Category: Links

3 Uncommon Bash Tricks That You Should Know
One way to type less is to make proper use of your shell (commonly Bash). That’s what this post is about — three Bash tricks that will allow you to type less. All of these tricks are also compatible with zsh.
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https://medium.com/better-programming/3-uncommon-bash-tricks-that-you-should-know-c0fc988065c7

progrium/bashstyle
Bash is the JavaScript of systems programming. Although in some cases it’s better to use a systems language like C or Go, Bash is an ideal systems language for smaller POSIX-oriented or command line tasks. Here’s three quick reasons why:
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https://github.com/progrium/bashstyle

Bash HTTP monitoring dashboard
This is a shell script that creates a webpage with the status of HTTP(s) sites. Parallel checking, thus very fast, only dependencies are curl and bash (version 4 or above). For all of you who want a simple script with a nice webpage to check a few websites.
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https://raymii.org/s/software/Bash_HTTP_Monitoring_Dashboard.html

bash-script-template
I write Bash scripts frequently and realised that I often copied a recent script whenever I started writing a new one. This provided me with a basic scaffold to work on and several useful helper functions I’d otherwise likely end up duplicating.
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https://github.com/ralish/bash-script-template

Minimal safe Bash script template
Bash scripts. Almost anyone needs to write one sooner or later. Almost no one says “yeah, I love writing them”. And that’s why almost everyone is putting low attention while writing them.
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https://betterdev.blog/minimal-safe-bash-script-template/

todotxt/todo.txt-cli
Read our contributing guide if you’re looking to contribute (issues/PRs/etc). Download the latest stable release for use on your desktop or server.
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https://github.com/todotxt/todo.txt-cli

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https://gist.github.com/dannguyen/9b8c51f5bb853209f19f1a0f18f0f74c

Easy notifications from Bash scripts!
Oh, I wish there was a easy way to track Bash scripts execution and that I could know whenever they finish, or whenever there are errors, without having to manually check it all the time! Luckily, there are ways to solve this! One of them, which I like the most, is a one-liner:
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https://medium.com/faun/easy-notifications-from-bash-scripts-b70e2cfbf0de

CLI Style Guide
Heroku CLI plugins should provide a clear user experience, targeted primarily for human readability and usability, which delights the user, while at the same time supporting advanced users and output formats. This article provides a clear direction for designing delightful CLI plugins.
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https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/cli-style-guide

12 Factor CLI Apps
CLIs are a fantastic way to build products. Unlike web applications, they take a small fraction of the time to build and are much more powerful. With the web, you can do whatever the developer programmed. With CLIs, you can easily mash-up multiple tools together yourself to perform advanced tasks.
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https://medium.com/@jdxcode/12-factor-cli-apps-dd3c227a0e46