DevCmd — Developer Command Library

Git

Repository status

git status

See staged, unstaged and untracked changes.

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Git

Initialize repository

git init

Turn the current folder into a Git repository.

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Git

Clone repository

git clone <url>

Download a remote repository and its history.

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Git

Stage one file

git add <file>

Stage a specific file.

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Git

Stage everything

git add -A

Stage new, modified and deleted files.

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Git

Stage interactively

git add -p

Choose individual hunks to stage.

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Git

Commit staged changes

git commit -m "message"

Create a commit from the index.

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Git

Amend last commit

git commit --amend -m "new message"

Change the latest commit without creating another one.

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Git

Amend without changing message

git commit --amend --no-edit

Add forgotten changes to the previous commit.

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Git

Show commit history

git log --oneline --graph --decorate --all

Inspect commits in a compact graph.

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Git

Show a commit

git show <commit>

Inspect one commit and its patch.

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Git

Search commits

git log --all --grep="keyword"

Find commits by message text.

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Git

See line history

git blame <file>

See who last changed each line.

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Git

Create branch

git branch <name>

Create a branch without switching.

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Git

Create and switch branch

git switch -c <name>

Create a branch and move to it.

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Git

Switch branch

git switch <name>

Move to an existing branch.

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Git

Rename current branch

git branch -m <new-name>

Rename the checked-out branch.

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Git

Delete merged branch

git branch -d <name>

Delete a local branch after merging.

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Git

Force-delete branch

git branch -D <name>

Delete a local branch even if unmerged.

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Git

List branches

git branch

Show local branches.

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Git

List remote branches

git branch -r

Show remote-tracking branches.

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Git

List every branch

git branch -a

Show local and remote branches.

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Git

Add origin

git remote add origin <url>

Connect the repo to a remote named origin.

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Git

Change origin URL

git remote set-url origin <url>

Replace the URL used by origin.

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Git

Add another remote

git remote add upstream <url>

Add a second remote such as upstream.

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Git

Rename remote

git remote rename <old> <new>

Rename a remote.

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Git

Remove remote

git remote remove <name>

Remove a remote reference locally.

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Git

Inspect remotes

git remote -v

Show remote names and URLs.

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Git

Fetch everything

git fetch --all --prune

Download remote refs without merging.

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Git

Fetch one remote

git fetch <remote>

Download refs from one remote.

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Git

Pull with rebase

git pull --rebase

Update the current branch using rebase.

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Git

Push new branch

git push -u origin <branch>

Push a branch and set its upstream.

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Git

Push current branch

git push

Push the current branch to its upstream.

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Git

Delete remote branch

git push origin --delete <branch>

Delete a branch from a remote.

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Git

Force push safely

git push --force-with-lease

Force push while refusing non-fast-forward overwrites.

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Git

Unstage file

git restore --staged <file>

Remove a file from the staging area but keep changes.

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Git

Discard file changes

git restore <file>

Restore a tracked file to HEAD. Destructive.

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Git

Restore file from commit

git restore --source <commit> -- <file>

Restore one file from another commit.

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Git

Undo last commit, keep changes

git reset --soft HEAD~1

Move HEAD back while keeping changes staged.

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Git

Undo last commit, keep edits

git reset HEAD~1

Move HEAD back and leave edits unstaged.

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Git

Discard last commit and edits

git reset --hard HEAD~1

Hard reset to the previous commit. Destructive.

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Git

Stash changes

git stash push -m "work in progress"

Temporarily store working-tree changes.

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Git

List stashes

git stash list

See saved stashes.

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Git

Apply stash

git stash apply stash@{0}

Apply a stash and keep it in the stash list.

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Git

Pop stash

git stash pop

Apply and remove the latest stash.

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Git

Delete stash

git stash drop stash@{0}

Remove a stash.

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Git

Create tag

git tag v1.0.0

Create a lightweight tag.

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Git

Create annotated tag

git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "v1.0.0"

Create a signed-off annotated release tag.

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Git

Push tag

git push origin v1.0.0

Push one tag to origin.

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Git

Push all tags

git push origin --tags

Push every local tag.

