README.md

shell-butler

This is simple tool to organize your frequently using shell command.

Features

• Autocomplete Search
• Auto resize in terminal

Roadmap

• Feature : add new commands from command line

Prerequisite

• Go (>=1.14)

How to install

You can also download deb packages from releases

sudo apt install <shell-butler>.deb

Note :

If you want to get the shell features to the command execution then create an alias in your ~/.profile or ~/.bash_profile sourcing the binary

alias sb='source /usr/bin/shellbutler'

This is helpful if you are running a command thay involves some shell theme color variable eg : LS_COLORS

How to build

Build the application using

go build -o out/ main.go

Create a alias to the run script

alias j='source <path to package>/alfred'

Now execute "j" from any folder. It will create a dummy settings.json.

To add your commands edit the settings.json

{
    "commands": [
        {
            "context" : "server:date",   #The command structure. Split levels by :
            "program" : "date"   # The command you need to execute.
        }
    ]
}

You can also run the add command

alfred add

Make sure that run is available in the PATH.

Tested on

• Ubuntu 20.04 (zsh)