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# Zsh Aliases Configuration | |
# by @jcanfield | |
# ============================================================================= | |
# SHORTENED COMMANDS | |
# ============================================================================= | |
alias ll='ls -l' | |
alias la='ls -a' | |
alias lc='ls -CF' | |
alias l='exa -l' # Removed $1 parameter for better zsh compatibility | |
alias grep='grep --color=auto' | |
alias ..='cd ..' | |
alias ...='cd ../..' | |
# ============================================================================= | |
# NAVIGATION ALIASES | |
# ============================================================================= | |
alias dl='cd ~/Downloads' | |
alias docs='cd ~/Documents' | |
alias desktop='cd ~/Desktop' | |
# ============================================================================= | |
# SYSTEM ALIASES | |
# ============================================================================= | |
alias update='sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade' # Debian/Ubuntu | |
alias diskspace='df -h' | |
alias freemem='free -mhw' | |
alias searchmans='apropos -v' | |
# ============================================================================= | |
# GIT ALIASES | |
# ============================================================================= | |
alias gs='git status' | |
alias ga='git add' | |
alias gc='git commit -m' | |
alias gp='git push' | |
alias gl='git pull' | |
# ============================================================================= | |
# NETWORK MONITORING ALIASES | |
# ============================================================================= | |
# Comprehensive view with bmon (interactive, modern UI) | |
alias netmon='bmon -p eth0' | |
# Real-time bandwidth usage with iftop (requires sudo, shows connections) | |
# CAUTION: iftop can be resource intensive on very busy interfaces. | |
alias iftop_live='sudo iftop -i eth0 -P -n' | |
# Real-time bandwidth usage per process with nethogs (requires sudo) | |
# You might need to install nethogs if it's not already on your system | |
# alias nethogs_live='sudo nethogs eth0' | |
# Historical daily traffic with vnstat (shows daily, weekly, monthly stats) | |
# After initial install, vnstat needs to collect data for a bit. | |
alias netstats='vnstat -i eth0' | |
alias netstats_hourly='vnstat -i eth0 -h' # Hourly stats | |
alias netstats_daily='vnstat -i eth0 -d' # Daily stats | |
# Speedometer for simple ASCII bar graphs (visualize speed) | |
alias netmeter_dl='speedometer -r eth0' # Download speed | |
alias netmeter_ul='speedometer -t eth0' # Upload speed | |
alias netmeter_full='speedometer -r eth0 -t eth0' # Both DL/UL | |
# Bandwidth Meter NG (bwm-ng) for simple, configurable output | |
alias bwm_simple='bwm-ng -I eth0' | |
alias bwm_csv='bwm-ng -I eth0 -o csv -u bytes' # CSV output for logging/parsing | |
# CBM - Color Bandwidth Meter (simple, quick overview) | |
alias cbm_overview='cbm' # CBM typically monitors all interfaces | |
# iperf3 for network performance testing (client side, needs server) | |
# To test bandwidth to a remote iperf3 server (e.g., test.example.com) | |
# You would need to have an iperf3 server running on the remote end: iperf3 -s | |
alias iperf_test='iperf3 -c your_iperf3_server_ip -p 5201 -P 10' # Test with 10 parallel streams | |
alias iperf_server='iperf3 -s' # Run iperf3 as a server | |
# ============================================================================= | |
# CUSTOM ALIASES | |
# ============================================================================= | |
alias myip='curl ifconfig.me' | |
alias lsip='curl ipinfo.io 2>/dev/null | jq .' | |
alias weather='curl wttr.in/Dacono\&0' # Requires curl and internet connection | |
alias extendweather='curl wttr.in/Dacono\&5' | |
alias showmoon='curl wttr.in/Moon' | |
alias refresh='clear && source ~/.zshrc' # Changed from ~/.bash_profile to ~/.zshrc | |
alias networkload='nload -u m -t 2000 eth0' | |
# Alternative reload command | |
# alias reloadzsh='clear && source ~/.zshrc' | |
# Example of an alias that helps correct typos | |
alias ubdate='sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade' # corrects a common typo | |
