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Quick Overview
Bash-Snippets is a collection of small bash scripts for heavy terminal users. It provides a variety of useful command-line utilities for tasks such as checking the weather, converting currency, performing network diagnostics, and more. These scripts are designed to be lightweight, easy to use, and require minimal dependencies.
Pros
- Wide range of useful utilities for everyday tasks
- Easy to install and use with minimal setup required
- Lightweight and fast, with low system resource usage
- Actively maintained and open for community contributions
Cons
- Limited to bash environments, not cross-platform
- Some scripts may require external dependencies or API keys
- May not offer as much functionality as dedicated full-featured applications
- Potential for inconsistent user experience across different utilities
Code Examples
- Checking the weather:
weather New York
This command displays the current weather conditions for New York City.
- Converting currency:
currency 100 USD EUR
This command converts 100 US Dollars to Euros.
- Performing a speed test:
speedtest
This command runs a network speed test and displays the results.
Getting Started
To install Bash-Snippets, run the following commands:
git clone https://github.com/alexanderepstein/Bash-Snippets
cd Bash-Snippets
git checkout v1.23.0
sudo ./install.sh
After installation, you can use any of the utilities by typing their name in the terminal, for example:
weather
stocks
movies
For more information on each utility, use the -h
or --help
flag, like this:
weather -h
Competitor Comparisons
📖 A collection of pure bash alternatives to external processes.
Pros of pure-bash-bible
- Comprehensive collection of pure Bash solutions without external dependencies
- In-depth explanations and examples for each snippet
- Focuses on Bash-native alternatives to common commands
Cons of pure-bash-bible
- Less user-friendly for beginners due to its advanced nature
- Lacks ready-to-use command-line tools
- May require more setup and integration for practical use
Code Comparison
pure-bash-bible snippet (string manipulation):
trim_string() {
: "${1#"${1%%[![:space:]]*}"}"
: "${_%"${_##*[![:space:]]}"}"
printf '%s\n' "$_"
}
Bash-Snippets example (from currency
tool):
getBase=$(echo "$currency" | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
getExchange=$(echo "$exchangeTo" | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
Summary
pure-bash-bible offers a deep dive into Bash programming techniques, ideal for advanced users seeking to optimize their scripts. It provides pure Bash solutions without relying on external tools.
Bash-Snippets, on the other hand, offers ready-to-use command-line tools for various tasks, making it more accessible for everyday use and beginners. It focuses on practical applications rather than in-depth Bash techniques.
The choice between the two depends on the user's needs: pure-bash-bible for advanced Bash programming knowledge, or Bash-Snippets for quick, practical command-line tools.
Master the command line, in one page
Pros of The Art of Command Line
- Comprehensive guide covering a wide range of command-line topics
- Well-organized with clear sections for different skill levels
- Regularly updated with community contributions
Cons of The Art of Command Line
- Primarily text-based, lacking executable scripts
- May be overwhelming for beginners due to its extensive content
Code Comparison
The Art of Command Line provides command examples within its documentation:
# Find a command in your history
history | grep ping
# Quick directory navigation
cd - # go to previous directory
Bash-Snippets offers executable scripts like:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Cheat sheet script
curl cheat.sh/"$1"
Summary
The Art of Command Line is a comprehensive guide for learning and mastering command-line skills, suitable for various skill levels. It offers a wide range of topics and is regularly updated. However, it may be overwhelming for beginners and lacks executable scripts.
Bash-Snippets, on the other hand, provides ready-to-use scripts for specific tasks, making it more practical for immediate use. It's more focused on providing tools rather than extensive documentation.
Choose The Art of Command Line for in-depth learning and reference, or Bash-Snippets for quick, practical command-line utilities.
A curated list of awesome command-line frameworks, toolkits, guides and gizmos. Inspired by awesome-php.
Pros of awesome-shell
- Comprehensive collection of shell-related tools, frameworks, and resources
- Regularly updated with community contributions
- Covers a wide range of shell-related topics beyond just Bash
Cons of awesome-shell
- Not a standalone tool or script collection, just a curated list
- Requires users to explore and install tools separately
- May be overwhelming for beginners due to the large number of options
Code comparison
While a direct code comparison isn't applicable due to the nature of these repositories, here's a brief example of how they differ:
awesome-shell (list entry):
- [oh-my-zsh](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh) - A delightful community-driven framework for managing your zsh configuration.
Bash-Snippets (actual script):
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Author: Alexander Epstein https://github.com/alexanderepstein
currentVersion="1.23.0"
configuredClient=""
Summary
awesome-shell is a comprehensive list of shell-related resources, while Bash-Snippets is a collection of standalone shell scripts. awesome-shell offers a broader scope and community-driven updates but requires more effort to explore and implement. Bash-Snippets provides ready-to-use scripts but has a more limited focus on specific utilities.
