This is a simple script that makes the process of creating new bash commands easier.
After you get setup quickly, simply run the new-bash-script in your terminal and give an an argument of what you want the file and command to be called. This will then generate file in the right directory, make it executable, and then open a nano window for you to copy and paste your script or start writing from scratch. You may need to open a new terminal window after adding a new command so that it is registered in the terminal window.
sudo touch "/usr/local/bin/<REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_COMMAND_NAME>" sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/<REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_COMMAND_NAME>Open the file in the editor of your choice, we are using nano here as an example. Once the editor is open you will copy and paste the script in the next section.
sudo nano /usr/local/bin/<REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_COMMAND_NAME>#!/bin/bash
# Check if an argument is provided
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
echo "Please provide a file/command name as an argument."
exit 1
fi
# Clean the filename
echo "Making sure you your file name is formatted properly if you forgot to"
filename=$(echo "$1" | sed -e 's/[^[:alnum:]]/_/g' | tr -d ' ' | tr ' ' '-' | tr -d '_')
# Check if the file already exists
echo "Checking if this function already exists.."
if [ -f "$filename" ]; then
echo "File '$filename' already exists."
exit 1
fi
# Create the file
echo "Creating new file at: /usr/local/bin/$1"
sudo touch "/usr/local/bin/$1"
# Make it executable:
echo "Making the file executable.."
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/$1
# Open the file in nano editor
sudo nano "$1"
echo "Your script is ready to use, simply run this command in a new terminal window:
new-bash-script $1"new-bash-script <YOUR_NEW_SCRIPT_NAME>
# Example: new-bash-script file-backups<YOUR_NEW_SCRIPT_NAME> <ARGUMENTS_FOR_YOUR_COMMAND>
# Example: file-backups /my/files/to/backup