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 = {

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

'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
''',

'ln' : '''
To create a symlink:
@todo: complete this
''',

'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']:
  print 'Available cheatsheets:'
  for key in cheatsheets:
    print key
  exit()

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