📒 DevToolbox Cheats — Universal Linux Cheatsheet Manager

Cross-Desktop cheatsheet manager for Linux with native support for GNOME, KDE, XFCE, and more. Access your Markdown command references instantly from your panel or menu.

🌐 Online version available at cheats.alteron.net

Overview

Important

Batteries Included! This repository is not just a menu engine; it comes pre-packed with a comprehensive collection of over 100+ production-ready cheatsheets for sysadmins, DevOps, and developers.

If you like this project, consider supporting me on Buy Me a Coffee ☕️

Example Screenshots

Screenshots from GNOME ARGOS

Screenshots from KDE Plasma 5/6

Screenshots from universal Zenity (XFCE, MATE, Cinnamon, LXQt, LXDE, Budgie, Pantheon, Deepin)

Screenshots from Windows (Native Tray App)

✨ Features

🌍 Universal Desktop Support

GNOME - Native Argos panel menu with dropdown
KDE Plasma 5/6 - Native widget with full UI
XFCE / MATE / Cinnamon - Dialog-based menus (zenity/yad)
LXQt / LXDE - Lightweight dialog menus
Budgie / Pantheon / Deepin - Dialog-based menus with auto-detection
Tiling WMs - Terminal-based with FZF (i3, sway, bspwm, hyprland)
Windows (BETA) - Native tray application via AutoHotkey with full autodiscovery & search support (View Guide)
Auto-Detection - Detects your DE and adapts automatically

🚀 Performance

Instant Loading - Smart caching loads 100+ cheats in <100ms
Fast Category Toggle - Optimized for instant expand/collapse (KDE widget)
Auto Cache Invalidation - Rebuilds only when files change

🎯 Core Features

Category Organization - Group cheats by topic with emoji icons
Live Search - Filter cheats as you type
Copy to Clipboard - One-click copy (wl-clipboard/xclip)
Open in Editor - Launch any editor (auto-detected or custom)
Export - Save individual or all cheats to Markdown/PDF
FZF Integration - Powerful fuzzy search in terminal with syntax highlighting

🎨 Smart Features (KDE Widget)

Editor Auto-Detection - Scans for 16+ popular editors
Editor Dropdown - Quick selection with ✓ marks for installed
Auto-Fallback - Uses first available editor if preferred missing
Custom Icons - Emoji or system icons per category/cheat
Safe Install - No crashes, works in VMs

📦 Installation

Choose Your Desktop Environment

🪟 Windows (Native Tray App)

DevToolbox Cheats is fully supported on Windows using an automated PowerShell installer and AutoHotkey.

See the dedicated Windows Setup Guide for full details.

Quick Automated Install

Open PowerShell as Administrator.
Navigate to the repository's Windows-beta directory:
```
cd "C:\path\to\devtoolbox-cheats\Windows-beta"
```

Run the installer:

powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\install-devtoolbox.ps1

Double-click the generated cheats.exe to run the app.

🟠 GNOME (Argos Extension)

1. Install Argos Extension

From extensions.gnome.org or GitHub

2. Install Dependencies

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt install zenity xclip fzf bat pandoc

# Fedora
sudo dnf install zenity xclip fzf bat pandoc

# Arch
sudo pacman -S zenity xclip fzf bat pandoc

3. Clone and Install

git clone https://github.com/dominatos/devtoolbox-cheats.git
cd devtoolbox-cheats
./install.sh

4. Restart Argos

Disable and re-enable the Argos extension, or press Alt+F2 → r → Enter

Result: 🗒️ icon appears in your top panel with dropdown menu

🔵 KDE Plasma 5/6 (Native Widget)

Quick Install

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/dominatos/devtoolbox-cheats.git
cd devtoolbox-cheats

# Run universal installer (auto-detects Plasma version)
./install.sh

The installer will:

✅ Install widget to ~/.local/share/plasma/plasmoids/
✅ Clear QML cache (ensures config shows correctly)
✅ Deploy 133 example cheatsheets to ~/cheats.d
✅ Install dependencies (fzf, bat, wl-clipboard, fonts)
✅ Prompt for safe Plasma Shell restart