A curated list of delightful Bash scripts and resources.
Pros of awesome-bash
- Comprehensive collection of Bash resources, tools, and tutorials
- Community-driven with regular updates and contributions
- Covers a wide range of Bash-related topics, from basics to advanced techniques
Cons of awesome-bash
- Not a standalone tool or script collection, requires additional effort to implement
- May contain outdated or deprecated resources due to its extensive nature
- Less focused on specific use cases compared to Bash-Snippets
Code comparison
While awesome-bash doesn't provide direct code snippets, Bash-Snippets offers ready-to-use scripts. For example:
Bash-Snippets (weather script):
#!/bin/bash
currentVersion="1.23.0"
configuredClient=""
city=""
checkInternet()
{
wget -q --spider http://github.com
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
return 0
else
return 1
fi
}
awesome-bash typically links to external resources rather than providing code directly.
Summary
Bash-Snippets offers a curated set of ready-to-use Bash scripts for specific tasks, while awesome-bash serves as a comprehensive resource hub for Bash-related content. Bash-Snippets is more suitable for users seeking immediate solutions, whereas awesome-bash caters to those looking to explore and learn about various Bash topics and tools.
Python best practices guidebook, written for humans.
Pros of python-guide
- Comprehensive Python learning resource covering a wide range of topics
- Well-organized structure with clear sections for beginners, intermediate, and advanced users
- Regularly updated with contributions from the Python community
Cons of python-guide
- Primarily text-based documentation, lacking executable scripts or tools
- May require more time to find specific information compared to Bash-Snippets' focused utilities
Code comparison
python-guide (example from documentation):
import requests
r = requests.get('https://api.github.com/user', auth=('user', 'pass'))
print(r.status_code)
print(r.headers['content-type'])
Bash-Snippets (example from 'weather' utility):
curl -s "http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?APPID=$API&q=$1&units=metric" > "$DATAFILE"
grep -q "city not found" "$DATAFILE" && echo "City not found" && rm "$DATAFILE" && exit 1
Summary
python-guide offers a comprehensive Python learning resource with community-driven content, while Bash-Snippets provides ready-to-use command-line utilities. python-guide is better suited for in-depth learning and reference, whereas Bash-Snippets excels in quick, practical tools for common tasks. The choice between them depends on whether you need educational resources or immediate command-line solutions.
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Bash-Snippets
A collection of small bash scripts for heavy terminal users with no dependencies
All of these scripts have been heavily tested on macOS and Linux
Most of these scripts have been tested on Windows 10 and the official developer bash instance. Does not work with Cygwin or Mysys2.
Looking for maintainers: I have been and probably will forever be too busy to maintain this properly on my own. I am looking for a few others to help out, if you want to be a maintainer either email me or raise an issue. I will probably only accept maintainers who have made a few contributions (no matter how small) and seem to understand the vision of this project.
Tools
Cheat
The fastest way to find {command options|code pieces} you need
Supports multiple languages and many bash commands
Cloudup
A tool that facilitates backing up github repositories to bitbucket
If you have ever felt the fear of the github unicorn this could be your savior
Furthermore you can backup the repositories of any github user to your bitbucket.
Backup all github repositories of the designated user at once with the -a option. Or run it with no flags and backup individual repositories.
Crypt
A wrapper for openssl that allows for quickly encrypting and decrypting files
crypt -e [original file] [encrypted file] # encrypts files
crypt -d [encrypted file] [output file] # decrypts files
Encryption Details
- Uses AES 256 level encryption
- Key is salted before creation
- Password is never in plain text, and OpenSSL generates key based on password
- Encrypted data is encoded in Base64, so it can be used as plain text in an email. (Not usually necessary if attached as a file)
Tested With .pdf, .txt, .docx, .doc, .png, .jpeg
CAUTION Make sure to use different filenames, otherwise your file will be overwritten!
Cryptocurrency
Converts Cryptocurrency based on realtime exchange rates of the top 10 cryptos
Originally written by: Jonas-Taha El Sesiy Heavy modifications by: Alex Epstein
Currency
Converts currency based on realtime exchange rates
If you want to bypass to guided input you can pass in 3 arguments and it will run from there
ex.currency [baseCurrency] [exchangeToCurrency] [amountBeingExchanged]
so a valid use case would be currency USD EUR 12.35
Gist
Manage your gist like a pro
Clone your owned gists and starred gists as git repos, and Fetch/Create/Edit/Delete them with Github API. It also supports quick search with hashtag and contents.
For more information, please go through the guide
Written by: typebrook
Lyrics
Grab lyrics for a given song quickly from the command line.
Meme
A lightning fast meme generator.
