Cheatsheets

Which Cheatsheet Do You Need?

Cheatsheets serve a specific purpose: you already know how to do something, but you can't remember the exact syntax, shortcut, or command. These tools give you the information fast without digging through documentation. They're organized into two groups: programming and CLI cheatsheets, and general purpose quick references.

Working in a Terminal, IDE, or Codebase?

The shell is where most developers spend a disproportionate amount of their time hunting for commands they use once a month. The Bash Commands Cheatsheet covers file operations, text processing, process management, and string manipulation with searchable examples. For version control, the Git Cheatsheet covers everyday commands as well as the ones you only need occasionally — rebasing, stash management, cherry-pick, bisect, and reflog.

Container-based workflows need fast Docker reference. The Docker Commands Cheatsheet covers image and container management, networking, volume mounts, compose commands, and cleanup operations. For language-specific syntax, the Python String Methods and JavaScript Array Methods cheatsheets show method signatures and quick examples — useful when you know what you want to do but can't recall the exact method name.

Database work benefits from quick reference too. The SQL Joins Cheatsheet shows INNER, LEFT, RIGHT, FULL OUTER, CROSS, and SELF join diagrams alongside the syntax for each — the kind of thing that's immediately obvious once you see the Venn diagram but hard to remember without a visual. The Regex Cheatsheet covers anchors, quantifiers, character classes, groups, and lookaheads with interactive examples so you can test patterns before using them.

Two indispensable terminal multiplexer references: the Vim Commands Cheatsheet covers modes, navigation, editing, search, and file management in a scannable layout. The tmux Cheatsheet covers session, window, and pane management so you can stop Googling how to split a pane horizontally.

CSS, Markdown, Keyboard Shortcuts, or Cooking?

Modern CSS layout is powerful but has a lot of properties that require regular lookup. The CSS Flexbox Cheatsheet shows all the container and item properties with visual diagrams of their effect — you can see exactly what align-content: space-between looks like rather than inferring it from the property name. The CSS Grid Cheatsheet covers grid-template, fr units, named areas, auto-fill, and grid alignment in the same visual format.

Writing documentation, README files, or blog posts? The Markdown Cheatsheet covers basic formatting, tables, code blocks, links, images, and GitHub Flavored Markdown extensions. For productivity, the Keyboard Shortcuts Cheatsheet covers the most useful shortcuts for Windows, macOS, browsers, and common applications in one scannable reference — filtered by operating system.

Not everything is about code. The Cooking Substitutions Cheatsheet lists common ingredient substitutions when you're mid-recipe and out of something — butter, eggs, buttermilk, flour, and more — with the ratios and notes on how the substitution affects texture or flavor.

When to Use a Cheatsheet vs. Full Documentation

Documentation is for learning. Cheatsheets are for doing. When you already know how Git rebase works but can't remember the exact syntax for squashing commits interactively, opening a 200-page manual is the wrong tool. The Git Cheatsheet has that command in a scannable table you can check in seconds.

The same logic applies to CSS layout. The CSS Flexbox Cheatsheet is not a tutorial on how flexbox works — it assumes you know flexbox but just need to verify whether justify-content or align-items controls vertical alignment in a row container. The visual diagrams make this immediately obvious without reading prose.

For terminal users, the Bash Commands Cheatsheet and tmux Cheatsheet together cover most of the commands that come up in daily terminal work. Both include a search field so you can filter to the command you need without scanning the entire sheet. All cheatsheets are printer-friendly for those who prefer a physical reference at their workstation.