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Description
apt_cache
apt_get
aptitude
cat
cd
compgen
cp
Syntax
"showpkg <packageName>" shows info about a package
"dump" lists info about all packages (takes a LONG time)
"pkgnames" lists names of all packages (takes a LONG
time)
"update" reload Cydia sources
"upgrade" install all updates
"install <packageName>" installs a package
"remove <packagename>" removes a package
install - install package by name. things in Cydia repos
tend to have the com.whatever or org.whatever domain
prefixes
remove - remove package by name. same as above
update - reload sources from /etc/apt/sources.list.d/* and
/etc/apt/sources.list if it exists
upgrade - attempt to upgrade all packages. will do
dependency resolution, and present solitions if packages
conflict
safe-upgrade - like upgrade but with more dependency
resolution stuff
search - search for packages by name
on its own its a nice little ncurses GUI
cat [option] [file]
cd <directory>
"." current directory
Moves to specified directory
".." up one level
"~" home directory
More Info: http://www.cyberciti.biz/open-source/commandLists many commads
line-hacks/compgen-linux-command/
cp [option] SOURCE DEST
Copies a file or directory to a destination
cp [option] SOURCE DIRECTORY
Example Usage
Package
Repo
Repo URL
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
Aptitude
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
coreutils
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
default
N/A
N/A
default
N/A
N/A
$ cp "/received/song.mp3" "/music/"
coreutils
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
curl
curl
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
cycript
cycript
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
dpkg
dpkg
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
echo
coreutils
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
find
findutils
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
halt
none
default
N/A
N/A
ifconfig
network-cmds
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
coreutils
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
N/A
http://apt.thebigboss.org/repofiles/cydia/
default
N/A
N/A
default
N/A
N/A
nano
Cydia/Telesphoreo
N/A
netcat
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
Open Safari:
$ open com.apple.mobilesafari
Download a file from a link copied to the clipboard:
$ curl -O -L $(pbpaste 2>&1)
Print an application's bundle ID:
plutil -key softwareVersionBundleId iTunesMetadata.plist
Open
BigBoss
http://apt.thebigboss.org/repofiles/cydia/
Erica Utilities
ModMyi
http://apt.modmyi.com/
Erica Utilities
ModMyi
http://apt.modmyi.com/
kill
killall
ls
mv
nano
netcat/nc
open
pbpaste
Movers specified file or folder to a new "<file> <newLocation>" the file to move and where to move
location
it
Command-line text editor
plutil
ps
adv-cmds
BigBoss
http://apt.thebigboss.org/repofiles/cydia/
sbreload
Resprings device.
sbreload
Respring device:
# sbreload
UIKit Tools
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
OpenSSH
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
$ ssh bob@remoteserver.org
OpenSSH
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
$ su root
or
su (short for super user)
coreutils
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
sudo <command>
sudo
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
N/A
UIKit Tools
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
vim
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
wget
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
coreutils
Cydia/Telesphoreo
http://apt.saurik.com/
scp
ssh
su
sudo
uicache
vim
wget
y
uicache
vim <text file>
wget [options] <url>
y [string]