After Install

Add to Panel:
- Right-click panel → Add Widgets
- Search "DevToolbox Cheats"
- Drag to panel or desktop
Configure:
- Right-click widget → Configure
- Editor Dropdown - Select from auto-detected editors (marked with ✓)
- Cheats Directory - Default: ~/cheats.d
- Cache File - Default: ~/.cache/devtoolbox-cheats.json
Usage:
- Click widget to open
- Click categories to expand
- Click cheat to open in editor
- Use buttons: Copy, Open, Export, FZF Search

🟢 XFCE / MATE / Cinnamon

1. Install Dependencies

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt install zenity xclip fzf bat pandoc

# Fedora
sudo dnf install zenity xclip fzf bat pandoc

# For Wayland sessions, use wl-clipboard instead of xclip

2. Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/dominatos/devtoolbox-cheats.git
cd devtoolbox-cheats
./install.sh

3. Run Manually or Add to Panel

Run manually:

devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu

Add to panel (XFCE):

Install Genmon plugin: sudo apt install xfce4-genmon-plugin
Right-click panel → Add New Items → "Generic Monitor"
Right-click the new monitor → Properties:
- Label: 🗒️ (or leave blank)
- Command: devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu
- Period (s): 30

Add to panel (MATE):

Right-click panel → "Add to Panel..."
Select "Custom Application Launcher" → Add
Configure properties:
- Type: Application
- Name: DevToolbox Cheats
- Command: devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu
- Icon: 🗒️ (click to select icon)

Add to panel (Cinnamon):

Right-click the Menu applet → Configure → Menu → "Open the menu editor"
Select a category (e.g., Accessories) → "New Item"
Configure properties:
- Name: DevToolbox Cheats
- Command: devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu
- Icon: 🗒️ (click to select icon)
Save and close the menu editor.
Open the Cinnamon Menu, search for "DevToolbox Cheats", right-click it, and select "Add to panel".

🟣 LXQt / LXDE (Lightweight)

1. Install Dependencies

# Debian/Ubuntu (LXQt)
sudo apt install zenity xclip fzf bat pandoc

# Lubuntu (LXQt)
sudo apt install zenity xclip fzf bat pandoc

# LXDE
sudo apt install zenity xclip fzf bat pandoc

# Arch
sudo pacman -S zenity xclip fzf bat pandoc

2. Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/dominatos/devtoolbox-cheats.git
cd devtoolbox-cheats
./install.sh

3. Add to Panel

LXQt Panel:

Right-click panel → "Manage Widgets" → "Add Widgets"
Select "Custom command" → Add
Right-click the Custom command widget → Configure
Click "+" to add new launcher:
- Name: DevToolbox Cheats
- Command: devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu
- Click command: devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu
- Icon: Click to browse and select a suitable icon (e.g., accessories-text-editor)
Click OK and close

LXDE Panel (PCManFM):

Right-click panel → "Add / Remove Panel Items"
Select "Application Launch Bar" → Add
Click "Application Launch Bar" → Preferences
Click "+" to add application:
- Browse to create desktop file or add command:
- Command: devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu
Close preferences

Or use desktop shortcut: The installer automatically creates an application shortcut. Open your application launcher and search for DevToolbox Cheats.

Result: Clicking launches dialog menu with all cheats

🟡 Budgie Desktop

1. Install Dependencies

# Ubuntu Budgie / Solus
sudo apt install zenity xclip fzf bat pandoc

# Arch (with Budgie)
sudo pacman -S zenity xclip fzf bat pandoc

3. Install and Launch

git clone https://github.com/dominatos/devtoolbox-cheats.git
cd devtoolbox-cheats
./install.sh

Find in Budgie Menu:

Open Budgie Menu and type "DevToolbox"
Drag the shortcut to your Favorites or panel.
Optional: Right-click any icon in Plank dock → Preferences, and drag from the applications menu.

