This project started out as a library of my notes, what I was currently learning, and what I wanted to learn. Now it has grown into a very useful tool as you can see below the things I am working on. Please note that many of these features are not fully implemented. I would love them to all work, but have little time to commit to this project, so if you want to help let me know!
When you found out this actually existed.
| Idea/Command/Feature | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
fh |
if no arguments are passed, shows a list maybe of what all fasthacks does | Not Started |
ls |
Colored ls! Woohoo! |
Done |
py |
Amazing python REPL with autosuggestions, syntax highlighting, etc. |
Done |
t or task |
todo app | Not Started |
pathm |
tool for helping you manage your machines $PATH. Things often get lost, out of order, and it can be confusing to keep track of it all. This will have a json file with all the paths in it call paths.json. |
Not Started |
up |
an awesome update tool that will update all packages if no argument is specified. If a program/plugin/app is updated, it will update them reguardless of package manager | In Progress (sorta) |
help |
universal help tool. (ex: help ruby, etc.) (may not be necessary) | Not Started |
il |
install location - shows all the locations an app, program, etc. is installed on your computer. (i.e. checks to see if vim is installed aditionally by homebrew or elsewhere.) Can help solve dependency issues quicker. | Not Started |
use |
switch between versions of anything (ex: use ruby 2.1, use nodejs 3.7, etc.) | Not Started |
theme |
switch between themes for everything in your terminal or specific programs. | Not Started |
details |
Similar to doing which cmd where cmd is a function or alias you have in your .bashrc or elsewhere. Ex: $ details up Description: Updates everything if no argumetns passed or updates the specified program.Example: up vimLocation: .bashrc on line 21Path: ~/.bashrcIt's not complete, but here's where we're at currently. |
Started, but not even close |
edit |
quickly edit your functions and aliases for your dotfiles. | Not Started |
cat |
Coloredcatoutput! The goal is for syntax highlighting! |
Not Production Quality |
less |
Coloredlessoutput! The goal is for syntax highlighting! |
Not Production Quality |
man |
Coloredmanpages! The goal is for syntax highlighting! |
Done |
top |
Colored top! It uses a program calledhtopto do this currently with an alias in the .bashrc. |
Done |
ssh |
Setup default servers you go to the most so all you have to do is typesshand boom presto shazam. |
Done, needs reviews |
pvorpreview |
Colored preview of file. It also allows you to lookup what an alias or command does. |
Not Production Quality |
olss |
Open last screen shot |
Done |
path |
Will probably eventually be replaced by pathm, but shows the $PATH in a prettier format. |
Should Be Good |
src |
Quick sourcing. No moresource ~/.bashrcetc, etc. Just typesrcand it'll take care of the rest for you! You may also pass a path to it src ~/.bashrc. |
Needs Review |
uporupdate |
Allows anything to be updated with just one command. | Started |
unoruninstall |
Uninstalls the specified applications. | Started |
resymlink |
You put all the absolute paths to your dotfiles with names, etc. into thissymlinks.jsonfile. If something ever goes wrong, just type resymlink! |
Started |
checksyms |
Checks to see which symlinks are broken. |
Started |
clrsorcolors |
Spits out colors and codes. Used when making bash scripts and you want to colorize output. |
Done |
chide |
Hides the specified app from thecommand + tabwindow. |
Works on Mavericks, but trouble on Yosemite. Can cause some apps to crash. |
cshow |
Unhides hidden application from thecommand + tabwindow. |
Works on Mavericks, but trouble on Yosemite |
show |
Shows all your hidden dot files. | Done |
hide |
Re-hides all your hidden dot files. | Done |
most |
Displays a list of your most used commands. |
Done |
zsh-syntax-highlighting |
Colors your command green if it's valid and red if it won't work. |
Done |
hhorctrl + r |
Better command history searching. It uses a program called hstr. |
Done |
ag |
Pagination for the silver searcher. If the results of what you searched for are longer than the screen of your console, it will paginate it. Press q to quit pagination. |
Done |
| alias tips | When you type a command where you already have an alias for it, it will display that below your prompt. |
Done |
fast |
Internet speed! |
Done |
cmatrix |
Pretty much just coo
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Done |
touch |
Better touch! You can create directories and sub directories with a file. |
Done |
gcl |
Awesome git clone! Auto cds you into the repo and if there's a package.json, it will install all the node_modules and if it's a python repo and there's a requirements.txt it will install all the python dependencies! It also accepts syntax like this: gcl alex-cory/fasthacks aka gcl user_or_org/repo_name! Warning: If you use oh-my-zsh and have the git aliases enabled, you need to go to ~/.oh-my-zsh/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh and comment out line 69 (which is aliased to gcl). |
Done |
- ToDo
- Terminal Color Scheme Designer
- Make a Terminal prompt
- Beautify Logfile Commands
- A Stylesheet author's guide to terminal colors
- colorama - Cross-platform colored terminal text
Task (Taskwarior)
- It's an amazing todo program for the console.
-
taskopen: Script for taking notes and open urls with taskwarrior.
-
tasknc: A collection of ways to alert me/bring attention to my task list because I'm easily distracted and need help focusing.
-
taskwarrior-time-tracking-hook: A simple Taskwarrior hook allowing one to track total time spent on a task.
-
taskwarrior-web: Web interface
- Install Script
- Website + documentation
- alias-tips
- zsh completions
- Make your dotfiles follow you automatically when you ssh to a server