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.bashrc
# ~/.bashrc: executed by bash(1) for non-login shells.
# see /usr/share/doc/bash/examples/startup-files (in the package bash-doc)
# for examples
# If not running interactively, don't do anything
[ -z "$PS1" ] && return
# don't put duplicate lines in the history. See bash(1) for more options
# ... or force ignoredups and ignorespace
HISTCONTROL=ignoredups:ignorespace
# append to the history file, don't overwrite it
shopt -s histappend
# for setting history length see HISTSIZE and HISTFILESIZE in bash(1)
HISTFILESIZE=99999999
HISTSIZE=99999999
# check the window size after each command and, if necessary,
# update the values of LINES and COLUMNS.
shopt -s checkwinsize
# make less more friendly for non-text input files, see lesspipe(1)
[ -x /usr/bin/lesspipe ] && eval "$(SHELL=/bin/sh lesspipe)"
# set variable identifying the chroot you work in (used in the prompt below)
if [ -z "$debian_chroot" ] && [ -r /etc/debian_chroot ]; then
debian_chroot=$(cat /etc/debian_chroot)
fi
# set a fancy prompt (non-color, unless we know we "want" color)
case "$TERM" in
xterm-color) color_prompt=yes;;
esac
# uncomment for a colored prompt, if the terminal has the capability; turned
# off by default to not distract the user: the focus in a terminal window
# should be on the output of commands, not on the prompt
force_color_prompt=yes
if [ -n "$force_color_prompt" ]; then
if [ -x /usr/bin/tput ] && tput setaf 1 >&/dev/null; then
# We have color support; assume it's compliant with Ecma-48
# (ISO/IEC-6429). (Lack of such support is extremely rare, and such
# a case would tend to support setf rather than setaf.)
color_prompt=yes
else
color_prompt=
fi
fi
if [ "$color_prompt" = yes ]; then
PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\e[32m\D{%H:%M}\e[39m|\[\033[01;31m\]\u\[\033[01;33m\]@\[\033[01;36m\]\h \[\033[01;33m\]\w \[\033[01;35m\]\$ \[\033[00m\]'
else
PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h:\w\$ '
fi
unset color_prompt force_color_prompt
# If this is an xterm set the title to user@host:dir
case "$TERM" in
xterm*|rxvt*)
PS1="\[\e]0;${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h: \w\a\]$PS1"
;;
*)
;;
esac
# enable color support of ls and also add handy aliases
if [ -x /usr/bin/dircolors ]; then
test -r ~/.dircolors && eval "$(dircolors -b ~/.dircolors)" || eval "$(dircolors -b)"
alias ls='ls -lah --color=auto'
#alias dir='dir --color=auto'
#alias vdir='vdir --color=auto'
alias grep='grep --color=auto'
alias fgrep='fgrep --color=auto'
alias egrep='egrep --color=auto'
fi
# some more ls aliases
alias ll='ls -alF'
alias la='ls -A'
alias l='ls -CF'
# Alias definitions.
# You may want to put all your additions into a separate file like
# ~/.bash_aliases, instead of adding them here directly.
# See /usr/share/doc/bash-doc/examples in the bash-doc package.
if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then
. ~/.bash_aliases
fi
# enable programmable completion features (you don't need to enable
# this, if it's already enabled in /etc/bash.bashrc and /etc/profile
# sources /etc/bash.bashrc).
#if [ -f /etc/bash_completion ] && ! shopt -oq posix; then
# . /etc/bash_completion
#fi
export TERM=xterm-256color
alias fuck='eval $(thefuck $(fc -ln -1)); history -r'
alias bashupdate='curl -L https://gist.github.com/tryallthethings/b8c0b8432403f09ff36cb7e68b9e50f3/raw/ -o .bashrc | source .bashrc'
alias bashpush='gist-paste -u b8c0b8432403f09ff36cb7e68b9e50f3 ~/.bashrc'
alias ips="ifconfig -a | perl -nle'/(\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+)/ && print $1'"
# Alias for "." shows current directory
alias -- .='pwd'
# Alias for ".." goes to parent directory
alias -- ..="cd .."
alias -- ...="cd .. ; cd .."
alias -- ....="cd .. ; cd .. ; cd .."
# Handy shortcuts
alias update='sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade'
alias updatepip='sudo pip install --upgrade pip && sudo pip3 install thefuck --upgrade'
alias version='cat /etc/os-release | grep -w 'VERSION''
alias wwwdataown='sudo chown www-data:www-data * -R'
alias top='top -c'
function largefiles(){
du -a "$1" | sort -n -r | head -n 10
}
function findinfiles() {
grep -rnw $1 -e $2
}
alias speed1='sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/root/testfile bs=512 count=5000 oflag=direct'
alias speed2='sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/root/testfile bs=1024M count=1 oflag=direct'
# Zip backup/restore with optional sudo
# Optional env: BACKUP_DIR (where archives are written), default "."
backup() {
# Usage:
# backup [sudo|--sudo|-S] [-n NAME] path1 [path2 ...]
# Examples:
# backup -n proj ~/code/myapp
# backup sudo -n system /etc /var/log
local SUDO=""
case "$1" in
sudo|--sudo|-S) SUDO="sudo"; shift ;;
esac
local name=""
if [[ "$1" == "-n" ]]; then
shift
name="$1"
shift
fi
if [[ $# -lt 1 ]]; then
echo "Usage: backup [sudo|--sudo|-S] [-n NAME] path1 [path2 ...]"
return 1
fi
command -v zip >/dev/null || { echo "zip not installed."; return 1; }
[[ -n "$SUDO" ]] && command -v sudo >/dev/null || true
local ts base dest_dir out
ts=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")
base="${name:-backup}"
dest_dir="${BACKUP_DIR:-.}"
out="${dest_dir}/${base}_${ts}.zip"
# Ensure destination exists, then zip (optionally as root)
$SUDO mkdir -p "$dest_dir" || return 1
$SUDO zip -r -9 -y "$out" -- "$@" || return 1
echo "Created: $out"
}
restore_zip() {
# Usage:
# restore_zip [sudo|--sudo|-S] archive.zip [parent_dest_dir]
# Extracts into NEW folder named after archive (without .zip).
local SUDO=""
case "$1" in
sudo|--sudo|-S) SUDO="sudo"; shift ;;
esac
if [[ $# -lt 1 ]]; then
echo "Usage: restore_zip [sudo|--sudo|-S] archive.zip [parent_dest_dir]"
return 1
fi
local zipfile="$1"; shift
[[ -f "$zipfile" ]] || { echo "Not a file: $zipfile"; return 1; }
command -v unzip >/dev/null || { echo "unzip not installed."; return 1; }
[[ -n "$SUDO" ]] && command -v sudo >/dev/null || true
local parent base name target i=1
parent="${1:-.}"
base="$(basename "$zipfile")"
name="${base%.[Zz][Ii][Pp]}" # strip .zip/.ZIP
[[ "$name" == "$base" ]] && name="${base%.zip}"
target="$parent/$name"
while [[ -e "$target" ]]; do
target="${parent}/${name}_$i"
((i++))
done
$SUDO mkdir -p "$target" || return 1
$SUDO unzip -q -- "$zipfile" -d "$target" || return 1
echo "Restored to: $target"
}
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