Result: Clicking launches dialog menu with zenity interface

🔷 Pantheon (elementary OS)

1. Install Dependencies

# elementary OS
sudo apt install zenity xclip fzf bat pandoc

3. Install and Launch

git clone https://github.com/dominatos/devtoolbox-cheats.git
cd devtoolbox-cheats
./install.sh

4. Add to Dock

Press Super (Windows key) to open Applications
Search for "DevToolbox Cheats"
Right-click → "Add to Dock"

Or add to Wingpanel (top panel) using keyboard shortcut:

Open System Settings → Keyboard → Shortcuts → Custom
Click "+" to add:
- Name: DevToolbox Cheats
- Command: devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu
- Shortcut: Press keys (e.g., Super+C)

Result: Elegant zenity dialog matching elementary OS design language

🔵 Deepin Desktop

1. Install Dependencies

# Deepin OS / UbuntuDDE
sudo apt install zenity xclip fzf bat pandoc

# Arch with Deepin
sudo pacman -S zenity xclip fzf bat pandoc

3. Install and Launch

git clone https://github.com/dominatos/devtoolbox-cheats.git
cd devtoolbox-cheats
./install.sh

4. Add to Dock or Control Center

Open Launcher (click grid icon in dock)
Find "DevToolbox Cheats" in Applications
Right-click → "Send to Desktop" or "Pin to Dock"

Or use Control Center shortcut:

Open Control Center → Keyboard and Language → Shortcuts → Custom Shortcuts
Click "+" to add:
- Name: DevToolbox Cheats
- Command: devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu
- Shortcut: Click "None" and press keys (e.g., Ctrl+Alt+C)

Result: Beautiful dialog matching Deepin's aesthetic with blur effects

🚀 Cosmic (Pop!_OS - NEW 2025)

1. Install Dependencies

# Pop!_OS with Cosmic
sudo apt install zenity fzf bat pandoc wl-clipboard

# Cosmic uses Wayland by default

3. Install and Launch

git clone https://github.com/dominatos/devtoolbox-cheats.git
cd devtoolbox-cheats
./install.sh

4. Add Keyboard Shortcut

Open Settings → Keyboard → View and Customize Shortcuts → Custom Shortcuts
Click "+" to add:
- Name: DevToolbox Cheats
- Command: devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu
- Shortcut: Press keys (e.g., Super+C)

Or add to Cosmic Dock:

Press Super+/ to open Launcher
Type "DevToolbox Cheats"
Right-click → "Pin to Dock"

Result: Modern Rust-based dialog with native Cosmic integration

⚫ Tiling WMs (i3, sway, bspwm, hyprland)

1. Install Dependencies

# X11 Window Managers (i3, bspwm, awesome)
sudo apt install fzf bat xclip pandoc zenity

# Wayland Compositors (sway, hyprland, river)
sudo apt install fzf bat wl-clipboard pandoc wofi

# Arch (X11)
sudo pacman -S fzf bat xclip pandoc zenity rofi

# Arch (Wayland)
sudo pacman -S fzf bat wl-clipboard pandoc wofi

2. Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/dominatos/devtoolbox-cheats.git
cd devtoolbox-cheats
./install.sh

3. Add Keybinding

i3 config (~/.config/i3/config):

bindsym $mod+c exec --no-startup-id devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu

sway config (~/.config/sway/config):

bindsym $mod+c exec devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu

bspwm config (~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc):

super + c
    devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu

hyprland config (~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf):

bind = SUPER, C, exec, devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu

awesome wm config (~/.config/awesome/rc.lua):

awful.key({ modkey }, "c",
    function () awful.spawn.with_shell("devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu") end,
    {description = "open devtoolbox cheats", group = "launcher"})

dwm config (config.h - requires recompile):

static const char *cheatcmd[] = { "/bin/sh", "-c", "devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu", NULL };
{ MODKEY, XK_c, spawn, {.v = cheatcmd } },

4. Add to Launcher Menu (Optional)

rofi (X11):

# Add this alias to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc
alias cheats='devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu'

