cheat

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "![Workflow status](https://github.com/cheat/cheat/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg)\n\n# cheat\n\n`cheat` allows you to create and view interactive cheatsheets on the\ncommand-line. It was designed to help remind \\*nix system administrators of\noptions for commands that they use frequently, but not frequently enough to\nremember.\n\n![The obligatory xkcd](http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/tar.png \u0027The obligatory xkcd\u0027)\n\nUse `cheat` with [cheatsheets][].\n\n## Example\nThe next time you\u0027re forced to disarm a nuclear weapon without consulting\nGoogle, you may run:\n\n```sh\ncheat tar\n```\n\nYou will be presented with a cheatsheet resembling the following:\n\n```sh\n# To extract an uncompressed archive:\ntar -xvf \u0027/path/to/foo.tar\u0027\n\n# To extract a .gz archive:\ntar -xzvf \u0027/path/to/foo.tgz\u0027\n\n# To create a .gz archive:\ntar -czvf \u0027/path/to/foo.tgz\u0027 \u0027/path/to/foo/\u0027\n\n# To extract a .bz2 archive:\ntar -xjvf \u0027/path/to/foo.tgz\u0027\n\n# To create a .bz2 archive:\ntar -cjvf \u0027/path/to/foo.tgz\u0027 \u0027/path/to/foo/\u0027\n```\n\n## Installing\nFor installation and configuration instructions, see [INSTALLING.md][].\n\n## Usage\nTo view a cheatsheet:\n\n```sh\ncheat tar      # a \"top-level\" cheatsheet\ncheat foo/bar  # a \"nested\" cheatsheet\n```\n\nTo edit a cheatsheet:\n\n```sh\ncheat -e tar     # opens the \"tar\" cheatsheet for editing, or creates it if it does not exist\ncheat -e foo/bar # nested cheatsheets are accessed like this\n```\n\nTo view the configured cheatpaths:\n\n```sh\ncheat -d\n```\n\nTo list all available cheatsheets:\n\n```sh\ncheat -l\n```\n\nTo briefly list all cheatsheets (names and tags only):\n\n```sh\ncheat -b\n```\n\nTo list all cheatsheets that are tagged with \"networking\":\n\n```sh\ncheat -l -t networking\n```\n\nTo list all cheatsheets on the \"personal\" path:\n\n```sh\ncheat -l -p personal\n```\n\nTo search for the phrase \"ssh\" among cheatsheets:\n\n```sh\ncheat -s ssh\n```\n\nTo search (by regex) for cheatsheets that contain an IP address:\n\n```sh\ncheat -r -s \u0027(?:[0-9]{1,3}\\.){3}[0-9]{1,3}\u0027\n```\n\nFlags may be combined in intuitive ways. Example: to sea",
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