A collection of helpful bash commands

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Bash Scripts and Commands

A collection of helpful bash scripts.

List

File Name	Description
mkdirandmove.sh	Creates a new folder in the current directory and then moves everything into that folder
rename-part-of-file-script.sh	Rename part of a file in a directory matching a given extension

Commands

restore ll command

sudo echo -e "#! /bin/bash\nls -alF" > /bin/ll ; sudo chmod +x /bin/ll

Delete all files within a directory except for one

The following deletes all files contained within a directory except the file you pass it as a parameter.

First cd into the directory you want to delete the files. Then run the following command:

ls | grep -v "${file-to-keep}" | xargs rm

${file-to-keep} is the name of the file you want keep. E.g. ls | grep -v "backup.tar.gz" | xargs rm

mkdirandmove.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Creates a new folder in the current directory and then moves everything into that folder
# 
# Usage: sudo bin/magento module:status | grep "TemplateMonster_" | while read line; do sudo bin/magento module:enable "$line"; done;

mkdir newfolder && ls -a | grep -v "newfolder" | grep -v "^\.$\|^\.\.$" | while read line; do mv "$line" newfolder/; done;

rename-part-of-file-script.sh

# Rename part of a file in a directory matching a given extension 
# rename s/${search}/${replace}/ ./*.${ext}
rename s/RerunReason/AdjustmentReason/ ./*.sql