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Tech Backpack/Quick Reference

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A Quick Reference for field techs supporting Safety AI that cover tasks they need to do fast in the field.

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ifconfig Shows all active interfaces, their IP addresses, and status. Works on Linux, on Windows use ipconfig
ping Shows if a host is reachable and measures round-trip time. ping 192.168.1.90
nmap Scans a network to discover devices. nmap -sn 192.168.1.0/24
ssh Allows secure log into a remote Linux device over a network. Close ssh session with command exit. ssh user@ip_address
ls Lists files and directories in the current location.
cd Changes the current directory.
pwd Displays the full path of the current working directory.
cp Copies files or directories. cp source.txt backup.txt
mkdir Creates a new directory. mkdir new_folder
df -h Shows disk space usage in a human-readable format.
scp Copies files between local and remote systems over SSH. Usage: scp <source> <destination> scp file.txt user@remote:/path/
journalctl Shows systemd logs (system and service messages) journalctl -u vis -f -b -e
systemctl status Check status of a service. systemctl status vis
systemctl start Starts a service. systemctl start vis
systemctl stop Stops a service. systemctl stop vis
systemctl restart Restarts a service. systemctl restart vis
nmcli device status Lists all network interfaces with state (connected, disconnected) and type.
nmcli connection show Lists all saved network connections.
nmcli con mod This assigns a static IP, gateway, and DNS to a connection: nmcli con mod eth0 ipv4.addresses 192.168.1.100/24

nmcli con mod eth0 ipv4.gateway 192.168.1.1

nmcli con mod eth0 ipv4.dns 8.8.8.8

nmcli con mod eth0 ipv4.method manual

nmcli connection up eth0

jtop Monitors NVIDIA Jetson system resources in real time. Shows CPU, GPU, memory, and temperature usage.
sc Stop and start ZeroTier service in Windows (requires elevated command prompt.) sc stop ZeroTierOneService

sc start ZeroTierOneService