stavshamir/bag

bash alias generator

bag - Bash Alias Generator

This tool suggests aliases based on non-aliased frequently used commands, and provides a painless way to apply them.

Build

1. Run:

$ ./gradlew fatJar

2. Create a home directory for the application
3. Into the home directory, copy the files install.sh, build/libs/bag-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar and build/resources/main/alias.sh
4. From the home directory, run:

$ source install.sh

-OR- Download from here and install:

1. Unzip
2. From the unzipped directory, run:

$ source install.sh

Usage:

bag [-c <index> [-a <alternative alias name>]]
 -a,--alternative <alias name>   create an alias with an alternative name
 -c,--create <index>             create an alias with the suggested name
 -h,--help                       print usage
 -l,--print-all                  print a list of all suggested aliases
 -p                              print a list of suggested aliases

The new aliases become available after restarting the shell.

Examples:

1. Printing a list of suggested aliases

$ bag -p
SUGGESTED	COMMAND		TIMES USED
(1) fab		foo -a -b -c	42
(2) bde		bar -d -e -f	5

2. Creating a suggested alias

$ bag -c 1
New alias was created: alias fab='foo -a -b -c'

3. Creating a suggested alias with an alternative name

$ bag -c 2 -a bam
New alias was created: alias bam='bar -d -e -f'

bag's Issues

Doesn't work on windows+git bash

When running on git bash, you get a FileNotFoundException:

Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException: \d\Temp\bag\aliases (The system cannot find the path specified)

The application.properties has been correctly created with forward slashes alias-user-file=/d/Temp/bag/aliases but this doesn't appear to get translated over correctly when reading the properties file.