# Or integrate directly with rofi
bindsym $mod+c exec "rofi -show run -run-command 'bash -c devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu'"

wofi (Wayland):

# Add to sway/hyprland config
bindsym $mod+c exec devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu | wofi --dmenu

Result: Opens dialog menu (if zenity/rofi installed) or FZF terminal search

📋 Requirements

Core (All Platforms)

Bash 4.0+
find, grep, sed, awk

Desktop-Specific

Desktop	Required	Optional
GNOME	Argos extension	`zenity`, `xclip`, `fzf`, `bat`
KDE Plasma	`kdialog`, `wl-clipboard`	`fzf`, `bat`, `noto-fonts-emoji`
XFCE/MATE/Cinnamon	`zenity`, `xclip`	`fzf`, `bat`
LXQt/LXDE	`zenity`, `xclip`	`fzf`, `bat`
Budgie	`zenity`, `xclip`	`fzf`, `bat`
Pantheon	`zenity`, `xclip`	`fzf`, `bat`
Deepin	`zenity`, `xclip`	`fzf`, `bat`
Cosmic	`zenity`, `wl-clipboard`	`fzf`, `bat`
Wayland	`wl-clipboard`	`zenity`, `fzf`, `bat`
X11	`xclip`	`zenity`, `fzf`, `bat`
Terminal/Tiling WM	`fzf`	`bat`, `zenity`, `rofi`, `wofi`

Supported Editors (Auto-Detected)

VS Code (code), VS Codium (codium)
Kate (kate), KWrite (kwrite)
Geany (geany), Gedit (gedit)
Sublime Text (subl), Atom (atom)
Vim (vim), Neovim (nvim)
Emacs (emacs), Nano (nano)
Mousepad (mousepad), Pluma (pluma)
XED (xed), Notepadqq (notepadqq)
Custom - Any command

📚 Creating Cheatsheets

File Structure

Cheatsheets are Markdown files organized in category subfolders under ~/cheats.d/.

Directory structure:

~/cheats.d/
├── databases/
│   ├── mysqlcheatsheet.md
│   ├── mongodbcheatsheet.md
│   ├── postgrescheatsheet.md
│   └── redis_prod_cheatsheet.md
├── kubernetes-containers/
│   ├── docker-basics.md
│   ├── docker-compose.md
│   └── kubernetes-commands.md
├── network/
│   ├── nginx-config.md
│   ├── ssh-tunneling.md
│   └── firewall-basics.md
└── security-crypto/
    ├── ssl-certificates.md
    ├── gpg-basics.md
    └── openssl-commands.md

Each Markdown file contains metadata in the first 80 lines:

Title: MySQL Queries
Group: Databases
Icon: 🗄️
Order: 1

# MySQL Commands

## Basic Queries

```bash
# Show databases
mysql -u root -p -e "SHOW DATABASES;"

# Create database
mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE DATABASE mydb;"

Metadata Fields

Title: (Required) Display name for the cheat
Group: (Required) Category name (matches subfolder or custom)
Icon: (Optional) Emoji (🐳) or system icon name (docker)
Order: (Optional) Sort order within group (1-999)

Icon Options

Emoji:

Icon: 🐳
Icon: 🔒
Icon: 🌐

System Icons:

Icon: docker
Icon: database-server
Icon: network-server

Result in Menu

Categories are auto-detected from subfolders:

🗄️ Databases → MySQL Queries, MongoDB Basics, PostgreSQL, Redis
🐳 Kubernetes & Containers → Docker Basics, Docker Compose, Kubernetes Commands
🌐 Network → Nginx Config, SSH Tunneling, Firewall Basics
🔒 Security & Crypto → SSL Certificates, GPG Basics, OpenSSL Commands

🎯 Usage

GNOME (Argos)

Click 🗒️ icon in top panel
Dropdown menu appears with:
- 🔎 Search cheats
- 🚀 FZF Search Commands
- 📥 Export all (MD/PDF)
- Categories (expandable)
Click cheat name to copy & view
Content copied to clipboard automatically

KDE Widget

Click widget in panel
Full window opens with:
- Search field at top
- Category list with counts
- Action buttons: Copy, Open, Export, FZF
Browse: Click category to expand
Search: Type in search field
Copy: Click cheat → copied to clipboard
Open: Click cheat name → opens in editor
Export: Button to save all as Markdown
FZF: Opens terminal fuzzy search

Other DEs (Dialog Menu)

Launch script (panel button, keybinding, or manually)
Dialog appears with options:
- 🔎 Search cheats
- 🚀 FZF Search Commands
- 📚 Browse all cheats
- 📥 Export all (MD/PDF)
Search: Type query → select from results
Browse: Select category → select cheat
FZF: Opens terminal with fuzzy search

Terminal / FZF Search

# Direct FZF search
devtoolbox-cheats-menu fzfSearch

# Or from menu → FZF Search Commands

Start typing to filter
Preview shows file with syntax highlighting (bat)
Press Enter to open in editor at exact line
Esc to cancel

⚙️ Configuration

Environment Variables

# Override cheats directory (default: ~/cheats.d)
export CHEATS_DIR=~/my-cheats

# Override cache file
export CHEATS_CACHE=~/.cache/my-cheats.cache

# Force cache rebuild on every run (for debugging)
export CHEATS_REBUILD=1

# Force specific desktop environment
export DEVTOOLBOX_DE=kde     # kde, gnome, xfce, lxqt, budgie, terminal

# Set preferred viewers (space-separated, tried in order)
export CHEAT_VIEWERS="code zenity"

KDE Widget Settings

Right-click widget → Configure:

Cheats Directory - Where your .md files are stored
Cache File - JSON cache for fast loading
Preferred Editor - Dropdown with auto-detected editors (✓ mark)
Auto-Rebuild Cache - Force rebuild on widget load

Custom Integration

Add to i3/sway config:

bindsym $mod+c exec devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu

Add to polybar:

[module/devtoolbox]
type = custom/script
exec = echo "🗒️"
click-left = devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu

Add to waybar:

"custom/devtoolbox": {
  "format": "🗒️ {}",
  "on-click": "devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu"
}

🔄 Auto-Updater

Keep your cheatsheets in sync with the latest upstream version using the built-in updater.

Commands

After installation, cheats-updater is available in your PATH (~/.local/bin/):

# Check what changed upstream
cheats-updater check

# Download / update all official cheatsheets
cheats-updater update

# List all available cheatsheets
cheats-updater list

Behavior:

Only changed files are overwritten (cmp diff check)
Custom cheatsheets you add to ~/cheats.d/ are never touched
Automatic backup is created before every update at ~/.local/share/devtoolbox-cheats/backups/

Automatic Daily Updates (systemd)

The installer sets up a systemd user timer that runs cheats-updater.sh update once per day.

# Check timer status
systemctl --user status devtoolbox-cheats-updater.timer

# View update logs
journalctl --user -u devtoolbox-cheats-updater.service