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Git

Delete local tag

git tag -d v1.0.0

Delete a local tag.

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Git

Delete remote tag

git push origin --delete v1.0.0

Delete a tag from origin.

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Git

Cherry-pick commit

git cherry-pick <commit>

Copy one commit onto the current branch.

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Git

Continue cherry-pick

git cherry-pick --continue

Continue after resolving a cherry-pick conflict.

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Git

Abort cherry-pick

git cherry-pick --abort

Cancel an in-progress cherry-pick.

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Git

Merge branch

git merge <branch>

Merge another branch into the current branch.

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Git

Abort merge

git merge --abort

Cancel an in-progress merge.

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Git

Rebase branch

git rebase <base>

Replay current commits on top of another branch.

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Git

Interactive rebase

git rebase -i HEAD~<n>

Edit, reorder, squash or drop recent commits.

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Git

Continue rebase

git rebase --continue

Continue after resolving rebase conflicts.

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Git

Abort rebase

git rebase --abort

Cancel an in-progress rebase.

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Git

Recover lost commit

git reflog

Find previous HEAD positions, useful after reset/rebase.

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Git

Recover branch from reflog

git switch -c recovery <reflog-sha>

Recreate a branch at a previous reflog entry.

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Git

Find bad commit

git bisect start

Binary-search history for the commit that introduced a bug.

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Git

Ignore a file

echo "<pattern>" >> .gitignore

Append a path to .gitignore.

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Git

Remove tracked file but keep local copy

git rm --cached <file>

Stop tracking a file without deleting it locally.

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Git

Clean untracked files

git clean -fdn && git clean -fd

Preview then remove untracked files. Destructive.

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Git

Set user identity

git config --global user.name "Your Name"

Configure the author name for commits.

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Git

Set email

git config --global user.email "you@example.com"

Configure the author email for commits.

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Git

Sign commits

git commit -S -m "message"

Create a signed commit when signing is configured.

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Git

Create worktree

git worktree add ../feature feature/name

Check out another branch in a separate directory.

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Git

Remove worktree

git worktree remove ../feature

Remove a linked worktree.

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Git

Backdate a commit

GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2026-01-15T10:00:00+05:30" GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="2026-01-15T10:00:00+05:30" git commit -m "message"

Create a commit with an explicit author and committer date. Use only for legitimate historical/import workflows; the date is metadata, not proof of when work happened.

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Git

Backdate amend

GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="2026-01-15T10:00:00+05:30" git commit --amend --no-edit --date="2026-01-15T10:00:00+05:30"

Change the latest commit metadata while preserving its message.

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Linux

Print directory

pwd

Show the current path.

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Linux

List files

ls -la

List files in the current directory.

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Linux

Change directory

cd <directory>

Move into a directory.

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Linux

Go up one directory

cd ..

Move to the parent directory.

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Linux

Create directory

mkdir -p <path>

Create a directory.

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Linux

Create empty file

touch <file>

Create an empty file.

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Linux

Copy file

cp <source> <destination>

Copy a file.

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Linux

Move or rename

mv <source> <destination>

Move or rename a file.

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Linux

Delete file

rm <file>

Delete a file.

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Linux

Delete directory

rm -rf <directory>

Delete a directory recursively. Destructive.

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Linux

Search text

grep -Rni "text" .

Search recursively inside files.

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Linux

Find files

find . -name "*.log"

Find files by name.

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Linux

View file

cat <file>

Print a file to the terminal.

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Linux

Follow logs

tail -f <file>

Watch a file grow in real time.

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Linux

Disk usage

df -h

See filesystem space usage.

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Linux

Directory size

du -sh <directory>

See how much space a directory uses.

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Linux

Make executable

chmod +x <script>

Add execute permission.

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Linux

Run script

./script.sh

Execute a shell script.

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Linux

Environment variable

export NAME=value

Set an environment variable for the current shell.

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Linux

Process list

ps aux

Inspect running processes.

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Linux

Kill process

kill <pid>

Stop a process by PID.

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Linux

Port owner

sudo lsof -i :3000

Find the process listening on a port.

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Linux

Archive files

tar -czf archive.tar.gz <directory>

Create a compressed tar archive.

