cheats/linux.md

# Linux Cheats

## General (tested in Debian)
Create directory recursivly: `mkdir -p these/folders/doesnt/exist`    
> -p for "parent"    

<br>    

List directory sorted by file-size: `ls -lhS /path`    
> -S sorts them. -lh gives a list with "human-readable" file-sizes.    

<br>     

Find the size of each item in a folder: `du -sm *`     
You can sort them by adding: `du -sm * | sort -nr`     
> You can add `-h`, but it won't sort correctly     


To find the largest 20 files in a directory:
> `du -ah ./ | sort -rh | head -20`

<br>

Find the total size of a folder: `du -hs /foldername`

<br>

### Set script as startup
If, for some reason, apache isn't startup:

> `sudo update-rc.d apache2 defaults`

### Check a package version/info
> `dpkg -l matrix-synapse`

### See logs for services:
> `sudo journalctl -e -u matrix-synapse`     
> (`-f` instead of `-e` to keep it running)    

<br>

### Installing from tar.gz
Pure binaries:

> `sudo tar --directory=/opt -xvf <file>.tar.[bz2|gz]`     
> add the directory to your path: `export PATH=$PATH:/opt/[package_name]/bin`     

<br>

#### More:

+ [Creating custom services](https://wiki.debian.org/systemd/Services)

<br>

## SSH
Copy files to/from an SSH connection: (SSH format: `user@host:/path` )
> `scp <source> <destination>`

Recursivly give directories execute privileges: (`-type f` for files instead)
> `find /path/to/base/dir -type d -exec chmod +c {} +`

<br>

## GROUPS
Create groups
> `groupadd <groupName>`

Add user to a group
> `usermod -a -G <group> <user>`

List all groups
> `getent group`

List all members of a group
> `getent group <group>`

<br>

### Open ports with iptables

Don't do that. Use [UFW](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-a-firewall-with-ufw-on-debian-10) instead.

Allow a connection with UFW:
> `sudo ufw allow <port/service>`

Enable ufw service:

> `sudo ufw enable`

+ [Source](https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-security-4/how-to-open-ports-with-iptables-237939/)
+ [Source2](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/iptables-essentials-common-firewall-rules-and-commands)

<br>

### Partitioning and mounting drives
List connected drives (?):    
> `lsblk`  

It might give you something like:
```bash
NAME        MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda           8:0    0 931.5G  0 disk
├─sda1        8:1    0   200M  0 part
└─sda2        8:2    0 931.3G  0 part /media/massStorage
mmcblk0     179:0    0   7.4G  0 disk
├─mmcblk0p1 179:1    0  41.8M  0 part /boot
└─mmcblk0p2 179:2    0   7.4G  0 part /
```     

Use that info like this: (NB: Not permanent)     
> `mount /dev/sda2 /media/massStorage`    

To mount partition permanently, first find the UUID by:    
> `ls -la /dev/disk/by-uuid/`    

Then instert the following into `/etc/fstab`:     
> `UUID=03ec5dd3-45c0-4f95-a363-61ff321a09ff /opt ext4 defaults 0 2`    

<br>

## Arduino
Find what 'channel'(?) the Arduino is plugged in at:
`dmesg | grep tty`

Do following commands to "talk" with an Arduino (with a set script):    
```python
> python
> import serial
> ser = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyACM0',115200)
> ser.readline()
> ser.write("PP\n")
```    

To set the time of current clock-program, continue with:
```python
> from datetime import datetime
> ser.write("T"+datetime.now().strftime("%y%m%d0%w%H%M%S")+"\n")
> ser.readline()
```