CheetSheetz CLI

POSIX-compliant command-line tool for quick access to developer cheat sheets with syntax highlighting.

Quick Install

# Universal install (any POSIX system)
curl -L https://github.com/cheatsheetz/cli/releases/latest/download/cheetsheetz-universal.sh -o cheatsheetz
chmod +x cheatsheetz
sudo mv cheatsheetz /usr/local/bin/

# Or download platform-specific binary
wget https://github.com/cheatsheetz/cli/releases/latest/download/cheatsheetz-linux-amd64.tar.gz
tar -xzf cheatsheetz-linux-amd64.tar.gz && cd cheatsheetz-linux-amd64 && sudo ./install.sh

Usage

Command	Description	Example
cheatsheetz search <term>	Search cheat sheets	cheatsheetz search docker
cheatsheetz show <tool>	Display cheat sheet	cheatsheetz show git
cheatsheetz list	List all sheets	cheatsheetz list
cheatsheetz categories	Show categories	cheatsheetz categories
cheatsheetz update	Clear cache	cheatsheetz update

Options

Option	Description
-f, --format <type>	Output format (plain, markdown, json)
-c, --category <cat>	Filter by category
-d, --difficulty <lvl>	Filter by difficulty
-n, --no-color	Disable colored output
-q, --quiet	Suppress info messages
-v, --verbose	Enable verbose output

Examples

# Quick cheat sheet lookup
cheatsheetz git
cheatsheetz docker

# Search functionality
cheatsheetz search kubernetes
cheatsheetz search "sql injection"

# Category browsing
cheatsheetz list --category languages
cheatsheetz list --difficulty beginner

# Different output formats
cheatsheetz show python --format markdown
cheatsheetz show aws --format json --no-color

Features

• 🔍 Fast Search - Find cheat sheets across 400+ tools
• 📋 Syntax Highlighting - Colored output for better readability
• 📱 POSIX Compliant - Works on Linux, macOS, BSD, Alpine
• ⚡ Smart Caching - Offline support with automatic updates
• 🎨 Multiple Formats - Plain text, Markdown, JSON output
• 🚀 Zero Dependencies - Pure shell script

Platform Support

• ✅ Linux (amd64, 386, arm64)
• ✅ macOS (Intel, Apple Silicon)
• ✅ FreeBSD (amd64, 386)
• ✅ OpenBSD (amd64, 386)
• ✅ Alpine Linux
• ✅ Any POSIX shell (bash, zsh, dash, ash)

Configuration

Config file: ~/.config/cheatsheetz/config

# Default configuration
DEFAULT_FORMAT="plain"
CACHE_EXPIRY="3600"
API_BASE_URL="https://api.github.com"

Development

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/cheatsheetz/cli.git
cd cli

# Test locally
./bin/cheatsheetz help
./bin/cheatsheetz show git

# Run tests
make test

# Create release
git tag v1.0.0
git push origin v1.0.0

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Resources

• CheetSheetz Website
• GitHub Organization
• Report Issues

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POSIX-compliant CLI for the CheetSheetz developer reference collection