🧰 [BUNDLE] IT Command Cheat-Sheet Pack — BCBC, Pi-hole + Networking + Python

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:books: The Free Linux/Windows Cheat-Sheet Site Every IT Newbie Needs Bookmarked

BCBC Command Reference — 265+ ready-to-copy commands across 16 packs. Linux, Windows, Networking, Pi-hole, Python.

:bullseye: Sick of Googling “how do I check disk space on Linux” for the 100th time? This site has every command pre-organized, searchable, copy-ready. Free, no signup.

:link: Live Demo: bchicbcow.com · Repo: GitHub

🧠 What this thing actually is — 30 sec

A searchable, copy-paste-ready cookbook of commands that IT people, sysadmins, and home-lab tinkerers use every day. Built by a working technician for working technicians.

Think of it like Stack Overflow’s answers — already filtered, organized into folders, with one-click copy buttons — instead of digging through 20 forum threads to find that one command you need.

:light_bulb: Cheat sheet = a quick-reference card. Command = the text you type into a Linux/Windows terminal to make things happen.

🍿 What's inside the 16 packs
Pack What you’ll find
:penguin: Linux Basics Files, permissions, drives, common fix-it commands
:window: Windows PowerShell Microsoft’s command system, the stuff IT departments live on
:globe_with_meridians: Networking Check what’s plugged in, test connections, troubleshoot wifi
:shield: Pi-hole + PADD The free network-wide ad-blocker setup + admin commands
:floppy_disk: Backup hygiene “How do I not lose my data?” workflows
:wrench: Hardware triage Computer won’t boot? Step-by-step diagnosis
:magnifying_glass_tilted_left: grep / find / awk Search inside files like a wizard
:satellite_antenna: Services & Logs Why is my server acting weird? Check here.
:shield: Cybersecurity refs Learn the defense side, not attack
:snake: Python helpers Quick scripts for IT automation
:gear: Working with drives Partition, mount, unmount, format
:desktop_computer: Terminal basics If you’ve never opened a black window before
+ 4 more
🎮 How to use it

Easiest (no install):

  1. Open bchicbcow.com in your browser
  2. Type what you need (e.g. “disk space”, “kill process”, “show wifi password”)
  3. Click the matching card → Copy → paste into your terminal
  4. Done

Power-user mode (run it locally):

  1. Download the ZIP from GitHub
  2. Extract → open index.html in your browser
  3. Works fully offline now — perfect for a USB stick at work

Self-host on your network:

  • Copy the folder into your Apache/NGINX web root → your whole office can access it at http://server-ip/bcbc-cheatsheets
  • Drop it on a Raspberry Pi → instant home-lab knowledge base
  • Or stick it on GitHub Pages → free public copy

:light_bulb: The site doesn’t need a database, Python, npm, or internet. Just HTML files in a folder. You literally cannot break it.

🎯 Who actually benefits
Person Why this saves their day
:graduation_cap: IT student Cheat-sheet of every command you need to memorize, organized by topic
:man_technologist: Junior sysadmin Stop pretending to know — this is the senior tech’s brain on a webpage
:house: Home-lab tinkerer Pi-hole, NAS, backup, all the commands you forget between sessions
:office_building: Small-business IT guy One link to send the whole office for self-help
:man_teacher: Trainer / teacher Pre-built cheat sheets to assign to students
:globe_showing_europe_africa: Linux switcher Coming from Windows? Lookup any Windows command’s Linux equivalent
:electric_plug: The “tech relative” Your family’s IT support? Bookmark this.
🧱 The cool .bcbc pack format (the share-friendly trick)

Each “pack” is a small text file ending in .bcbc. You can:

  • :outbox_tray: Export a pack → share with a friend (just a tiny file)
  • :inbox_tray: Import someone else’s pack → adds their commands to your library
  • :pencil: Make your own pack → fill in commands you personally use, share with your team
  • :magic_wand: Duplicate-pack detection → if you import the same pack twice, no double entries

:light_bulb: The play: build a custom pack for your specific job (e.g. “our company’s deploy commands”) → email it to a new hire → they import it → instantly trained on your stack.

🛡️ Catch check
Q A
Free? Yes. MIT licensed.
Safe? Open source, runs in your browser, no backend, no data collection
Hacker tool? No — explicitly defensive / educational. Reads, doesn’t attack.
Needs internet? No — works fully offline once downloaded
Mobile-friendly? Yes — works on phones too
Active dev? Yes, v4.1 just dropped. Next project = BCBC Sentinel (AI-assisted defensive triage helper)

:magic_wand: Simple-pimple: open the site → search any IT task → copy → paste → done. Or download for offline. Build your own packs, share with your team. Free Stack-Overflow-but-curated, for everyone from total newbies to seasoned sysadmins.

The 100th time Googling “tar extract syntax” just became the last time.

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