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Cheat
cheat allows you to create and view interactive cheatsheets on the
command-line. It was designed to help *nix system administrators remember
options for commands that they use frequently, but not frequently enough to
remember.
cheat depends only on python.
Examples
The next time you're forced to disarm a nuclear weapon without consulting Google, you may run:
cheat tar
You will be presented with a cheatsheet resembling:
To extract an uncompressed archive:
tar -xvf /path/to/foo.tar
To extract a .gz archive:
tar -xzvf /path/to/foo.tgz
To create a .gz archive:
tar -czvf /path/to/foo.tgz /path/to/foo/
To extract a .bz2 archive:
tar -xjvf /path/to/foo.tgz
To create a .bz2 archive:
tar -cjvf /path/to/foo.tgz /path/to/foo/
To see what cheatsheets are availble, run cheat with no arguments.
Note that, while cheat was designed primarily for *nix system administrators,
it is agnostic as to what content it stores. If you would like to use cheat
to store notes on your favorite cookie recipes, feel free.
Installing
Do the following to install cheat:
- Clone this repository and
cdinto it - Run
sudo ./install
The install script will copy a python file into /usr/local/bin/, and will
also create a hidden file (containing the cheatsheet content) in your home
directory.
Modifying Cheatsheets
The value of cheat is that it allows you to create your own cheatsheets - the
defaults are meant to serve only as a starting point, and can and should be
modified.
To modify your cheatsheets, edit the ~/.cheat file, which simply contains a
python dictionary. To add new cheatsheets, you need only append new key/value
pairs to the dictionary.
Note that cheat supports subcommands, such that (for example) git and git commit may each be assigned their own cheat sheets.
After you've customized your cheatsheets, I urge you to track .cheat along
with your dotfiles.
Contributing
If you would like to contribute additional cheatsheets for basic *nix
commands, please modify the .cheat file and send me a pull request.