# ============================================================================= | |
# ADVANCED FUNCTIONS | |
# ============================================================================= | |
alias testspeed='testspeed_func' | |
testspeed_func() { | |
if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then | |
echo "Usage: testspeed <URL>" | |
return 1 | |
fi | |
curl -s -w 'Testing Website Response Time for :%{url_effective}\n\nLookup Time:\t\t%{time_namelookup}\nConnect Time:\t\t%{time_connect}\nPre-transfer Time:\t%{time_pretransfer}\nStart-transfer Time:\t%{time_starttransfer}\n\nTotal Time:\t\t%{time_total}\n' -o /dev/null "$1" | |
} | |
alias reddit='/home/jcanfield/.local/bin/tuir' | |
# alias weather='wego -location 80012 -u imperial' | |
# ============================================================================= | |
# DIRECTORY RELATED ALIASES | |
# ============================================================================= | |
# alias ls-size='du -ha --max-depth=1 | sort -n' | |
# alias ls-size2='du -ha --max-depth=2 | sort -n' | |
# alias ls-dirsize='ls_dirsize_func' | |
# ls_dirsize_func() { | |
# echo "Listing sizes for $1..." && du -h "$1" --max-depth=1 | sort -n | |
# } | |
# alias list-sizes='du -sch ./* | sort -n' | |
# ============================================================================= | |
# GIT RELATED ALIASES | |
# ============================================================================= | |
alias rm-dsstore-old="echo 'Removing DS_Store files..' && find . -type f \( -name '.DS_Store' -o -name '._.DS_Store' \) -delete -print 2>&1 | grep -v 'Permission denied'" | |
alias rm-dsstore-old2="echo 'Removing DS_Store files..' && find . -name '.DS_Store' -type f -delete" | |
alias git-rm-dsstore-old="echo 'Removing all .DS_Store files from directory and repository' && find . -name .DS_Store -print0 | xargs -0 git rm -f --ignore-unmatch" | |
# ============================================================================= | |
# MISCELLANEOUS | |
# ============================================================================= | |
alias screensaver='screensaver_func' | |
screensaver_func() { | |
/home/jcanfield/.apps/ascii-matrix/ascii-matrix -f "$1" | |
} | |
# ============================================================================= | |
# COMPARE FILES AND DIRECTORIES | |
# ============================================================================= | |
alias compare-dir='compare_dir_func' | |
compare_dir_func() { | |
if [[ $# -ne 2 ]]; then | |
echo "Usage: compare-dir <dir1> <dir2>" | |
return 1 | |
fi | |
du -sh "$1" "$2" && echo "Comparing $1 with $2..." | |
} | |
alias diff-dir='diff_dir_func' | |
diff_dir_func() { | |
if [[ $# -ne 2 ]]; then | |
echo "Usage: diff-dir <dir1> <dir2>" | |
return 1 | |
fi | |
diff -qr "$1" "$2" && echo "Diff with $1 and $2..." | |
} | |
# ============================================================================= | |
# SYSTEM UPDATES AND PACKAGE MANAGERS | |
# ============================================================================= | |
alias update-system-full='~/.bin/apt-upgrade-system' | |
# ============================================================================= | |
# ZSH FUNCTIONS | |
# ============================================================================= | |
# Create directory and cd into it (converted from bash function) | |
mkcd() { | |
if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then | |
echo "Usage: mkcd <directory_name>" | |
return 1 | |
fi | |
mkdir -p "$1" && cd "$1" | |
} |
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# Aliases for DEB based systems | |
# by @jcanfield | |
# Shortened commands | |
alias ll='ls -l' | |
alias la='ls -a' | |
alias lc='ls -CF' | |
alias l="exa -l $1" | |
alias grep='grep --color=auto' | |
alias ..='cd ..' | |
alias ...='cd ../..' | |
# Navigation aliases | |
alias dl='cd ~/Downloads' | |
alias docs='cd ~/Documents' | |
alias desktop='cd ~/Desktop' | |
# System aliases | |
alias update='sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade' # Debian/Ubuntu example | |
alias diskspace='df -h' | |
#alias freemem='free -m' | |
alias freemem='free -mhw' | |
alias searchmans='apropos -v' | |
# Git aliases | |
alias gs='git status' | |
alias ga='git add' | |
alias gc='git commit -m' | |
