Linux

alias cat lolcat
alias ccat whatever ohmyzsh does for their colorize extension, I know it’s a function alias

Don't really organize my aliases after making them, so this might be a mess.

##################
#   ~/.aliases   #
##################

# Colours
alias color-GREEN='tput setaf 2'
alias color-RED='tput setaf 1'
alias color-CYAN='tput setaf 78'
alias color-PURPLE='tput setaf 128'
#alias color-BLUE='tput setaf 4'
alias color-RESET='tput sgr0'
alias color-LIGHT_PURPLE='tput setaf 5'
alias color-LIGHT_BLUE='tput setaf 12'
alias color-TEXT='tput setaf 15'
alias color-HIDDEN='tput setaf 236'

# don't set a shutdown timer
alias shutdown='shutdown now'

# grep
alias grep='grep --color=auto'
alias pgrep='pgrep -l'

# package manager
alias pacman='sudo pacman --color=auto'
alias paru='paru --color=auto'

# ls
alias ls='eza -aMF --hyperlink --group-directories-first --icons --color=auto'
alias ll='eza -alhMF@ --hyperlink --group-directories-first --icons --color=auto --color-scale'
alias lg='eza -alhMF@ --hyperlink --group-directories-first --icons --git --git-repos --git-ignore --color=auto --color-scale'

# confirm before overwriting
alias cp='cp -i'
alias mv='mv -i'
alias rm='rm -i'

# update grub.cfg
alias grub-update='sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg'

# update function
u() {
	# update distro specific packages
	if command -v pacman &> /dev/null
	then
		# update pacman packages
		printf "\n[Update] Updating Standard Packages:\n\n"
		sudo pacman -Syu --color=auto
		# update aur packages
		if command -v paru &> /dev/null
		then
			printf "\n[Uodate] Updating AUR Packages:\n\n"
			paru -Sau --color=auto
		fi
	elif command -v apt &> /dev/null
 	then
		# update apt packages
		printf "\n[Update] Updating Standard Packages:\n\n"
		sudo apt-get update
		sudo apt-get upgrade
	fi
	# update flatpaks
	if command -v flatpak &> /dev/null
	then
		printf "\n[Update] Updating flatpaks:\n\n"
		flatpak update
	fi
	# todo:
	# - update grub
	# - source shell config
	printf "\n[Update] Done\n"
}

# view metadata
alias meta='exiftool'

# makepkg dependencies and install
alias makepkg='makepkg -si'

# git
alias gc='git clone'

# quick probe
alias probe='sudo -E hw-probe -all -upload -show -verbose'

# shorten pacman commands
alias pm='pacman'
alias pms='pm -Syu'
alias pmr='pm -Rns'
alias pmq='pm -Q'
alias pmu='pm -U'
alias pmd='sudo downgrade'
alias pmc='sudo paccache'

# rm pacman lock
alias rmpml='sudo rm /var/lib/pacman/db.lck'

# quick access to configs
alias brc='$EDITOR ~/.bashrc'
alias bash='exec bash'
alias zrc='$EDITOR ~/.zshrc'
alias zsh='exec zsh'
alias alia='$EDITOR ~/.aliases'
alias expo='$EDITOR ~/.exports'
alias swayc='$EDITOR ~/.config/sway/config'
#alias alac-conf='$EDITOR ~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml'
alias starc='$EDITOR ~/.config/starship.toml'
alias kittc='$EDITOR ~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf'
alias nvimc='$EDITOR ~/.config/nvim/init.vim'

# alias fetch scripts with hyfetch during pride month
[[ $(date +'%b') == "Jun" ]] && alias neofetch='hyfetch -b neofetch'
[[ $(date +'%b') == "Jun" ]] && alias fastfetch='hyfetch -b fastfetch'

