Just some useful terminal commands I’ve made over time

Maybe they can help someone else?

mkcd

How often do you do this?

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mkdir <folder_name>
cd <folder_name>

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mkcd <folder_name>

Why don’t we make it just a little bit easier?

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function mkcd() {
    readonly folder=${1:?You must provide a directory name}
    mkdir -p "${folder}"
    cd "${folder}"
}

to (and more)

I create a lot of files from the terminal, but then use an IDE for code editing (I know, I’ll learn Vim eventually). So I’ve made a bunch of related functions that make this a bit easier:

to: “touch open”

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function to() {
    touch "$1"
    code "$1"
}

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to file_name.ext

toe: “touch open make executable”

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function toe() {
    touch "$1"
    code "$1"
    chmod +x "$1"
}

toes: “touch open make executable and add a shebang to the top”

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function toes() {
    touch "$1"
    echo "#!/bin/zsh" > "$1"
    chmod +x "$1"
    code "$1"
}

git helpers

Just little things to make git a bit easier

gac

I often find myself adding everything and committing, so just make it one action.

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function gac() {
    echo
    echo "Adding"
    git add .
    echo "Committing"
    git commit -m "$@"
    echo
    echo "\t \033[1;32m✓\033[0m Added and committed, ready to push"
    echo "\t \033[0;90m(You can commit and push safely using ´gacp´)\033[0m"
    echo
}

Usage

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gac "Commit message"

gacp

When I’m feeling bold, I extend this by pushing after the adding and committing. It does first ask you if you want to proceed.

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function gacp() {
    echo
    echo "Adding"
    git add .
    echo "Committing"
    git commit -m "$@"
    echo

    print -n "\t\033[35mPush to GitHub? [Y/n]:\033[0m "
    read choice

    if [[ -z "$choice" || "$choice" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
        git push
        echo
        echo "\t \033[1;32m✓\033[0m Pushed to GitHub"
        echo
    else
        echo
        echo "Exiting..."
        echo
    fi
}

Usage

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gacp "Commit message"