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.TH "CHEAT" "1" "" "" "General Commands Manual"
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.SH NAME
.PP
\f[B]cheat\f[] \[em] create and view command\-line cheatsheets
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\f[B]cheat\f[] [options] [\f[I]CHEATSHEET\f[]]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\f[B]cheat\f[] 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
.B \[en]init
Print a config file to stdout.
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \-c, \[en]colorize
Colorize output.
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \-d, \[en]directories
List cheatsheet directories.
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \-e, \[en]edit=\f[I]CHEATSHEET\f[]
Open \f[I]CHEATSHEET\f[] for editing.
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \-l, \[en]list
List available cheatsheets.
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \-p, \[en]path=\f[I]PATH\f[]
Filter only to sheets found on path \f[I]PATH\f[].
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \-r, \[en]regex
Treat search \f[I]PHRASE\f[] as a regular expression.
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \-s, \[en]search=\f[I]PHRASE\f[]
Search cheatsheets for \f[I]PHRASE\f[].
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \-t, \[en]tag=\f[I]TAG\f[]
Filter only to sheets tagged with \f[I]TAG\f[].
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \-T, \[en]tags
List all tags in use.
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \-v, \[en]version
Print the version number.
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \[en]rm=\f[I]CHEATSHEET\f[]
Remove (deletes) \f[I]CHEATSHEET\f[].
.RS
.RE
.SH EXAMPLES
.TP
.B To view the foo cheatsheet:
cheat \f[I]foo\f[]
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B To edit (or create) the foo cheatsheet:
cheat \-e \f[I]foo\f[]
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B To edit (or create) the foo/bar cheatsheet on the `work' cheatpath:
cheat \-p \f[I]work\f[] \-e \f[I]foo/bar\f[]
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B To view all cheatsheet directories:
cheat \-d
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B To list all available cheatsheets:
cheat \-l
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B To list all cheatsheets whose titles match `apt':
cheat \-l \f[I]apt\f[]
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B To list all tags in use:
cheat \-T
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B To list available cheatsheets that are tagged as `personal':
cheat \-l \-t \f[I]personal\f[]
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B To search for `ssh' among all cheatsheets, and colorize matches:
cheat \-c \-s \f[I]ssh\f[]
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B 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[]
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B To remove (delete) the foo/bar cheatsheet:
cheat \[en]rm \f[I]foo/bar\f[]
.RS
.RE
.SH FILES
.SS Configuration
.PP
\f[B]cheat\f[] is configured via a YAML file that is conventionally
named \f[I]conf.yaml\f[].
\f[B]cheat\f[] will search for \f[I]conf.yaml\f[] in varying locations,
depending upon your platform:
.SS Linux, OSX, and other Unixes
.IP "1." 3
\f[B]CHEAT_CONFIG_PATH\f[]
.IP "2." 3
\f[B]XDG_CONFIG_HOME\f[]/cheat/conf.yaml
.IP "3." 3
\f[B]$HOME\f[]/.config/cheat/conf.yml
.IP "4." 3
\f[B]$HOME\f[]/.cheat/conf.yml
.SS Windows
.IP "1." 3
\f[B]CHEAT_CONFIG_PATH\f[]
.IP "2." 3
\f[B]APPDATA\f[]/cheat/conf.yml
.IP "3." 3
\f[B]PROGRAMDATA\f[]/cheat/conf.yml
.PP
\f[B]cheat\f[] will search in the order specified above.
The first \f[I]conf.yaml\f[] encountered will be respected.
.PP
If \f[B]cheat\f[] cannot locate a config file, it will ask if you'd like
to generate one automatically.
Alternatively, you may also generate a config file manually by running
\f[B]cheat \[en]init\f[] and saving its output to the appropriate
location for your platform.
.SS Cheatpaths
.PP
\f[B]cheat\f[] 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[], and viewed via
\f[B]cheat \-d\f[].
.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[], \f[B]zsh\f[], and
\f[B]fish\f[] 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[] and \f[B]zsh\f[] scripts provide optional integration
with \f[B]fzf\f[], if the latter is available on your \f[B]PATH\f[].
.PP
The installation process will vary per system and shell configuration,
and thus will not be discussed here.
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.TP
.B \f[B]CHEAT_CONFIG_PATH\f[]
The path at which the config file is available.
If \f[B]CHEAT_CONFIG_PATH\f[] is set, all other config paths will be
ignored.
.RS
.RE
.TP
.B \f[B]CHEAT_USE_FZF\f[]
If set, autocompletion scripts will attempt to integrate with
\f[B]fzf\f[].
.RS
.RE
.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[]