# use fastfetch backend for hyfetch
alias hyfetch='hyfetch -b fastfetch'

# add sudo
alias docker='sudo docker'
alias systemctl='sudo systemctl'

# systemd
alias sc='systemctl'
alias sce='sc enable'
alias scd='sc disable'
alias scs='sc start'
alias scu='sc stop' # the u comes from unset
alias scr='sc restart'

# yt-dlp
alias ytm='yt-dlp -x -o "~/Music/%(title)s.%(ext)s" --add-metadata --embed-thumbnail --audio-quality 0'
alias ytv='yt-dlp -o "~/Videos/%(title)s.%(ext)s" --add-metadata --embed-thumbnail --embed-subs --embed-chapters'

# edit quicker
alias e='$EDITOR'
alias se='sudoedit'

# ryujinx (created by pinejinx)
alias ryu="AMD_DEBUG=w32ge,w32cs,nohyperz,nofmask glsl_zero_init=true radeonsi_clamp_div_by_zero=true force_integer_tex_nearest=true mesa_glthread=false vblank_mode=0 RADV_PERFTEST=bolist gamemoderun DOTNET_EnableAlternateStackCheck=1 GDK_BACKEND=x11 /home/luna/.local/share/Ryujinx/Ryujinx"

# Vencord
alias inven="sudo VencordInstallerCli-linux -install && sudo VencordInstallerCli-linux -install-openasar"
alias unven="sudo VencordInstallerCli-linux -uninstall && sudo VencordInstallerCli-linux -uninstall-openasar"

# bun > npm
alias npm='bun'

# replace cat
alias cat='bat'

# sudo
alias s='sudo'

alias clear="clear; fastfetch"
alias sudo="doas"
alias clr="clear"
alias kx="killall Xwayland"
alias vpython="~/newVenv/bin/python"
alias vpip="~/newVenv/bin/pip"

For system updates:

[ -r /etc/os-release ] && . /etc/os-release
case "$ID" in
  arch|archarm)
    if which paru > /dev/null 2>&1; then
      alias updates='echo Using paru; paru'
    else
      alias updates='echo Using pacman; sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm'
    fi
    ;;
  debian|ubuntu)
    alias updates='echo Using apt dist-upgrade; sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade -y'
    ;;
esac

This is a separate reply since I didn't know that you can include shell functions here.

I made this little function read_latest_log() because I just want to "read the latest log file" in a directory full of timestamped log files. I made a helper function separator_line_with_text() to help with the output, basically setting off the file-info portion (just the filename for now) from the file contents.

# # separator_line_with_text
# # Centers text in a separator line
# #
# # Usage:
# # separator_line_with_text «separator_char» «text»
separator_line_with_text() {
local separator_char="$1"
local contents_str="$2"

# Calculate separator_length
local separator_length=$(( $(tput cols) - 2 - ${#contents_str} ))

# Calculate the width of the left and right parts of the separator line
local half_line_width=$(( (${separator_length}) / 2 ))

# Construct the separator line using the $separator_char and $contents_str
for ((i = 0; i « half_line_width; i++))
do
echo -n ${separator_char}
done

echo -n ${contents_str}

for ((i = 0; i < half_line_width; i++))
do
echo -n ${separator_char}
done

echo ""
}

# # read_latest_log
# # Reads the latest log file with a timestamp in the filename.
# #
# # Usage:
# # read_latest_log [[«name_filter»] «extension»] «separator» «timestamp_field_number»
read_latest_log () {
  # Check if the function has sufficient parameters
  if [[ $# -lt 2 ]]; then
    echo "Error: insufficient parameters."
    echo "Usage: read_latest_log [[«name_filter» = *] [«extension» = log] «separator» «timestamp_field_number»"
    return 1
  fi

  # Supposing only two parameters are provided
  # «name_filter» parameter is "*"
  # «extension» parameter is "log"
  if [[ $# -eq 2 ]]; then
    local name_filter="*"
    local extension="log"
    local separator="$1"
    local field="$2"
  fi

