cheat-fork-echo/cheat

#!/usr/bin/env python
import sys

# assemble a keyphrase out of all params passed to the script
keyphrase = ' '.join(sys.argv[1:])

# create a dictionary of cheatsheets
cheatsheets = {

########## convert  ##########################################################
'convert' : '''
To resize an image to a fixed width and proportional height:
convert original-image.jpg -resize 100x converted-image.jpg

To resize an image to a fixed height and proportional width:
convert original-image.jpg -resize x100 converted-image.jpg

To resize an image to a fixed width and height:
convert original-image.jpg -resize 100x100 converted-image.jpg

To resize an image and simultaneously change its file type:
convert original-image.jpg -resize 100x converted-image.png

To resize all of the images within a directory:
for file in original/image/path/;
    do new_path=${file%.*};
    new_file=`basename $new_path`;
    convert $file -resize 150 conerted/image/path/$new_file.png;
done
''',

########## dhclient ##########################################################
'dhclient' : '''
@todo
''',

########## find ##############################################################
'find' : '''
executable perms
file not directory
directory not file
''',

########## git ###############################################################
'git' : '''
To set your identify:
git config --global user.name "John Doe"
git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com

To enable color:
git config --global color.ui true
''',

########## ifconfig ##########################################################
'ifconfig' : '''
@todo
''',

########## ln ################################################################
'ln' : '''
To create a symlink:
ln -s path/to/the/target/directory name-of-symlink
''',

########## netstat ###########################################################
'netstat' : '''
To view which users/processes are listening to which ports:
sudo netstat -lnptu
''',

########## sockstat ##########################################################
'sockstat' : '''
To view which users/processes are listening to which ports:
sudo sockstat -l
''',

########## ssh ###############################################################
'ssh' : '''
To execute a command on a remote server:
ssh -t user@example.com 'the-remote-command'

To tunnel an x session over SSH:
ssh -X user@example.com

To launch a specific x application over SSH:
ssh -X -t user@example.com 'chromium-browser'

For more information, see:
http://unix.stackexchange.com/q/12755/44856
''',

########## tar ###############################################################
'tar' : '''
To extract an uncompressed archive: 
tar -xvf /path/to/foo.tar

To extract a .gz archive:
tar -xzvf /path/to/foo.tgz

To create a .gz archive:
tar -czvf /path/to/foo.tgz /path/to/foo/

To extract a .bz2 archive:
tar -xjvf /path/to/foo.tgz

To create a .bz2 archive:
tar -cjvf /path/to/foo.tgz /path/to/foo/
''',

}

# print help if requested
if keyphrase in ['', 'help', '--help', '-h']:
  cheatsheets_sorted = cheatsheets.keys()
  cheatsheets_sorted.sort()

  print "Usage: cheat [keyphrase]\n"
  print "Available keyphrases:"
  print "\n".join(cheatsheets_sorted)
  exit()

# print the cheatsheet if it exists
print cheatsheets[keyphrase] if keyphrase in cheatsheets.keys() else 'No cheatsheet found.'