Printable list of commands

[mstlyevil]

I am looking for a printable list of commands for the CLI. I have been reading tutorials on the internet on using the command line but I am afraid I will not remember most of them. I would like to have a list of the most used commands and their description I can use for reference. Maybe someone could create a Ubuntu specific list for those of us who would like to learn more about the nuts and bolts of their OS. Also maybe someone could write a tutorial for idiots like me on creating shell scripting that is also printable. If these already exist in a generic Linux form some where maybe someone can point me to where I can obtain them.

I would like to contribute more to Linux/Ubuntu and I feel I need to get a better understanding of these two things in order to fulfill that desire. Any help will be appreciated.

[Adrenal]

In my experience, the fastest way of learning commands is through just following howtos and looking at the commands. Eventually, you'll learn them

[mstlyevil]

In my experience, the fastest way of learning commands is through just following howtos and looking at the commands. Eventually, you'll learn them

I have already been doing that but I would like a quick reference for those times when looking up how to's would be a huge waste of time and energy for a simple task. Also I have a hard time corectly remembering small details due to a slight learning disability. (ADHD) Having a quick reference of some kind would be most helpful in remembering these commands when I need them.

[Iandefor]

Check the man pages as you need to use commands. You could also, for a listing of commands for investigation, print the output of dir
/usr/bin and investigate whatever pops out at you.
Also, you could check out http://www.ss64.com/bash/, which has a complete listing of just about every bash command. Not all are available for Ubuntu, but the majority should be.

[mstlyevil]

Check the man pages as you need to use commands. You could also, for a listing of commands for investigation, print the output of dir
/usr/bin and investigate whatever pops out at you.
Also, you could check out http://www.ss64.com/bash/, which has a complete listing of just about every bash command. Not all are available for Ubuntu, but the majority should be.

Thanks Ian. I bookmarked it and will try printing it out tomorrow.

[stream303]

I am looking for a printable list of commands for the CLI. I have been reading tutorials on the internet on using the command line but I am afraid I will not remember most of them. I would like to have a list of the most used commands and their description I can use for reference. Maybe someone could create a Ubuntu specific list for those of us who would like to learn more about the nuts and bolts of their OS. Also maybe someone could write a tutorial for idiots like me on creating shell scripting that is also printable. If these already exist in a generic Linux form some where maybe someone can point me to where I can obtain them.


I think I have something you'll dig:

http://www.linuxcommand.org

The trick about learning the command line is not to try to learn it all. Just learn what you need - when you need it.

To help keep track of a project like this, I can heartily recommend a firefox add-on extension called ScrapBook.

http://www.mozilla.com/extensions

It's the only thing I'm using these days for saving all the great postings in the forums here, web pages, etc, without cluttering up my hard drive with a million "save page as" or cut-n-paste techniques.

[briancurtin]

if you are interested in using a command line text editor, such as vim, check out this tutorial/cheatsheet: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/vi-guide.xml