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Command Glossary
Commands referenced in this DOCs, explained below.
brew install
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brew install
Install a Homebrew formula or cask.
brew install {{formula|cask}}
Install a formula/cask:
brew install {{[-s|--build-from-source]}} {{formula}}
Build and install a formula from source (dependencies will still be installed from bottles):
brew install {{[-n|--dry-run]}} {{formula|cask}}
Download the manifest, print what would be installed but don't actually install anything:
docker
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docker
Manage Docker containers and images.
Some subcommands such as `container` and `image` have their own usage documentation.
docker {{[ps|container ls]}} {{[-a|--all]}}
List all Docker containers (running and stopped):
docker {{[run|container run]}} --name {{container_name}} {{image}}
Start a container from an image, with a custom name:
docker container {{start|stop}} {{container_name}}
Start or stop an existing container:
git checkout
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git checkout
Checkout a branch or paths to the working tree.
git checkout -b {{branch_name}}
Create and switch to a new branch:
git checkout -b {{branch_name}} {{reference}}
Create and switch to a new branch based on a specific reference (branch, remote/branch, tag are examples of valid references):
git checkout {{branch_name}}
Switch to an existing local branch:
git clone
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git clone
Clone an existing repository.
git clone {{remote_repository_location}} {{path/to/directory}}
Clone an existing repository into a new directory (the default directory is the repository name):
git clone --recursive {{remote_repository_location}}
Clone an existing repository and its submodules:
git clone {{[-n|--no-checkout]}} {{remote_repository_location}}
Clone only the `.git` directory of an existing repository:
git commit
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git commit
Commit files to the repository.
git commit
Open an editor to write a message and commit staged files to the repository:
git commit {{[-m|--message]}} "{{message}}"
Commit staged files to the repository with the specified message:
git commit {{[-F|--file]}} {{path/to/commit_message_file}}
Commit staged files with a message read from a file:
git push
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git push
Push commits to a remote repository.
git push
Send local changes in the current branch to its default remote counterpart:
git push {{remote_name}} {{local_branch}}
Send changes from a specific local branch to its remote counterpart:
git push {{[-u|--set-upstream]}} {{remote_name}} {{local_branch}}
Send changes from a specific local branch to its remote counterpart, and set the remote one as the default push/pull target of the local one:
npm
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npm
JavaScript and Node.js package manager.
Manage Node.js projects and their module dependencies.
Some subcommands such as `install`, `run`, etc. have their own usage documentation.
npm init {{[-y|--yes]}}
Create a `package.json` file with default values (omit `--yes` to do it interactively):
npm {{[i|install]}}
Download all the packages listed as dependencies in `package.json`:
npm {{[i|install]}} {{package_name}}@{{version}}
Download a specific version of a package and add it to the list of dependencies in `package.json`:
timeout
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timeout
Run a command with a time limit.
timeout 3s sleep 10
Run `sleep 10` and terminate it after 3 seconds:
timeout {{[-s|--signal]}} {{INT|HUP|KILL|...}} {{5s}} {{sleep 10}}
Send a signal to the command after the time limit expires (`TERM` by default, `kill -l` to list all signals):
timeout {{[-v|--verbose]}} {{0.5s|1m|1h|1d|...}} {{command}}
Send verbose output to `stderr` showing signal sent upon timeout: