I am currently looking for a way to easily store and run commands, usually syncing files between two deeply nested directories whenever I want.

So far I found these projects:

Other solutions:

  • Bash history using ^+r
  • Bash aliases
  • Bash functions

What do you guys use?

  • codanaut@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    An alias file is what I’ve found to be the simplest. Just have to add one line to either .zshrc or .bashrc that links to the file. I store the alias file and some custom scripts that a few aliases call in a git repo so it’s literally just a matter of git pull, add one line to the rc file and then close and reopen the terminal and everything is ready to go.

  • guacho@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Fish shell. Out of the box it autocompletes taking into account in which directory you are. It’s like bash Ctrl+r but without actually invoking it before. Really ergonomic.

  • jsveiga@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I use vi as the command line editor, so fetching history commands is quick:

    ESC /searchstring

    But if it’s something really frequent or may benefit from parameters, I usually throw a perl or bash script in /usr/local/bin.

  • Phoenix3875@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Try fzf. The default hooks will launch fuzzy finders for

    • C-r: history search
    • Alt-c: change directory
    • C-t: fill in argument for a nested path

    All seem pretty good for your use case.