Unix/Linux Command Reference: Compression, Network, Installation, Shortcuts

Command for repeating the last command

!!

Command for installing a package (Debian)

dpkg -i "pkg.deb"

Command for logging out of current session

exit

Command for compressing "file" and renaming it to "file.gz"

gzip "file"

Command for creating a tar named "file.tar" containing "files"

tar cf "file.tar" "files"

Command for creating a tar with Bzip2 compression

tar cjf "file.tar.bz2"

Command for extracting a tar using Bzip2

tar cjf "file.tar.bz2"

Command for creating a tar with Gzip compression

tar czf "file.tar.gz" "files"

Command for extracting the files from "file.tar"

tar xf "file.tar"

Command for extracting a tar using Gzip

tar xzf "file.tar.gz"

Command for downloading "file"

wget "file"

Command for continuing a stopped download

wget -c "file"

Command for getting whois information for "domain"

whois "domain"

Command for installing from source:

./configure make make install

Command for halting a current command

Ctrl+C

Command for logging out of current session

Ctrl+D

Command for typing to bring up a recent command

Ctrl+R

Command for erasing the whole line

Ctrl+U

Command for erasing one word in the current line

Ctrl+W

Stops a current command, resumes with fg in the foreground or bg in the background

Ctrl+Z

Command for getting DNS information for "domain"

dig "domain"

Command for reverse lookup "host"

dig -x "host"

Command for decompressing "file.gz" back to "file"

gzip -d "file.gz"

Command for pinging "host" and outputting results

ping "host"

Command for installing a package (RPM)

rpm -Uvh "pkg.rpm"