gbgabo/scripts

A collection of personal scripts used in my GNU/Linux system

gabo's collection of personal
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used for GNU/Linux systems

Some bash scripts to solve my personal needs, maybe you find something useful for you!

🛠️ Scripts included

bctrl

brightness control

• xrandr wrapper to handle brightness

Usage:

• bctrl <value|value+|value->: set brightness by exact percentage value, or by increasing/decreasing the current one;

Dependencies:

• xrandr
• dunst (+ dunstify)
• grep
• cut
• tset
• tprogbar

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vctrl

volume control

• Alsa wrapper to handle volume

• vctrl <value|value+|value->: set volume by exact percentage value, or by increasing/decreasing the current one;

Dependencies:

• amixer
• dunst (+ dunstify)
• tset
• tprogbar

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varset

variable setter

• Little script that handles global variables
• Let's you set, increase and decrease a variable (good for keybinds)
• Used on vctrl and bctrl

Usage:

varset can be used with the following options:

• -s <variable> <value|value+|value->: set value for variable in exact percentage value (0 to 100), or by increasing/decreasing the current one;

• -g <variable>: get value from specified variable

Example:

Set specific value:

varset -s battery-progress 20

Increase in a specific amount:

varset -s battery-progress 5+

Get current value:

varset -g battery-progress # 25

• current <variable> value is stored on /etc/<variable>.dat

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passmenu

password menu

• dmenu wrapper to copy password to clipboard

Dependencies:

• pass
• dmenu

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tl

terminal launch

• Allows you to launch a command (or a series of it) in a new terminal window
• Good for keybinds! Use it to call specific commands in a new window

Usage:

• tl 'command(s)': get value from specified variable

Example:

tl 'sudo apt update; apt list --upgradable'

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⚙️ Installation

Edit Makefile to match where to install the script collection (installed into the /usr/bin namespace by default).

Afterwards, enter the following command to install all the scripts (if necessary as root):

make install

Or if you want to install an specific script, you can run:

make tl # if you want to install tl for example

To uninstall all scripts you can run:

make uninstall

Todo

• implement media control

↗️ Other repositories to check

• gbgabo/dotfiles: current dotfiles used in my system;
• TinyTools: other cool scripts I write and use;
• gbgabo/dwm: own fork of dwm, including many useful patches and own color theme;
• gbgabo/dmenu: dmenu fork with center patch and own color theme;