  # Supposing only three parameters are provided,
  # assume that the «name_filter» parameter is "*"
  if [[ $# -eq 3 ]]; then
    local name_filter="*"
    local extension="$1"
    local separator="$2"
    local field="$3"
  fi

  # If all parameters are provided, assign them accordingly
  if [[ $# -eq 4 ]]; then
    local name_filter="$1"
    local extension="$2"
    local separator="$3"
    local field="$4"
  fi

  # Find all log files with the specified extension, sort them based on the separator and field
  local log_files=$(find . -type f -name "${name_filter}.${extension}" | sort -n -t "${separator}" -k "${field}")

  # If no log files are found, display a message and return
  if [[ -z "$log_files" ]]; then
    echo "No log files found."
    return 0
  fi

  # Get the latest log file and its full path
  local latest_log_file=$(echo "$log_files" | tail -1)
  local full_path=$(realpath "$latest_log_file")

  # Define the strings for the separator line and
  # calculate the appropriate length of the separator line
  local contents_str=" Contents "
  local separator_char="—"

  separator_line_with_text ${separator_char} ""
  separator_line_with_text " " ${full_path}
  separator_line_with_text ${separator_char} ${contents_str}
  cat "$(echo "$log_files" | tail -1)"
}

Sorry for all the edits, for some reason anything that looks like an HTML tag gets erased.

I've got aliases for every faltpak app I launch in the terminal for instance I've got code for vscodium or steam for well steam for example, I also alias some system commands so I have an update-grub, update, etc...

I also alias LSD to LS for obvious reasons.

I mainly use an alias to ssh into my server and another to stream lofi girl audio with mpv

I don't like having to renavigate to my project directory in a new terminal:

alias clone='(pwd | urxvt & disown $!)'

Takes my current directory and opens it in my terminal. Then it disowns that new terminal process, so if I close the current terminal the new one doesnt disappear with it.

https://github.com/K1aymore/Nixos-Config/blob/74f38451c42990756128f0b3980221bc0290b4db/term/aliases.nix

here we go, in no particular order:

claer=clear
gvim='nvim +Gclog +Git'
vim=nvim
vi=/usr/bin/vim
v=/usr/bin/vi
glog='git log --oneline --graph --all'
rcp='rsync -r --info=progress2 --partial'
d0='du -h --max-depth 0'
d1='du -h --max-depth 1'
ls='ls --time-style=long-iso --color=tty'
icat=chafa
ssh='TERM=xterm-256color ssh' # (kitty messes with TERM)

alias upgrade="sudo dnf upgrade --yes && flatpak update && flatpak remove --unused"

Or something like that, also a dnf remove unused command in there. Writing this from my phone so might be written wrong.

Some random ones I created over the last week or so:

alias clipboard='xclip -selection clipboard' # Allows me to pipe output directly to my keyboard. good for pwd for example.

Function allows me to get tldr and cheat responses to commands quickly
function cht() {
curl cheat.sh/$1
}

Easy calculator so that I can do math w/o launching a specific app
function calc() {
echo "scale=3; $@" | bc
}

I'm a simple man. I do simple things. I replace df, ls and top with more modern alternatives. Courtesy of this list.

alias df="duf"
alias ls="eza --group-directories-first --long --group --sort=ext --icons --all"
alias top="btm"

alias forgethist=unset HISTFILE

Useful when I run the same two commands 20 times in a row

These are some pacman+fzf implementations from the arch wiki + a flatpak implementation i did with fzf(still needs some polish but it works).

alias pacq=$'pacman -Q | fzf'

alias pacs=$'pacman -Slq | fzf --multi --preview 'pacman -Si {1}' | xargs -ro sudo pacman -S'

alias pacr=$'pacman -Qq | fzf --multi --preview 'pacman -Si {1}' | xargs -ro sudo pacman -Rns'

alias flatr=$'flatpak list | fzf --preview 'flatpak info {2} ' | grep -Eo '[a-ZA-Z]+.[^ ]+' |awk '{print $1}' | xargs -ro flatpak remove --delete-data'