ABBTR(1)

📦 version 1.0.4, in debian trixie, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ ABBTR(1) — abbtr ✨ 🎀

💖 NAME

Okay so, abbtr is the abbreviator for long commands in the Linux terminal 🦋 It's giving "shorter prompts, same vibes."

🌸 SYNOPSIS

abbtr [options] [usage] ...

💅 DESCRIPTION

Bestie, abbtr is an alternative to the default alias command ✨ It's a simple program built to abbreviate long prompts in the GNU/Linux terminal. You can set rules, delete them, list them, and update them with a clear set of parameters, so it's giving total control 👑 It should be functional in any GNU/Linux distribution 🧚

🔥 OPTIONS

  • -l — List stored rules 📋
  • -n <name> '<command>' — Create a new rule with the specified name and command 💖
  • -i <file path> — Import rules from a local file 📥
  • -e — Export rules to a file 📤
  • -b=<variable:value> — Predefine the value of a bottle 🍓
  • -r <name> — Delete an existing rule by name 🗑️
  • -r a — Delete all rules 💀
  • -c <name> '<command'> — Update the command of an existing rule specified by name 🫶
  • -ln <name> — Show the contents of a specific rule by name 👀
  • -h — Show this help message 🙈
  • -v — Show the program version 🌈

🦋 USAGE EXAMPLES

Create a new rule:

abbtr -n update 'sudo apt update -y'

Then run:

update

Syntax for feeding bottles:

b%('variable')%b

🎀 USER FILES

  • Config file: located at ~/.config/abbtr/abbtr.conf ⚙️
  • Log file: located at ~/.local/share/abbtr/abbtr.log 📝
  • Rule scripts: located at ~/.local/bin 🧚

🚨 BUGS

abbtr does not have any locking mechanisms yet. Be careful if you're running multiple sessions at once, bestie 😭

If you discover any other bugs in abbtr, please contact the author 💜

🌈 SEE ALSO

abbtr-info(1), abbtr User Manual (/usr/share/doc/abbtr/abbtr.1) 📖

Packaging tools: debhelper(7), dh_make(8), dpkg-buildpackage(1) 🛠️

🫶 AUTHORS

Originally written by Manuel Guerra <ar.manuelguerra@gmail.com> 💖

Please use the email address <ar.manuelguerra@gmail.com> for abbtr-related comments ✨

Copyright © 2024 Manuel Guerra 💅

License: BSD-3-Clause

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

  • Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
  • Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
  • Neither the names of the authors nor the names of the contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

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Bestie, that's the whole thing 💖 Version 1.0.4 from August 2024, signing off with a kiss 💋🦋✨

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