/ShellExtender

Linux Scripts to extend BASH and ZSH functionality

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ShellExtender

This project modify and extend ZSH or BASH shell about some new functionality.

  • Fire new or attach to existing TMUX "remote" session when connected through SSH automatically - your work stay preserved even if connection to your server is lost or corrupted

  • Defines aliases (see aliases file)

    • Filesystem aliases as ll, ls, .. etc.
    • grep colorization
    • servethis - spawn a simple HTTP server on port 8000 serving the current directory
    • pypath - print your python path, minus all the egg files
    • pycclean - recursively clean out all of the pyc files from current directory

    And more...

  • Defines some useful functions

    • extract file - extracts file archive. Choose extractor by file extension Defined only when zsh plugin or sytem command doesn't exist
    • dls [dir] - list sub-directories in dir
    • dla [dir] - list all sub-directories in dir included .dot files
    • dgrep pattern - recursive, case-insensitive grep that excludes binary files
    • dfgrep pattern - recursive, case-insensitive grep that excludes binary files and returns only unique filenames
    • psgrep pattern - grep for all processes match specified pattern
    • killit pattern - kills any process that matches a regexp passed to it
    • tree [dir] - dumps tree file structure from specified dir. Defined only when system command tree isn't installed
    • mcd dir - makes a dir and cd into it
    • exip - dumps current public IP address
    • ips - dumps local IP addresses
    • shell - dumps the shell what you are using

  • Defines some global variables (see the variables file)

    • PATH variable
    • MANPATH variable
    • INFOPATH variable
    • Preferred editor by EDITOR variable
    • grep colorized output
    • Variables to modify less command behavior
    • Shell history parameters variables
    • Escape sequences for formatting and colorize shell output

##How to enable

  1. Create any sub-folder in your home directory (.shell_extender)

  2. Copy project content to the directory

  3. Modify config file in the directory to fit your needs

  4. Append following sniplet at the end of your .zshrc or .bashrc file

    SHELL_EXTENDER_DIR=~/.shell_extender

if [[ -f "$SHELL_EXTENDER_DIR/shell_extender" ]]; then
   . "$SHELL_EXTENDER_DIR/shell_extender"
fi

  5. Enjoy new functionality