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.TH "CHEAT" "1" "" "" "General Commands Manual"
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.SH NAME
.PP
\f[B]cheat\f[R] \[em] create and view command-line cheatsheets
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\f[B]cheat\f[R] [options] [\f[I]CHEATSHEET\f[R]]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\f[B]cheat\f[R] allows you to create and view interactive cheatsheets on
the command-line.
It was designed to help remind *nix system administrators of options for
commands that they use frequently, but not frequently enough to
remember.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\[en]init
Print a config file to stdout.
.TP
-c, \[en]colorize
Colorize output.
.TP
-C, \[en]config
Print config path
.TP
-d, \[en]directories
List cheatsheet directories.
.TP
-e, \[en]edit=\f[I]CHEATSHEET\f[R]
Open \f[I]CHEATSHEET\f[R] for editing.
.TP
-l, \[en]list
List available cheatsheets.
.TP
-p, \[en]path=\f[I]PATH\f[R]
Filter only to sheets found on path \f[I]PATH\f[R].
.TP
-r, \[en]regex
Treat search \f[I]PHRASE\f[R] as a regular expression.
.TP
-s, \[en]search=\f[I]PHRASE\f[R]
Search cheatsheets for \f[I]PHRASE\f[R].
.TP
-t, \[en]tag=\f[I]TAG\f[R]
Filter only to sheets tagged with \f[I]TAG\f[R].
.TP
-T, \[en]tags
List all tags in use.
.TP
-v, \[en]version
Print the version number.
.TP
\[en]rm=\f[I]CHEATSHEET\f[R]
Remove (deletes) \f[I]CHEATSHEET\f[R].
.SH EXAMPLES
.TP
To view the foo cheatsheet:
cheat \f[I]foo\f[R]
.TP
To edit (or create) the foo cheatsheet:
cheat -e \f[I]foo\f[R]
.TP
To edit (or create) the foo/bar cheatsheet on the `work' cheatpath:
cheat -p \f[I]work\f[R] -e \f[I]foo/bar\f[R]
.TP
To view all cheatsheet directories:
cheat -d
.TP
To list all available cheatsheets:
cheat -l
.TP
To list all cheatsheets whose titles match `apt':
cheat -l \f[I]apt\f[R]
.TP
To list all tags in use:
cheat -T
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To list available cheatsheets that are tagged as `personal':
cheat -l -t \f[I]personal\f[R]
.TP
To search for `ssh' among all cheatsheets, and colorize matches:
cheat -c -s \f[I]ssh\f[R]
.TP
To search (by regex) for cheatsheets that contain an IP address:
cheat -c -r -s \f[I]`(?:[0-9]{1,3}.){3}[0-9]{1,3}'\f[R]
.TP
To remove (delete) the foo/bar cheatsheet:
cheat \[en]rm \f[I]foo/bar\f[R]
.SH FILES
.SS Configuration
.PP
\f[B]cheat\f[R] is configured via a YAML file that is conventionally
named \f[I]conf.yaml\f[R].
\f[B]cheat\f[R] will search for \f[I]conf.yaml\f[R] in varying
locations, depending upon your platform:
.SS Linux, OSX, and other Unixes
.IP "1." 3
\f[B]CHEAT_CONFIG_PATH\f[R]
.IP "2." 3
\f[B]XDG_CONFIG_HOME\f[R]/cheat/conf.yaml
.IP "3." 3
\f[B]$HOME\f[R]/.config/cheat/conf.yml
.IP "4." 3
\f[B]$HOME\f[R]/.cheat/conf.yml
.SS Windows
.IP "1." 3
\f[B]CHEAT_CONFIG_PATH\f[R]
.IP "2." 3
\f[B]APPDATA\f[R]/cheat/conf.yml
.IP "3." 3
\f[B]PROGRAMDATA\f[R]/cheat/conf.yml
.PP
\f[B]cheat\f[R] will search in the order specified above.
The first \f[I]conf.yaml\f[R] encountered will be respected.
.PP
If \f[B]cheat\f[R] cannot locate a config file, it will ask if you\[cq]d
like to generate one automatically.
Alternatively, you may also generate a config file manually by running
\f[B]cheat \[en]init\f[R] and saving its output to the appropriate
location for your platform.
.SS Cheatpaths
.PP
\f[B]cheat\f[R] reads its cheatsheets from \[lq]cheatpaths\[rq], which
are the directories in which cheatsheets are stored.
Cheatpaths may be configured in \f[I]conf.yaml\f[R], and viewed via
\f[B]cheat -d\f[R].
.PP
For detailed instructions on how to configure cheatpaths, please refer
to the comments in conf.yml.
.SS Autocompletion
.PP
Autocompletion scripts for \f[B]bash\f[R], \f[B]zsh\f[R], and
\f[B]fish\f[R] are available for download:
.IP \[bu] 2
<https://github.com/cheat/cheat/blob/master/scripts/cheat.bash>
.IP \[bu] 2
<https://github.com/cheat/cheat/blob/master/scripts/cheat.fish>
.IP \[bu] 2
<https://github.com/cheat/cheat/blob/master/scripts/cheat.zsh>
.PP
The \f[B]bash\f[R] and \f[B]zsh\f[R] scripts provide optional
integration with \f[B]fzf\f[R], if the latter is available on your
\f[B]PATH\f[R].
.PP
The installation process will vary per system and shell configuration,
and thus will not be discussed here.
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.TP
\f[B]CHEAT_CONFIG_PATH\f[R]
The path at which the config file is available.
If \f[B]CHEAT_CONFIG_PATH\f[R] is set, all other config paths will be
ignored.
.TP
\f[B]CHEAT_USE_FZF\f[R]
If set, autocompletion scripts will attempt to integrate with
\f[B]fzf\f[R].
.SH RETURN VALUES
.IP "0." 3
Successful termination
.IP "1." 3
Application error
.IP "2." 3
Cheatsheet(s) not found
.SH BUGS
.PP
See GitHub issues: <https://github.com/cheat/cheat/issues>
.SH AUTHOR
.PP
Christopher Allen Lane <chris@chris-allen-lane.com>
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
\f[B]fzf(1)\f[R]