alias gp='git push' | |
alias gl='git pull' | |
# Network aliases | |
# --- Network Monitoring Aliases --- | |
# Comprehensive view with bmon (interactive, modern UI) | |
alias netmon='bmon -p eth0' | |
# Real-time bandwidth usage with iftop (requires sudo, shows connections) | |
# CAUTION: iftop can be resource intensive on very busy interfaces. | |
alias iftop_live='sudo iftop -i eth0 -P -n' | |
# Real-time bandwidth usage per process with nethogs (requires sudo, excellent for finding culprits) | |
# You might need to install nethogs if it's not already on your system | |
# alias nethogs_live='sudo nethogs eth0' | |
# Historical daily traffic with vnstat (shows daily, weekly, monthly stats) | |
# After initial install, vnstat needs to collect data for a bit. | |
alias netstats='vnstat -i eth0' | |
alias netstats_hourly='vnstat -i eth0 -h' # Hourly stats | |
alias netstats_daily='vnstat -i eth0 -d' # Daily stats | |
# Speedometer for simple ASCII bar graphs (visualize speed) | |
alias netmeter_dl='speedometer -r eth0' # Download speed | |
alias netmeter_ul='speedometer -t eth0' # Upload speed | |
alias netmeter_full='speedometer -r eth0 -t eth0' # Both DL/UL | |
# Bandwidth Meter NG (bwm-ng) for simple, configurable output | |
alias bwm_simple='bwm-ng -I eth0' | |
alias bwm_csv='bwm-ng -I eth0 -o csv -u bytes' # CSV output for logging/parsing | |
# CBM - Color Bandwidth Meter (simple, quick overview) | |
alias cbm_overview='cbm' # CBM typically monitors all interfaces, eth0 specific might not be an option. | |
# iperf3 for network performance testing (client side, needs server) | |
# To test bandwidth to a remote iperf3 server (e.g., test.example.com) | |
# You would need to have an iperf3 server running on the remote end: iperf3 -s | |
alias iperf_test='iperf3 -c your_iperf3_server_ip -p 5201 -P 10' # Test with 10 parallel streams | |
alias iperf_server='iperf3 -s' # Run iperf3 as a server (useful on another VPS to test from this one) | |
# Custom aliases | |
alias myip='curl ifconfig.me' | |
alias lsip='curl ipinfo.io 2>/dev/null | jq '.'' | |
alias weather='curl wttr.in/Dacono&0' # Requires curl and internet connection | |
alias extendweather='curl wttr.in/Dacono&5' | |
alias showmoon='curl wttr.in/Moon' | |
alias refresh='clear && source ~/.bash_profile' | |
alias networkload='nload -u m -t 2000 eth0' | |
# Or perhaps | |
# alias reloadbash='clear && source ~/.bashrc' | |
# Example of a function aliased | |
function mkcd() { | |
mkdir -p "$1" && cd "$1" | |
} | |
alias mkcd='mkcd' | |
# Example of an alias that helps correct typos | |
alias ubdate="sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade" #corrects a common typ | |
## Advanced functions | |
alias testspeed="curl -s -w 'Testing Website Response Time for :%{url_effective}\n\nLookup Time:\t\t%{time_namelookup}\nConnect Time:\t\t%{time_connect}\nPre-transfer Time:\t%{time_pretransfer}\nStart-transfer Time:\t%{time_starttransfer}\n\nTotal Time:\t\t%{time_total}\n' -o /dev/null $1" | |
alias reddit="/home/jcanfield/.local/bin/tuir" | |
#alias weather="wego -location 80012 -u imperial" | |
## Direcotry related aliases | |
#alias ls-size="du -ha --max-depth=1 | sort -n" | |
#alias ls-size2="du -ha --max-depth=2 | sort -n" | |
#alias ls-dirsize='echo "Listing sizes for $1..." && du -h "$1" --max-depth=1 | sort -n' | |
#alias list-sizes="du -sch ./* | sort -n" | |
#alias l="exa -l" | |
## GIT related aliases | |
alias rm-dsstore-old="echo 'Removing DS_Store files..' && find . -type f \( -name '.DS_Store' -o -name '._.DS_Store' \) -delete -print 2>&1 | grep -v 'Permission denied'" | |
alias rm-dsstore-old2="echo 'Removing DS_Store files..' && find . -name '.DS_Store' -type f -delete" | |
alias git-rm-dsstore-old="echo 'Removing all .DS_Store files from directory and repository' && find . -name .DS_Store -print0 | xargs -0 git rm -f --ignore-unmatch" | |
## MISC | |
alias screensaver="/home/jcanfield/.apps/ascii-matrix/ascii-matrix -f $1 | |
## Compare Files and Dirs | |
alias compare-dir='du -sh $1 $2 && echo "Comparing $1 with $2..."' | |
alias diff-dir='diff -qr $1 $2 && echo "Diff with $1 and $2..."' | |
## System Updates and Package Managers | |
alias update-system-full='~/.bin/apt-upgrade-system' |
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