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Terminal Dojo Cheat Sheet

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Command recall Terminal Quiz Check your muscle memory for shell skills.

Calm reps Terminal Practice Practice navigation, search, and safe command patterns.

Parallel tasks Tabbed Terminals One window, multiple contexts.

Watch and work Split Panes Watch and work side-by-side.

After restart Restore Windows Pick up where you left off.

Reduce overhead Name Tabs Reduce mental overhead instantly.

Ctrl+R Reverse Search Don't retype — recall.

!! Repeat Last Command Fix small mistakes fast.

!$ Reuse Last Argument Chain work without retyping paths.

pbcopy Copy to Clipboard Terminal to Notes to Email in one step.

pbpaste Paste from Clipboard Turn copied text into data.

No files Capture Output Use the clipboard instead of temp files.

cd - Jump Back Instant context switching.

open . Open in Finder Bridge Terminal and GUI instantly.

Zero typing Drag and Drop Paths Zero typing, zero mistakes.

Short names Simple Aliases Turn friction into muscle memory.

Save forever Persistent Aliases Teach your terminal once.

Visual safety Color-Code Terminals Visual safety for important work.

Find what matters Filter with grep Find what matters, ignore the rest.

Turn output into insight Count with wc Turn output into insight.

Make lists usable Sort and Clean Make messy lists usable.

Automate it Reusable Script If you've done it twice, automate it.