DevOps Commands Cheat Sheet: Your Ultimate Quick Reference

DevOps unites software development and operations, emphasizing automation, collaboration, and efficiency. Whether you’re deploying servers, managing code, building containers, or orchestrating cloud infrastructure, mastering key command-line tools is essential. This cheat sheet distills the most important commands for Linux, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and Terraform—helping you work smarter and troubleshoot faster. Linux Essentials: The Swiss Army Knife for DevOps Basic Linux Commands pwd , ls , cd , touch , mkdir : Navigate and manage files/directories. cp , mv , rm , cat : Copy, move, delete, and view files. chmod , chown , grep , find : Set permissions, change ownership, search files. System Monitoring and Networking top , htop , ps , vmstat : Monitor system performance and processes. ping , wget , curl , ssh : Check connectivity, download files, and access servers. df -h , du , lsof , iotop : Disk usage, directory size, open files, and I/O monitoring...