Gandalf is a script manager for Unix. It aims to provide a console interface to create and use scripts without polluting the /usr/local/bin folder.
In its current state, it arguably doesn't provide any read advantage over simply dropping script files in /usr/local/bin, but it's a fun side project.
There is currently no way to install Gandalf from any package manager or similar system. If you want to give it a try, however, you can always clone this reposiotry and create a symbolic link to gandalf.py in /usr/local/bin or any other folder included in your PATH.
Gandalf provides five basic commands:
Creates a new script file.
$ gandalf create {script-name} [-d {description}] [-e {editor}]
- script-name: the name that will be used to invoke this script.
- description: an optional string that will be provided when listing the script.
- editor: an optional editor name that will be used when editing the script file. Default is
nano.
Updates an existing script.
$ gandalf edit {script-name} [-e {editor}]
- script-name: the name of the script that will be edited.
- editor: an optional editor name that will be used when editing the script file. Default is
nano.
Lists all existing scripts. If a description argument has been provided when creating a script, it will be listed next to its name.
$ gandalf list
Removes and existing script.
$ gandalf remove {script-name}
- script-name: the name of the script that will be removed.
Executes a given script.
$ gandalf run {script-name} [-a {arguments}]
- script-name: the name of the script that will be executed.
- arguments: an optional list of arguments that will be provided to the script when invoked.
As a shortcut, the run command will be invoked when no command is provided.
$ gandalf {script-name} [-a {arguments}]
This will execute the script script-name.