# Trigger a manual run via systemd
systemctl --user start devtoolbox-cheats-updater.service

# Disable automatic updates
systemctl --user disable --now devtoolbox-cheats-updater.timer

# Re-enable automatic updates
systemctl --user enable --now devtoolbox-cheats-updater.timer

Manual Setup (if not using install.sh)

# Symlink units and enable timer
mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user
ln -sf ~/devtoolbox-cheats/systemd/devtoolbox-cheats-updater.service ~/.config/systemd/user/
ln -sf ~/devtoolbox-cheats/systemd/devtoolbox-cheats-updater.timer   ~/.config/systemd/user/
systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user enable --now devtoolbox-cheats-updater.timer

Environment Variables

# Override target directory (default: ~/cheats.d)
CHEATS_DIR=/custom/path ./cheats-updater.sh update

🔧 Troubleshooting

GNOME: Icon Not Showing

Cause: Argos not detecting script

Solution:

# Check script name matches pattern
ls ~/.config/argos/*.sh

# Should be: something.30s.sh (30 seconds refresh)

# Restart Argos: disable/enable extension

KDE: Widget Not Showing

Cause: QML cache not cleared

Solution:

# Clear QML cache
rm -rf ~/.cache/plasmashell/qmlcache
rm -rf ~/.cache/plasma-plasmashell/qmlcache
rm -rf ~/.cache/qt6/qmlcache

# Restart Plasma Shell
systemctl --user restart plasma-plasmashell.service

KDE: Config Page Not Showing

Solution: Reinstall with cache clearing

cd kde-widget-plasma6
./install.sh
# Choose option 2 for automatic restart

KDE: Editor Not Found

Behavior: Widget auto-falls back to first available editor

Fix: Right-click → Configure → Select different editor from dropdown

Any DE: Copy Not Working

Cause: Missing clipboard tool

Solution:

# For Wayland (Cosmic, sway, hyprland, Plasma 6 Wayland)
sudo apt install wl-clipboard

# For X11 (most traditional DEs)
sudo apt install xclip

Dialog Menu Not Showing

Cause: Missing dialog tool

Solution:

# Install zenity (universal, works with all DEs)
sudo apt install zenity

# Or kdialog (KDE only)
sudo apt install kdialog

# Or yad (advanced dialogs, more features)
sudo apt install yad

FZF Search Not Working

Cause: Missing fzf or terminal

Solution:

# Install fzf and bat
sudo apt install fzf bat

# Ensure terminal is installed
sudo apt install konsole          # KDE
sudo apt install gnome-terminal   # GNOME
sudo apt install xfce4-terminal   # XFCE
sudo apt install lxterminal       # LXDE/LXQt
sudo apt install mate-terminal    # MATE
sudo apt install io.elementary.terminal  # Pantheon/elementary
sudo apt install deepin-terminal  # Deepin
sudo apt install alacritty        # Cosmic/modern compositors

Budgie/Pantheon/Deepin: Script Not Launching

Cause: Desktop file permissions or path issue

Solution:

# Verify the script is in your PATH and executable
devtoolbox-cheats-menu menu

# Update desktop database
update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications

🚀 Performance

Benchmark Results

Test System: 133 cheatsheets, 15 categories

Operation	Time	Platform
First Load	~1-2s	All (builds cache)
Cached Load	<100ms	KDE Widget / Script
Category Toggle	<10ms	KDE Widget (optimized)
Search Filter	<50ms	KDE Widget
FZF Search	Instant	Terminal (fzf)
Copy to Clipboard	<200ms	All

Cache System

Format: TSV index with metadata
Location: ~/.cache/devtoolbox-cheats.idx (script) or .json (widget)
Invalidation: Auto-detects file changes via mtime
Rebuild: Only when needed or forced

🛠 Development

Project Structure

devtoolbox-cheats/
├── devtoolbox-cheats.30s.sh    # Universal script (all DEs)
├── cheats-updater.sh           # Cheats update manager
├── install.sh                  # Universal installer
├── systemd/                    # Systemd user units
│   ├── devtoolbox-cheats-updater.service
│   └── devtoolbox-cheats-updater.timer
├── kde-widget-plasma6/               # Plasma 6 widget
│   ├── install.sh
│   ├── uninstall.sh
│   └── DevToolboxPlasmoid/
│       ├── contents/ui/
│       │   ├── FullRepresentation.qml    # Main UI
│       │   └── configGeneral.qml         # Config page
│       └── contents/code/
│           ├── indexer.sh                 # Cache builder
