COMMANDS

scp — secure copy (remote file copy program)

Syntax:

scp <source> <destination>

To copy a file from B to A while logged into B:

scp /path/to/file username@a:/path/to/destination

To copy a file from B to A while logged into A:

scp username@b:/path/to/file /path/to/destination

grep

grep 'word' filename

grep 'word' file1 file2 file3

grep 'string1 string2' filename

cat otherfile | grep 'something'

command | grep 'something'

command option1 | grep 'data'

grep --color 'data' fileName


-i ignore case

-r recursively

-h include file name

-w words only

-c count words

-n line number

-v invert match

-l file name only

--color force color

egrep -w "string1 | string2" file