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diff --git a/plugins/common-aliases/README.md b/plugins/common-aliases/README.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d198a29ac --- /dev/null +++ b/plugins/common-aliases/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,121 @@ +# Common Aliases Plugin + +This plugin creates helpful shortcut aliases for many commonly used commands. + +To use it add `common-aliases` to the plugins array in your zshrc file: + +```zsh +plugins=(... common-aliases) +``` + +## Aliases + +### ls command + +| Alias | Command | Description | +|-------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| +| l | `ls -lFh` | List files as a long list, show size, type, human-readable | +| la | `ls -lAFh` | List almost all files as a long list show size, type, human-readable | +| lr | `ls -tRFh` | List files recursively sorted by date, show type, human-readable | +| lt | `ls -ltFh` | List files as a long list sorted by date, show type, human-readable | +| ll | `ls -l` | List files as a long list | +| ldot | `ls -ld .*` | List dot files as a long list | +| lS | `ls -1FSsh` | List files showing only size and name sorted by size | +| lart | `ls -1Fcart` | List all files sorted in reverse of create/modification time (oldest first) | +| lrt | `ls -1Fcrt` | List files sorted in reverse of create/modification time(oldest first) | + +### File handling + +| Alias | Command | Description | +|-------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| +| rm | `rm -i` | Remove a file | +| cp | `cp -i` | Copy a file | +| mv | `mv -i` | Move a file | +| zshrc | `${=EDITOR} ~/.zshrc` | Quickly access the ~/.zshrc file | +| dud | `du -d 1 -h` | Display the size of files at depth 1 in current location in human-readable form | +| duf | `du -sh` | Display the size of files in current location in human-readable form | +| t | `tail -f` | Shorthand for tail which outputs the last part of a file | + +### find and grep + +| Alias | Command | Description | +|-------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| +| fd | `find . -type d -name` | Find a directory with the given name | +| ff | `find . -type f -name` | Find a file with the given name | +| grep | `grep --color` | Searches for a query string | +| sgrep | `grep -R -n -H -C 5 --exclude-dir={.git,.svn,CVS}` | Useful for searching within files | + +### Other Aliases + +| Alias | Command | Description | +|-----------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| +| h | `history` | Lists all recently used commands | +| hgrep | `fc -El 0 \| grep` | Searches for a word in the list of previously used commands | +| help | `man` | Opens up the man page for a command | +| p | `ps -f` | Displays currently executing processes | +| sortnr | `sort -n -r` | Used to sort the lines of a text file | +| unexport | `unset` | Used to unset an environment variable | + +## Global aliases + +These aliases are expanded in any position in the command line, meaning you can use them even at the +end of the command you've typed. Examples: + +Quickly pipe to less: +```zsh +$ ls -l /var/log L +# will run +$ ls -l /var/log | less +``` +Silences stderr output: +```zsh +$ find . -type f NE +# will run +$ find . -type f 2>/dev/null +``` + +| Alias | Command | Description | +|-------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| +| H | `\| head` | Pipes output to head which outputs the first part of a file | +| T | `\| tail` | Pipes output to tail which outputs the last part of a file | +| G | `\| grep` | Pipes output to grep to search for some word | +| L | `\| less` | Pipes output to less, useful for paging | +| M | `\| most` | Pipes output to more, useful for paging | +| LL | `2>&1 \| less` | Writes stderr to stdout and passes it to less | +| CA | `2>&1 \| cat -A` | Writes stderr to stdout and passes it to cat | +| NE | `2 > /dev/null` | Silences stderr | +| NUL | `> /dev/null 2>&1` | Silences both stdout and stderr | +| P | `2>&1\| pygmentize -l pytb` | Writes stderr to stdout and passes it to pygmentize | + +## File extension aliases + +These are special aliases that are triggered when a file name is passed as the command. For example, +if the pdf file extension is aliased to `acroread` (a popular Linux pdf reader), when running `file.pdf` +that file will be open with `acroread`. + +### Reading Docs + +| Alias | Command | Description | +|-------|-------------|-------------------------------------| +| pdf | `acroread` | Opens up a document using acroread | +| ps | `gv` | Opens up a .ps file using gv | +| dvi | `xdvi` | Opens up a .dvi file using xdvi | +| chm | `xchm` | Opens up a .chm file using xchm | +| djvu | `djview` | Opens up a .djvu file using djview | + +### Listing files inside a packed file + +| Alias | Command | Description | +|---------|-------------|-------------------------------------| +| zip | `unzip -l` | Lists files inside a .zip file | +| rar | `unrar l` | Lists files inside a .rar file | +| tar | `tar tf` | Lists files inside a .tar file | +| tar.gz | `echo` | Lists files inside a .tar.gz file | +| ace | `unace l` | Lists files inside a .ace file | + +### Some other features + +- Opens urls in terminal using browser specified by the variable `$BROWSER` +- Opens C, C++, Tex and text files using editor specified by the variable `$EDITOR` +- Opens images using image viewer specified by the variable `$XIVIEWER` +- Opens videos and other media using mplayer |