│           └── fzf-search.sh              # FZF helper
├── kde-widget-plasma5/               # Plasma 5 widget (same structure)
├── cheats.d/                         # Example cheatsheets (133 files)
│   ├── databases/                    # Category subfolder
│   ├── kubernetes-containers/        # Category subfolder
│   ├── network/                      # Category subfolder
│   └── ...                           # More category subfolders
└── README.md

Testing

Test Universal Script:

# Force specific DE
DEVTOOLBOX_DE=kde ./devtoolbox-cheats.30s.sh menu
DEVTOOLBOX_DE=gnome ./devtoolbox-cheats.30s.sh
DEVTOOLBOX_DE=lxqt ./devtoolbox-cheats.30s.sh menu
DEVTOOLBOX_DE=terminal ./devtoolbox-cheats.30s.sh menu

# Test FZF search
./devtoolbox-cheats.30s.sh fzfSearch

Test KDE Widget:

cd kde-widget-plasma6
./install.sh

# View logs
journalctl --user -f | grep DevToolbox

Contributing

Pull requests welcome! Please:

Fork the repository
Create feature branch: git checkout -b feature/amazing
Test on your DE
Commit changes: git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'
Push to branch: git push origin feature/amazing
Open Pull Request to main branch

📝 Changelog

Please see CHANGELOG.md for release history.

Included cheats (full list)

This repository includes ready-to-use cheatsheets for popular tools, organized by category:

Backups & S3

Basics

Cloud

Databases

Dev & Tools

Diagnostics

Files & Archives

Kubernetes & Containers

Infrastructure Management

Identity Management

Monitoring

Network

Package Managers

Security & Crypto

Storage & FS

System & Logs

Text & Parsing

Web Servers

Virtualization

🖥️ KVM / QEMU — Virtualization

📄 License

MIT License - See LICENSE file

🙏 Credits

Developer: Sviatoslav (@dominatos)
Inspired by: DevHints, tldr, cheat.sh, Argos
Icons: Noto Color Emoji
Tested on: GNOME, KDE Plasma, XFCE, MATE, Cinnamon, LXQt, Budgie, Pantheon, i3, sway

🔗 Links

Repository: https://github.com/dominatos/devtoolbox-cheats
Issues: https://github.com/dominatos/devtoolbox-cheats/issues
Releases: https://github.com/dominatos/devtoolbox-cheats/releases
Argos Extension: https://github.com/p-e-w/argos

⭐ Support

If you find this useful:

⭐ Star the repository
🐛 Report bugs via Issues
💡 Suggest features
🍴 Fork and contribute
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docs		docs
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📒 DevToolbox Cheats — Universal Linux Cheatsheet Manager

Overview

Example Screenshots

✨ Features

🌍 Universal Desktop Support

🚀 Performance

🎯 Core Features

🎨 Smart Features (KDE Widget)

📦 Installation

Choose Your Desktop Environment

Quick Automated Install

1. Install Argos Extension

2. Install Dependencies

3. Clone and Install

4. Restart Argos

Quick Install

After Install

1. Install Dependencies

2. Clone Repository

3. Run Manually or Add to Panel

1. Install Dependencies

2. Clone Repository

3. Add to Panel

1. Install Dependencies

3. Install and Launch

1. Install Dependencies

3. Install and Launch

4. Add to Dock

1. Install Dependencies

3. Install and Launch

4. Add to Dock or Control Center

1. Install Dependencies

3. Install and Launch

4. Add Keyboard Shortcut

1. Install Dependencies

2. Clone Repository

3. Add Keybinding

4. Add to Launcher Menu (Optional)

📋 Requirements

Core (All Platforms)

Desktop-Specific

Supported Editors (Auto-Detected)

📚 Creating Cheatsheets

File Structure

Metadata Fields

Icon Options

Result in Menu

🎯 Usage

GNOME (Argos)

KDE Widget

Other DEs (Dialog Menu)

Terminal / FZF Search

⚙️ Configuration

Environment Variables

KDE Widget Settings

Custom Integration

🔄 Auto-Updater

Commands

Automatic Daily Updates (systemd)

Manual Setup (if not using install.sh)

Environment Variables

🔧 Troubleshooting

GNOME: Icon Not Showing

KDE: Widget Not Showing

KDE: Config Page Not Showing

KDE: Editor Not Found

Any DE: Copy Not Working

Dialog Menu Not Showing

FZF Search Not Working

Budgie/Pantheon/Deepin: Script Not Launching

🚀 Performance

Benchmark Results

Cache System

🛠 Development

Project Structure

Testing

Packages