From OSFaq: “If you are like me and have to deal with a lot of different platforms you know how it becomes such a headache to remember every little minor difference between each system. While Unix is Unix, each system has slight differences in configuration file names, command parameters, etc that can drive you nuts when you switch between each system. Thanks to Joe Leogrande, we now have a nice concise table of equivalent commands and config file names for each platform. Plus the table can also be used as a command and config file reference with a short description next to each command. I highly recommend printing it up and making it part of your documentation.” The HTML version of the sheet can be found here.
The Unix Cheat Sheet
About The Author
Eugenia Loli
Ex-programmer, ex-editor in chief at OSNews.com, now a visual artist/filmmaker.
Follow me on Twitter @EugeniaLoli
Regarding the name OSFaq. Am I the only one who had to read that multiple times (because of the hyperlink) to see if that was a q or a g?
a tool for unix, but you need windows to use it???
the original document is in microsoft word format and the html version only works completely with microsoft internet explorer.
who is this tool intended for? if it’s intended for unix, release it as postscript, pdf or standard html. not this stuff that only works with windows.
I went to Borders and found a rack near the computer books that has laminated cheat sheets for all sorts of topics: cooking, finance, Shakespeare, UNIX et al. For about $5 you get a large, colorful 11×17 UNIX primer, folded in half with punch holes for a three-ring binder.
It’s missing plenty, but it’s a good start. I always have trouble using the right parameters for ps (was it ps -x? or was it …).
Some other things which would be nice
<ul>
<li>Where do I find the boot scripts? (they vary slightly between Debian and Red Hat, so there are probably other variations in other Unices)</li>
<li>Which logfile contains which data (RedHat likes to put login info in /log/messages; Debian uses /log/auth; you get the idea)</li>
<li>Preferred locations for the kernel? (RedHat likes /boot, Debian prefers / and generally doesn’t even have a /boot)</li>
</ul>
I’d like something like this which just dealt with the different Linux distros. I use Debian at home, but my employer wants RedHat. There are just enough differences to be VERY annoying.