Linux Command Cheat Sheet

• Linux System Initialization Command Cheat Sheet

• Linux Audio and Video Command Cheat Sheet

• Linux Database Management Command Cheat Sheet

Part 6
Linux System Initialization Command Cheat Sheet
In Linux, system initialization commands are used for starting and stopping system
services, configuring kernel parameters, managing system services, and scheduling
tasks. As part of the startup process, they ensure that all necessary services are run.
Using these commands can improve system performance, automate tasks, and
ensure reliable system operation.

Command Description
systemd A system and service manager responsible for starting and
stopping system services.
init The traditional system initialization program that runs scripts in
the /etc/rc* directory to start system services.
systemctl A command-line tool for managing systemd services.
service A command-line tool for controlling system services.
chkconfig A command-line tool used to enable or disable system services
at various runlevels.
update-rc.d A command-line tool used to update System V (SysV) style init
script links.
rc-update A command-line tool used to manage runlevels and system
services on systems using the OpenRC init system.
rcctl A command-line tool used to manage system services on
OpenBSD systems.
insserv A command-line tool used to install and remove System V init
script headers.
systemctl Examples of using the systemctl command to control a service
enable/disable/s named "SERVICE".
tart/stop/restart
/reload
SERVICE
systemd- This command analyzes and debugs the system boot process,
analyze including the time taken by each service to start up.
rcconf This command configures System V init scripts that are started
or stopped at system boot time.
sysctl This command is used to configure kernel parameters at
runtime. It allows you to change the behavior of the kernel and
adjust system performance.
ulimit This command is used to set resource limits for users and
processes. It allows you to control the maximum amount of
system resources that can be used by a process.
cron This command is used to schedule periodic tasks and scripts to
run at specified times. It allows you to automate system tasks
and maintenance.
Linux Database Management Command Cheat Sheet
In Linux, databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, Redis,
DB2, and Cassandra can be managed using Database Management Commands.
They allow users to create and delete databases, modify tables, execute SQL
statements, back up and restore databases, and export and import data. Their
command-line interface makes it easier to automate database management tasks
and integrate them with other Linux tools and scripts.

Command Description
mysql A command-line tool for managing MySQL databases, such
as creating and deleting databases, tables, and users, as well
as executing SQL queries.
mysqldump A command-line tool for backing up MySQL databases,
allowing you to save database contents to a file for later
restoration.
sqlite3 A command-line tool for managing SQLite databases, such
as creating and modifying tables and executing SQL
statements.
sqlite3_backup A command-line tool for backing up SQLite databases,
allowing you to save database contents to a file for later
restoration.
psql A command-line tool for managing PostgreSQL databases,
similar to mysql but with specific PostgreSQL commands.
pg_dump A command-line tool for backing up PostgreSQL databases,
allowing you to save database content to a file for later
restoration.
pg_restore A command-line tool for restoring PostgreSQL database
backups is created with pg_dump.
mongod A command-line tool for managing MongoDB databases,
including starting and stopping the database server, creating
and modifying databases and collections, and running
database commands.
mongoexport A command-line tool for exporting data from MongoDB
databases to various file formats, including JSON, CSV, and
TSV.
mongoimport A command-line tool for importing data into MongoDB
databases from various file formats.
mongodump This command is used to create backups of MongoDB
databases. It creates a binary export of the database data and
metadata, including indexes, users, and roles, in a specified
directory.
mongorestore This comand is used to restore data from binary backup files
created by mongodump. You can restore data to either a
local or remote MongoDB instance and control the restore
process in a variety of ways, including ensuring that
authentication, compression, and indexes are created.
redis-cli A command-line tool for managing Redis databases,
including executing commands, managing data structures,
and monitoring Redis performance.
redis-cli A command-line command for backing up Redis databases,
BGSAVE allowing you to save the current database to disk while the
database continues to serve clients.
redis-cli --rdb A command-line command to restore Redis databases from
file.rdb an RDB file.
db2 A command-line tool for managing IBM DB2 databases.
This allows you to create, modify, and query DB2 databases.
cassandra-cli A command-line tool for managing Apache Cassandra
databases. It allows you to interact with Cassandra databases
using a simple command-line interface.
 Linux Audio and Video Command Cheat Sheet
Linux audio and video commands refer to command lines for tools and utilities for
processing, converting, playing, and recording audio and video. The following
commands are useful for developers, audio engineers, and video editors who work
with multimedia files on Linux.

Command Description
ffmpeg Tool used to convert and process video and audio.
vlc A multimedia player and streaming server that can play most
audio and video formats, as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs,
and various streaming protocols.
mplayer A multimedia player that can play most video and audio
formats, as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various
streaming protocols.
sox A command-line tool used for sound processing and
conversion.
mpv This free, open-source media player supports a wide variety of
audio and video formats.
audacity A digital audio editor and recording application.
alsamixer A command-line tool used to adjust sound volume and other
settings on the ALSA sound system.
paprefs A graphical tool used for configuring PulseAudio settings and
devices.
pavucontrol A graphical tool used to control the PulseAudio sound server.
pulseaudio A sound server used for handling audio on Linux systems.
lame A command-line tool for encoding audio to the MP3 format.
oggenc A command-line tool for encoding audio to the Ogg Vorbis
format.
aplay A command-line tool for playing WAV files directly to the
default sound card.
arecord An application that records audio from the default sound card
and saves it in WAV format.
cvlc Command-line interface for VLC media player.
gst-launch- Command-line tool for the GStreamer multimedia framework.
1.0
mencoder Command-line video encoder for MPlayer.
 pacat Command-line tool for the PulseAudio sound server.
paplay Command-line tool for playing audio files through the
PulseAudio sound server.
parecord Command-line tool for recording audio through the PulseAudio
sound server
mpg123 Command-line MP3 player
flac A command-line tool for encoding and decoding FLAC audio
files
jackd A low-latency audio server that can be used for professional
audio production
qjackctl A graphical front-end for JACK, the professional audio server
mentioned earlier