Common shell commands

shell-commands.md

show history of recent commands

history

run command from history line number

!15

run command with the same arguments as the last time it was called.

!cd # this would cd into the last directory path I used.

run the last command you called

!!

clear the shell

ctrl + l

delete the line

ctrl + u

search your command line history

ctrl + r

run several commands by putting a semi-colon in between.

script/setup; script/build;

run second command only if first doesn't fail.

script/setup && script/build

run second command only if first one fails, exit code other than 0

script/build || script/fix

make the command line say something

say hello

keep your laptop from dimming or showing screensaver

caffeinate

show manual of package or tool

man npm

show simplified man file GitHub - tldr-pages/tldr: Simplified and community-driven man pages

tldr npm

terminal browser w3m — Homebrew Formulae

w3m google.com

check server response

ping twitter.com

list of all processes that are currently running and their id.

ps -ax

stop the process that belongs to the id value you pass

kill

check the weather in your terminal

curl wttr.in/Kansas-City