Linux

Handy Commands

• Copy recursively (e.g., contents of child folders): cp -r /origin/path /destination/path
• Decompress a tar.gz file: tar -xvzf name.tar.gz
• Search for Available Packages: apt-cache search keyword
• Start/Stop/Restart Services: service nameofservice whattodo
  • e.g.., service apache2 stop
• Create a Symlink: ln -s /origin/path /symlink/path
• Generate an SSH Key: sshkeygen -t rsa -b 4096
• Copy SSH key from Local to Remote Host: scp /path/local/id_rsa.pub username@remotehostip:~/tmp.pub