Bash Cheatsheet

The following are commonly used commands used when working with a Pocket Node.

Linux Commands

• ssh <user>@<host> - SSH into a remote host using a password.
• ssh -i <keyfile> <user>@<host> - SSH into a remote host using a private key.
• pwd - Prints the current working directory.
• ls - Lists the contents of the current directory.
• cd - Changes the current working directory.
• df - Displays the disk space usage.
• dd -h - Displays the disk space usage in human readable format.
• mkdir - Creates a directory.
• touch - Creates a file.
• rm - Removes a file or directory.
• cp - Copies a file or directory.
• mv - Moves a file or directory.
• cat - Displays the contents of a file.
• grep - Searches for a string in a file.
• head - Displays the first few lines of a file.
• tail - Displays the last few lines of a file.
• less - Displays the contents of a file in a pager.
• more - Displays the contents of a file in a pager.
• nano - A text editor.
• vim - A text editor.
• vi - A text editor.
• chmod - Changes the permissions of a file or directory.
• chown - Changes the owner of a file or directory.
• sudo - Runs a command as the super user.
• su - Runs a command as another user.
• top - Shows the processes running on the node.
• htop - Interactive version of top.
• kill <pid> - Kills a process by its PID.
• kill -KILL <pid> - Forcefully kill a process.
• killall -9 <name> - Kills all processes by name.
• w or who - Shows users logged in to the host.
• skill -KILL -u <user> - Kills all processes owned by a user and logs them out.
• pkill -KILL -u <user> <process> - Kills all processes owned by a user.
• whoami - Shows the current user.
• curl - Makes a HTTP request.
• man <topic> - Opens the manual for a topic.
• ps -fu <user> - See running processes for a user.
• passwd <user> - Set the password for a user.
• cat /etc/passwd - List users on the system.
• sudo usermod -l <new_login_name> <old_login_name> - Change the user's login name.
• usermod -d <new_home_directory_path> username - Change the user's home directory.
• userdel -r <username> - Delete a user.

Pocket CLI Commands

• pocket start --simulateRelay=true - Starts to simulate/test the relay setup.
• pocket start - Start the Pocket daemon.
• pocket stop - Stop the Pocket daemon.
• pocket query height - Returns the current block height.
• pocket accounts create - Creates a new account.
• pocket accounts list - List all the accounts on the node.
• pocket accounts show <address> - Show the details of an account.
• pocket accounts get-validator - Shows the account that is used for the validator.
• pocket accounts set-validator <address> - Sets the account that is used for the validator.
• pocket nodes stake <address> <amount> <relay_chains> <serviceURI> mainnet 10000 true - Stake a node.
• pocket accounts import-armored <armoredJSONFile> - Imports an account from an armored JSON file.
• pocket accounts export [--path <path>] <address> - Export an account to an armored JSON file.
• pocket accounts update-passphrase <address> - Update the passphrase of an account.
• pocket accounts send-tx <fromAddr> <toAddr> <amount> <chainID> <fee> <memo> - Send a transaction.

  note is that the <amount> and <fee> are in the smallest unit of the currency - uPOKT. The formula for converting POKT to uPOKT is (10 ^ 6) * X where X is the amount of POKT.