Bash

A practical guide to the aliases I actually use — from time-saving ps shortcuts to smart clipboard tricks.

A quick Bash function for timestamped Markdown notes in your Obsidian vault.

A suite of powerful CLI scripts to analyze files, processes, packages, and your LAN—right from your shell.

A simple Bash function to repeat commands-perfect for testing variable output

A simple Bash function to combine mkdir and cd, with safety checks built in.

In my work, I often jump between a variety of machines. I have increasingly begun to rely on simple interfaces that work cross-platform in my environment. It makes these scriptable and usable no matter where you are. notify() One such example is this notify function. It allows you to call one function to display system notifications. Your mileage may vary, but it’s worked well for me. Just add the following to your shell startup files and reload.. ...

These are some of the ps aliases and functions I have found useful over the years. Aliases I’ve always loved aliases. They make long and unmemorable commands memorable and they’re a pretty good, self-documenting way to keep track of those Hero commands that do something great but that you would struggle to remember. Here are a few that I developed working with Cloudera java processes and complex web server setups. ...