Comcek : Common command Executor

Comcek (cmk for short) is a commandline program that enables the storage of common/frequent commands in a YAML file for execution.

With Comcek you no longer need: advanced configurations for your bash_history, using lots of commands to search your bash history or storing your commands in multiple TXT files.

Comcek is a self-contained binary written in the Nim programming language. All you need is the binary and a YAML file to make it run.

Contents

• Requirements
• Compiling
• Installation
• Releases
• Usage
• Example YAML file
• Contribute
• License
• Queries

Requirements

• Comcek binary (available under "Releases")
• YAML file storing all your common commands

Compile

• Run the cmk.nimble file to install the dependencies
• Dependencies: yaml, cligen
• cd src
• nim c -d:release cmk.nim

Installation

• Create a folder to store the binary file in, example: mkdir ~/cmk-bin
• Place the binary file in ~/cmk-bin
• Export the PATH in your .profile or other file: export PATH=/home/user/cmk-bin:$PATH
• Determine the configuration path for your system by running: cmk upath
• cd into the folder shown above (on UNIX it is generally: ~/.config/comcek )
• If the /comcek folder doesn't exist, create it so that it matches cmk upath
• Create a YAML file: touch cmd.yaml inside /comcek

Releases

Available at: https://github.com/Kentoseth/cmk/releases

Release will contain:

• cmk binary
• Example cmd.yaml file

Usage

Comcek currently has 4 supported commands: display_all , display , execute, upath

• cmk display_all OR cmk all - Will display everything stored in cmd.yaml
• cmk display --category=<category-name> OR cmk display -c=<category-name> - Will display entries for a specific category
• cmk display --id=<id-value> OR cmk display -i=<id-value> - Will display entries for a specific ID
• cmk execute --id=<id-value> OR cmk exec -i=<id-value> - Will execute the command at the specified ID
• cmk upath - Will show the configuration file path where the YAML file will be stored

Use cmk --help for more information.

Yaml

Below is an example YAML file to get you started:

ls:
  - id: 1.1
    cmd: ls
    des: Displays some files in a specific folder
  - id: 1.2
    cmd: ls -la
    des: Displays all files in a specific folder, including hidden files
pwd:
  - id: 2.1
    cmd: pwd
    des: Tells me the entire path/location of where I am

Contribute

You can create a PR or discuss it first by opening an Issue

PR Rules:

• Make sure the program compiles
• Test it locally to make sure the program runs
• If the code is not readable, the PR may be rejected

This project follows the UNIX philosophy of doing one thing only and (hopefully) doing it well.

License

This package is licensed under the open-source "GNU GPL, Version 3".

The full license text is available in the file LICENSE

Queries

Open an Issue to discuss

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