Movies
Quick search that grabs relevant information about a movie
Newton
Performs numerical calculations all the way up to symbolic math parsing.
Qrify
Takes any string of text and turns it into a qr code
This is useful for sending links or saving a string of commands to your phone
Written by: Linyos Torovoltos
Short
Gets the link that is being masked by a url shortner
Siteciphers
Check which ciphers are enabled / disabled for a given https site.
Sometimes ciphers are deemed vulnerable, so when you are changing configuration, this can be used to confirm that the cipher truly is disabled.
Some browsers (For example old versions of IE) don't support some of the newer ciphers, which would be a good example of when a SysAdmin would need a list of currently supported ciphers so that changes can be made.
Stocks
Provides information about a certain stock symbol
Taste
Recommendation engine that provides three similar items like the supplied item
Also can provide information on a given item
Valid items are: shows, books, music, artists, movies, authors, games
Needs an API Key (don't worry it's free)
- Get the API key here
- After getting the API key run the following line
export TASTE_API_KEY="yourAPIKeyGoesHere" >> ~/.bash_profile
Todo
A simplistic command line todo list
Transfer
Quickly transfer files from the command line.
Weather
Provides a 3 day forecast
With no arguments it will grab the weather for your location as determined by your ip
With arguments you can pass in a city or country and get the weather in that area
Also can show the current moon phase
Youtube-Viewer
Provides a way to watch youtube videos from the terminal.
You can use ytview -c [channel name]
to see recent videos by that artist.
You can use ytview -s [videoToSearch]
or just ytview [videoToSearch]
to search for videos.
Written by: Linyos Torovoltos
API's Used
All API's
- To get location based on ip address: ipinfo
- To get and print weather based on a location: wttr
- To grab the stock information in JSON format: alphavantage
- To grab the latest exchange rate between currencies: fixer
- To grab information on movies: omdbapi
- To grab recommendations based on an item: tastedive
- To determine masked link behind url shortner: ki.tc
- To grab cheatsheets for commands and languages: cheat
- To encode text into a qr code: qrenco
- To grab a list of a users repositories: github
- To upload a repository to bitbucket: bitbucket
- To get your WAN ip address: ipify
- To grab the latest exchange rate between cryptocurrencies to standard currencies: coinmarketcap
- To perform symbolic math and other computations: newton
- To transfer files: transfer
- To grab lyrics from a song: lyrics.ovh
- To generate memes: MemeGen
- To get a chart of the top 10 cryptocurrencies rate.sx
Installing
AUR
bash-snippets is available in two different AUR packages: bash-snippets
and bash-snippets-git
.
yay -S bash-snippets # or bash-snippets-git
APT Package Manager
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:navanchauhan/bash-snippets # add bash-snippets PPA
sudo apt update # update package list
sudo apt install bash-snippets # install bash-snippets package
homebrew (macOS) / linuxbrew (Linux)
brew install bash-snippets # installs all tools
brew install bash-snippets --without-all-tools --with-newton --with-weather # specifying install for individual tools
From Source
git clone https://github.com/alexanderepstein/Bash-Snippets # clone the repository
cd Bash-Snippets # cd into the cloned directory
git checkout v1.23.0 # Git checkout to the latest stable release
./install.sh all # install all scripts
or
./install.sh stocks # to install individual scripts
Updating
AUR
yay -S bash-snippets # or bash-snippets-git
APT Package Manager
sudo apt update # update package list
sudo apt upgrade bash-snippets # upgrade bash-snippets package
homebrew (macOS) / linuxbrew (Linux)
brew install bash-snippets --without-all-tools --with-newton --with-weather # specifying install for individual tools
From Source
With any of the installed tools you can automate the update by running it with the -u option or passing in update as the arguments Ex.
stocks update
or
stocks -u
This will clone the repository and install the new versions of scripts that were installed, if you didnât install a certain tool this script will not install the new version of that tool.
Uninstalling
AUR
pacman -Rns bash-snippets # or bash-snippets-git
APT Package Manager
sudo apt purge bash-snippets # you can also use remove instead of purge
homebrew (macOS) / linuxbrew (Linux)
brew uninstall bash-snippets
Git Uninstall
git clone https://github.com/alexanderepstein/Bash-Snippets # If you don't have the Bash-Snippets folder anymore clone the repository
cd Bash-Snippets # cd into the Bash-Snippets directory:
To go through a guided uninstall
```bash ./uninstall.sh ```To uninstall all installed bash-snippets
./uninstall.sh all
To go through a guided uninstall
./uninstall.sh
To uninstall all installed bash-snippets
./uninstall.sh all
Donate
If this project helped you in any way and you feel like supporting me
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Inspired by: Ruby-Scripts
License
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2017 Alex Epstein
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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