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Linux

Extract archive

tar -xzf archive.tar.gz

Extract a tar.gz archive.

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Docker

List containers

docker ps

Show running Docker containers.

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Docker

List all containers

docker ps -a

Show running and stopped containers.

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Docker

Build image

docker build -t <name>:<tag> .

Build an image from a Dockerfile.

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Docker

Run container

docker run --name <name> -p 3000:3000 <image>

Start a container and publish a port.

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Docker

Stop container

docker stop <container>

Stop a running container.

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Docker

Remove container

docker rm <container>

Remove a stopped container.

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Docker

List images

docker images

List local Docker images.

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Docker

Remove image

docker rmi <image>

Remove a Docker image.

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Docker

Container shell

docker exec -it <container> sh

Open a shell inside a running container.

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Docker

Container logs

docker logs -f <container>

Follow container logs.

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Docker

Compose up

docker compose up -d --build

Build and start Compose services in background.

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Docker

Compose down

docker compose down

Stop and remove Compose resources.

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Docker

Compose logs

docker compose logs -f

Follow logs for Compose services.

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Docker

Prune Docker

docker system prune

Remove unused Docker resources. Destructive.

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Kubernetes

Pods

kubectl get pods

List pods in the current namespace.

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Kubernetes

Pods all namespaces

kubectl get pods -A

List pods across namespaces.

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Kubernetes

Services

kubectl get svc

List Kubernetes services.

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Kubernetes

Deployments

kubectl get deploy

List deployments.

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Kubernetes

Describe resource

kubectl describe <resource> <name>

Inspect a resource and events.

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Kubernetes

Pod logs

kubectl logs <pod>

Read pod logs.

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Kubernetes

Follow pod logs

kubectl logs -f <pod>

Stream pod logs.

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Kubernetes

Shell into pod

kubectl exec -it <pod> -- sh

Open a shell inside a pod.

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Kubernetes

Apply manifest

kubectl apply -f app.yaml

Create or update resources from YAML.

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Kubernetes

Delete manifest

kubectl delete -f app.yaml

Delete resources defined by YAML.

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Kubernetes

Port forward

kubectl port-forward svc/<service> 8080:80

Forward a local port to a pod/service.

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Kubernetes

Current context

kubectl config current-context

Show the active cluster context.

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Kubernetes

Switch context

kubectl config use-context <context>

Switch Kubernetes context.

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Kubernetes

Rollout status

kubectl rollout status deployment/<name>

Watch a deployment rollout.

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Kubernetes

Restart deployment

kubectl rollout restart deployment/<name>

Restart all pods in a deployment.

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GitHub CLI

GitHub login

gh auth login

Authenticate GitHub CLI.

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GitHub CLI

Clone repo

gh repo clone owner/repo

Clone a GitHub repository.

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GitHub CLI

Create repo

gh repo create <name> --public

Create a repository from the CLI.

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GitHub CLI

Repo view

gh repo view --web

View repository information.

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GitHub CLI

List PRs

gh pr list

List pull requests.

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GitHub CLI

Create PR

gh pr create

Create a pull request.

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GitHub CLI

Checkout PR

gh pr checkout <number>

Checkout a pull request locally.

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GitHub CLI

View PR

gh pr view <number> --web

Open a pull request in the browser.

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GitHub CLI

Merge PR

gh pr merge <number>

Merge a pull request from the CLI.

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GitHub CLI

List issues

gh issue list

List repository issues.

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GitHub CLI

Create issue

gh issue create

Create an issue.

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GitHub CLI

Run workflow

gh workflow run <workflow.yml>

Manually dispatch a GitHub Actions workflow.

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GitHub CLI

Watch workflow

gh run watch

Watch a GitHub Actions run.

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npm

Install dependencies

npm install

Install package.json dependencies.

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npm

Clean install

npm ci

Install exactly from the lockfile.

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npm

Run dev script

npm run dev

Run the project's dev script.

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npm

Run any script

npm run <script>

Run a package.json script.

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npm

Install package

npm install <package>

Add a dependency.

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npm

Install dev package

npm install -D <package>

Add a development dependency.

