Cheat

cheat Plugin

Create and view command-line cheatsheets. Community-driven reference for hundreds of commands.

Commands

Viewing

• cheat sheet view tar — View cheatsheet for tar
• cheat sheet view git — View cheatsheet for git
• cheat sheet view docker — View cheatsheet for docker

Listing

• cheat sheets list — List all available cheatsheets
• cheat sheets list-brief — List names and tags only
• cheat sheets list -t networking — Filter by tag

Searching

• cheat sheets search ssh — Search for "ssh" across cheatsheets
• cheat sheets search '(?:[0-9]{1,3}\.){3}[0-9]{1,3}' --regex — Search by regex

Tags

• cheat tags list — List all tags in use

Full Access

• cheat _ _ — Passthrough (edit, init, rm, etc.)

Usage Examples

• "How do I use the tar command?"
• "Show me docker cheatsheet"
• "Search for ssh-related commands"
• "List all available cheatsheets"
• "Find cheatsheets tagged with networking"

Installation

brew install cheat
yes | cheat --init  # download community cheatsheets

Key Features

• Non-interactive: All commands print to stdout — perfect for agents
• Community cheatsheets: 200+ cheatsheets for common commands
• Search: Keyword and regex search across all sheets
• Tags: Organize cheatsheets by topic (networking, git, docker, etc.)
• Custom sheets: Create your own personal cheatsheets
• Go binary: Single file, no runtime dependencies