgDevCheatSheet.com [1] - Huge collection of cheat sheets and reference cards for developers (and admins)
[1] http://devcheatsheet.com/More for web development, but I just added the following excellent resource to my bookmarks this morning.
http://www.tripwiremagazine.com/tools/cheat-sheets/front-end-web-developers-toolbox.html
All of my other favorites have already been mentioned.
Oracle Server 9i Quick Reference Guide
Link: PDF file [1] (0.9 MB)*
* It's not really a cheat sheet, there are 37 pages, but it is very compressed information.
[1] http://www.cheat-sheets.org/saved-copy/9iquickref.pdfWordPress Template/Theme Editing [1]
Many sheets on many topics including HTML, JavaScript, JSP, CSS, Delphi, Ada, C, C#, C++, etc. ad nauseam [2] (a listing of sheets from many sources)
Also and perhaps most important for admins even if it's not really a single-page format: Rosetta Stone for Unix [3] which lists equivalent commands for AIX, A/UX, DG/UX, FreeBSD, HP-UX, IRIX, Linux, Mac OS X, NCR Unix, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Reliant, SCO OpenServer, Solaris, SunOS 4, Tru64, Ultrix and UNICOS
That last one was very useful when dealing with disks - I was looking for something like parted, not for "divvy" which is what SCO OpenServer uses.
[1] http://ekinertac.com/?p=259Blog Post: PowerShell Cheat Sheet Redux - the PDF version [1]
Two page cheat sheet for some common group of tasks
[1] http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2007/01/25/powershell-cheat-sheet-redux-the-pdf-version.aspxI keep the Vi Reference Mug on my desk just in case I forget something.
Also, I saw a cheat sheet here for Subversion but not one for Git. Try this one [1].
[1] http://mattonrails.com/files/Git.pngExchange 2007 Management Shell Quick Reference [1] - it's a start, anyway.
[1] http://www.microsoft.com/DOWNLOADS/details.aspx?FamilyID=01a441b9-4099-4c0f-b8e0-0831d4a2ca86&displaylang=enOpenSSL Cheat Sheet [1] (webpage)
jQuery 1.4.2 Visual Cheat Sheet [2] (various formats)
Real World FIND usage:
The original page is gone (also linked from Linux Today [1]), but I found it again on web.archive.org. http://web.archive.org/web/20090426000044/http://www.wagoneers.com/UNIX/FIND/find-usage.html
Whenever I had a question about unix find syntax or needed an example, I'd reference this.
find / -type f -name *.jpg -exec cp {} . \;
find . -type f -size +10000 -exec ls -al {} \;
find . -atime +1 -type f -exec mv {} TMP \; # mv files older then 1 day to dir TMP
find . -name "-F" -exec rm {} \; # a script error created a file called -F
find . -exec grep -i "vds admin" {} \;
find . \! -name "*.Z" -exec compress -f {} \;
find . -type f \! -name "*.Z" \! -name ".comment" -print | tee -a /tmp/list
find . -name *.ini
find . -exec chmod 775 {} \;
find . -user xuser1 -exec chown -R user2 {} \;
find . -name ebtcom*
find . -name mkbook
find . -exec grep PW0 {} \;
find . -exec grep -i "pw0" {} \;
find . -atime +6
find . -atime +6 -exec ll | more
find . -atime +6 -exec ll | more \;
find . -atime +6 -exec ll \;
find . -atime +6 -exec ls \;
find . -atime +30 -exec ls \;
find . -atime +30 -exec ls \; | wc -l
find . -name auth*
find . -exec grep -i plotme10 {};