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npm

Remove package

npm uninstall <package>

Remove a dependency.

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npm

List outdated

npm outdated

Find outdated packages.

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npm

Update packages

npm update

Update packages within package.json ranges.

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npm

Run package directly

npx <package> <args>

Run a package without installing it globally.

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Python

Virtual environment

python -m venv .venv

Create a Python virtual environment.

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Python

Activate venv - Windows

..venvScriptsActivate.ps1

Activate a venv in Windows PowerShell.

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Python

Activate venv - Linux/macOS

source .venv/bin/activate

Activate a venv in bash/zsh.

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Python

Install package

python -m pip install <package>

Install a Python package.

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Python

Freeze dependencies

python -m pip freeze > requirements.txt

Write installed packages to requirements.txt.

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Python

Install requirements

python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

Install dependencies from requirements.txt.

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Python

Run module

python -m <module>

Run a Python module as a script.

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Python

Start FastAPI

uvicorn main:app --reload

Run a FastAPI app with Uvicorn.

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SSH

SSH connect

ssh user@host

Open an SSH session.

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SSH

SSH with key

ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 user@host

Connect using a private key.

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SSH

Copy to server

scp <file> user@host:/path/

Upload a file over SSH.

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SSH

Copy from server

scp user@host:/path/file .

Download a file over SSH.

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SSH

Generate SSH key

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "you@example.com"

Create an Ed25519 key pair.

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Networking

Test HTTP headers

curl -I https://example.com

Inspect response headers.

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Networking

GET JSON

curl -s https://api.example.com/data

Fetch a URL.

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Networking

DNS lookup

nslookup example.com

Inspect DNS records.

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Networking

Ping host

ping example.com

Check basic network reachability.

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Networking

Check port

nc -vz host 443

Test a TCP port.

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Networking

Show routes

ip route

Inspect the local routing table.

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Networking

Show interfaces

ip addr

Inspect network interfaces and addresses.

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PostgreSQL

Connect Postgres

psql "$DATABASE_URL"

Open a psql session.

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PostgreSQL

List databases

\l

List PostgreSQL databases.

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PostgreSQL

List tables

\dt

List tables in the current database.

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PostgreSQL

Dump database

pg_dump "$DATABASE_URL" > backup.sql

Create a PostgreSQL backup.

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PostgreSQL

Restore database

psql "$DATABASE_URL" < backup.sql

Restore a SQL dump.

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Vercel

Vercel deploy preview

vercel

Deploy the current project.

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Vercel

Vercel production

vercel --prod

Deploy to production.

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Vercel

List Vercel deployments

vercel ls

Show recent deployments.

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Vercel

Pull Vercel env

vercel env pull .env.local

Download environment variables for a target.

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Commands are easy.Sequences are the skill.

Repository status

Initialize repository

Clone repository

Stage one file

Stage everything

Stage interactively

Commit staged changes

Amend last commit

Amend without changing message

Show commit history

Show a commit

Search commits

See line history

Create branch

Create and switch branch

Switch branch

Rename current branch

Delete merged branch

Force-delete branch

List branches

List remote branches

List every branch

Add origin

Change origin URL

Add another remote

Rename remote

Remove remote

Inspect remotes

Fetch everything

Fetch one remote

Pull with rebase

Push new branch

Push current branch

Delete remote branch

Force push safely

Unstage file

Discard file changes

Restore file from commit

Undo last commit, keep changes

Undo last commit, keep edits

Discard last commit and edits

Stash changes

List stashes

Apply stash

Pop stash

Delete stash

Create tag

Create annotated tag

Push tag

Push all tags

Delete local tag

Delete remote tag

Cherry-pick commit

Continue cherry-pick

Abort cherry-pick

Merge branch

Abort merge

Rebase branch

Interactive rebase

Continue rebase

Abort rebase

Recover lost commit

Recover branch from reflog

Find bad commit

Ignore a file

Remove tracked file but keep local copy

Clean untracked files

Set user identity

Set email

Sign commits

Create worktree

Remove worktree

Backdate a commit

Backdate amend

Print directory

List files

Change directory

Go up one directory

Create directory

Commands are easy.
Sequences are the skill.