Scripts

A collection of useful Bash scripts.

Table Of Contents

• Overview
• Install
• Commands
  • show-help
  • sslinfo
  • xcopy and xpaste
  • nvim-swap
  • fterm
  • local-dns
  • fix
  • todo
  • x
  • m
  • bkground
  • touchx
  • cgrep
  • sx
  • urlcode
  • onchanges
  • open-pr
  • serve
  • snip
  • bloop
  • pylab
  • mode
  • xrename
  • read-out
  • edit
  • editx
  • md2pdf
  • logs
  • xtend
  • gh-open
  • git-branches-rm
  • emacs-clean
  • utf8codepoint
  • mvself
  • mvext
  • wgrep
  • record-screen-gif
  • pagerr
  • kill-window
  • tabs-to-spaces
  • m3u8dl
• Functions
  • mcdir
  • gcd

Overview

This repository provides numerous helpful bash scripts and functions.

The README contains a brief description of each script and function. For more detailed usage information run a script or function with the -h option.

Install

Place this repository in your $PATH.

Source the load-functions.sh file in your shell profile. This will load the custom bash functions into your shell.

Commands

show-help

Prints the help text in the top comment of a script.

sslinfo

Prints the ssl certificate for the provided URL.

xcopy and xpaste

The xcopy and xpaste scripts emulate the ctrl+{c,v} behavior in the shell.

nvim-swap

A script which clears any swap files nvim has made.

fterm

A script which opens a terminal in a floating window using bspwm.

virtual-dns

A tool which modifies your /etc/hosts file to give you local domains for quick development.

fix

Fixes terminal after outputting binary garbage.

todo

Shows todo notes in source files.

x

Kills current terminal.

m

Make shortcut.

bkground

Sets the desktop background with feh.

Touchx

Creates a file with execution privileges.

cgrep

Grep with color argument.

sx

StartX shortcut.

urlcode

URL encoding utility.

onchanges

Runs a command when files change.

open-pr

Opens a GitHub pull request.

serve

Local HTTP server using Python 3's http.server module.

snip

Select an area of the screen and take a screen shot.

bloop

Play bloop noise

pylab

Start Jupyter Lab without a password.

mode

Show file mode.

xrename

Rename X window.

read-out

Read text out letter by letter.

edit

Edit file with $EDITOR.

editx

Give file execute permissions and edit with $EDITOR.

md2pdf

Convert markdown to PDF.

logs

View socklog system logs.

xtend

Manage displays with xrandr.

gh-open

Open GitHub repository from terminal.

git-branches-rm

Remove all branches except the one which is currently checked out.

emacs-clean

Use the trash command to remove emacs auto save files. These files can be restored with the trash-restore command.

utf8codepoint

Prints the UTF-8 code point for glyph from stdin.

mvself

Move current working directory.

mvext

Changes extension of files.

wgrep

Wait until input matches pattern and exit.

record-screen-gif

Records the screen as a GIF.

pagerr

Page standard error.

kill-window

Kill an X window.

tabs-to-spaces

Converts tabs in a file to spaces.

m3u8dl

Downloads a video stream specified by a m3u8 file into an mp4 file.

Functions

mcdir

Create and cd into directory.

gcd

Git clone and cd into directory.