find . -exec grep -i plotme10 {} \;
find . -ls -exec grep 'PLOT_FORMAT 22' {} \;
find . -print -exec grep 'PLOT_FORMAT 22' {} \;
find . -print -exec grep 'PLOT_FORMAT' {} \;
find . -print -exec grep 'PLOT_FORMAT' {} \;
find ./machbook -exec chown 184 {} \;
find . \! -name '*.Z' -exec compress {} \;
find . \! -name "*.Z" -exec compress -f {} \;
find /raid/03c/ecn -xdev -type f -print
find /raid/03c/ecn -xdev -path -type f -print
find / -name .ssh* -print | tee -a ssh-stuff
find . -name "*font*"
find . -name hpmcad*
find . -name *fnt*
find . -name hp_mcad* -print
find . -grep Pld {} \;
find . -exec grep Pld {} \;
find . -exec grep Pld {} \;
find . -exec grep PENWIDTH {} \; | more
find . -name config.pro
find . -name config.pro
find /raid -type d ".local_sd_customize" -print
find /raid -type d -name ".local_sd_customize" -print
find /raid -type d -name ".local_sd_customize" -ok cp /raid/04d/MCAD-apps/I_Custom/SD_custom/site_sd_customize/user_filer_project_dirs {} \;
find /raid -type d -name ".local_sd_customize" -exec cp /raid/04d/MCAD-apps/I_Custom/SD_custom/site_sd_customize/user_filer_project_dirs {} \;
find . -name xeroxrelease
find . -exec grep xeroxrelease {} \;
find . -name xeroxrelease
find . -name xeroxrelease* -print 2>/dev/null
find . -name "*release*" 2>/dev/null
find / -name "*xerox*" 2>/dev/null
find . -exec grep -i xeroxrelease {} \;
find . -print -exec grep -i xeroxrelease {} \;
find . -print -exec grep -i xeroxrelease {} \; > xeroxrel.lis
find . -exec grep -i xeroxrel {} \;
find . -print -exec grep -i xeroxrel {} \;
find . -print -exec grep -i xeroxrel {} \; | more
find /raid/03c/inwork -xdev -type f -print >> /raid/04d/user_scripts/prt_list.tmp
find . -exec grep '31.53' {} \;
find . -ls -exec grep "31/.53" {} \; > this.lis
find . -print -exec grep "31/.53" {} \; > this.lis
find . -print -exec grep 31.53 {} \; > this.lis
find . -exec grep -i pen {} /;
find . -exec grep -i pen {} \;
find . -print -exec grep -i pen {} \; | more
find . -exec grep -i pen {} \;
find . -atime +6 -exec ll | more \;
find . -atime +6 -exec ll \;
find . -atime +6 -exec ls \;
find . -atime +30 -exec ls \;
find . -atime +30 -exec ls \; | wc -l
find . \! -name '*.Z' -exec compress -f {} \;
find . -name 'cache*' -depth -exec rm {} \;
find . -name 'cache*' -depth -print | tee -a /tmp/cachefiles
find . -name 'cache[0-9][0-9]*' -depth -print | tee -a /tmp/cachefiles
find . -name 'hp_catfile' 'hp_catlock' -depth -print | tee -a /tmp/hp.cats
find . -name 'hp_catfile' -name 'hp_catlock' -depth -print | tee -a /tmp/hp.cats
find . -name 'hp_cat*' -depth -print | tee -a /tmp/hp.cats
find . -name 'hp_cat[fl]*' -depth -print | tee -a /tmp/hp.cats
find /raid -name 'hp_cat[fl]*' -depth -print
find . \! -name '*.Z' -exec compress -f {} \;
find . -name '*' -exec compress -f {} \;
find . -xdev -name "wshp1*" -print
find . -xdev -name "wagoneer*" -print
find . -name "xcmd" -depth -print
find /usr/contrib/src -name "xcmd" -depth -print
find /raid -type d -name ".local_sd_customize" -exec ls {} \;
find /raid -type d -name ".local_sd_customize" \
-exec cp /raid/04d/MCAD-apps/I_Custom/SD_custom/site_sd_customize/user_filer_project_dirs {} \;
[1] http://www.linuxtoday.com/news/2009071502435PS