Common Helpers 🐜

Helper scripts to get tasks done quicker

Available Files

Generate HTML Boilerplate --boilerplate | -b

• Creates index.html, index.js, and styles.css files + an assets directory.

Convert px to rem --convert | -c

• Provide a number in pixels to be converted to rem. If no number is provided, shows a px to rem conversion chart.

Get lorem ipsum text --lorem | -l

• Lorem ipsum paragraphs.

Generate README.md --readme | -r

• Creates a markdown file with links to major dependencies, basic local setup steps, and contributing info.

View Example

Setup

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/dejmedus/common-helpers.git

⚠️ The following assumes a MacOS/Linux system. Commands will differ slightly for Windows.

2. Open .zshrc/.bashrc file

open ~/.zshrc
or
open ~/.bashrc

3. Create common alias

alias common="node /path/to/common/common.js"

4. Save changes

source ~/.zshrc
or
source ~/.bashrc

5. Call common

common --boilerplate
common --convert 64
common --help
common --lorem 2
common --readme "Project Name"