Gnu-linux-shell-use is a resource of shell solutions functioning as a foundation for GNU/Linux shell use.

Paradigms

It provides solutions in the following paradigms:

Application management

Solutions for managing applications

• Generic RDBMS utility functions for a MySQL database
• Check if a PostgreSQL database exists.

Scripting

Solutions for scripting

• Bash array utilities
• Bash date and time utilities

File management

Solutions for managing files

• Rename all files matching a name recursively.
• Get the size in megabytes of one or more files and/or directories.

System management

Solutions for managing the system

• List all processes owned by the current user.
• Print the target architecture of the current operating system.

Hardware management

Solutions for managing hardware

• Check if the primary wireless local area network device interface is soft blocked.
• Get the vendor name of the current CPU.

Shell management

Solutions for managing the shell

• Execute a command in the background.
• Remove the last N entries from the bash history.

X11 management

Solutions for managing X11

• Get the ID of the active window.
• Get the ID of a window by name.

Mobile device management

Solutions for managing mobile devices

• Watch the X and Y screen tap positions of an Android device.
• Mount and unmount an MTP device.

Text manipulation

Solutions for manipulating text

• Replace all occurrences of a string recursively.

Text processing

Solutions for processing text

• Count the number of characters in a string.

Number processing

Solutions for processing numbers

• Convert a hexidecimal number to decimal.

Packaged solutions

Gnu-linux-shell-use has an extension repository for solutions consisting of more than one file here.

Contributing

If you would like to contribute, please ensure that your contribution adheres to the respective guideline. Here is a list of needed solutions; it can be used for ideas.

An alternative implementation to an already existing solution will be accepted only if it has substantial reason, such as using a different dependency or language.

Finally, credits will be placed in the wiki.

Please send an email to main@computingfoundation.org with any suggestions, comments or questions.

Thanks.