philosophy

I try to follow these ideas as much as i can:

using free/open source software.
using terminal-based applications.
using msys2 for development base and scoop for installing any other packages.
avoid using software from microsoft like vscode, terminal, etc.. use more free alternative or compile linux versions with msys2.

for future

i don't want to rely on supply chain. building software directly the pc is the best/safest way.(so i will ditch scoop in future)
it's better to replace c/c++ software with rust.
In some cases it's better to use GUI applications.(like web-browsers)

prerequisites

As i said, i use msys2 for development.(it has pacman and a wide varity of software) for installing any other software, i use scoop package manger.

to see list of all software, please refer to:

msys64\bootstrap.txt
scoop.md

other software that maybe usefull

scoop
wezterm [https://wezfurlong.org/wezterm/] - replacement of tmux
7zip unar winrar zstd tar gsudo fzf
uget youtube-dl curl dog fd grep bat llvm neovim openssh scc ripgrep ugrep jq zeal doxygen dos2unix cppcheck cscope delta diffutils gdb drmemory

Optional

broot
fzf-bash
fzf-bash-completion

Packages that may not available

opencppcoverage
bzip3

Wait for a release

Linux only

bvi
splint
exa
sc-im
atool
colordiff
colorgcc
ascii
enca
translate-shell
cpuid
net-tools
cgdb
tzutils
zathura

Windows Basics

User home directory or user profile(%USERPROFILE%) is located: C:\Users\<username>
- You can Switch to it by: ~
Switch to the root of current drive: / or cd /
Switch to application directory: cd %AppData%.
- In powershell: cd $env:APPDATA
To power-off the computer: shutdown /p
- In powershell: Stop-Computer
To restart the computer: shutdown /r
- In powershell: Restart-Computer
Default config folder (equivalent to ~/.config in *nix-based os) is located: C:\Users\linarcx\AppData\Local
- You can switch to it by: cd %LOCALAPPDATA%
- In powershell: cd $env:LOCALAPPDATA
To start an application at start-up, you should put it's shortcut here:

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Instead of browsing with file explorer, you can hit: Win+R and type: shell:startup

SymLinks, HardLinks, ShortCuts

Create symlinks:
- new-item -itemtype SymbolicLink -path <path to location> -name <the name> -value <path to target>
For example:
- New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "C:\Users\linarcx\AppData\Local\nvim" -Name "init.lnk" -Value "init.vim"
Create HardLinks:
- New-Item -itemtype HardLink -path $env:LOCALAPPDATA\nvim\ -name plugins.vim -value C:\winny\.config\.nvim\plugins.vim

Tip: To manage your dot-files, always use SymbolicLink.

Other

Clears the command history: Alt + F7
Break out of the subprompt or terminate execution: Ctrl + C
Delete all the characters in the line after the cursor: Ctrl + End
Move left or right one word at a time: Ctrl + Left Arrow || Ctrl + Right Arrow
Pause/resume the display of output: Ctrl + S
Clear the current line: Esc
Moves the cursor one character to the right on the command line: F1

At the end of the line, inserts one character from the text of your last command.
Creates a new command line by copying your last command line up to the character you type: F2
Completes the command line with the content from your last command line, starting from the current cursor position to the end of the line: F3
Deletes characters from your current command line, starting from the current cursor position up to the character you type: F4
Scans backward through your command history: F5
Similar to get-history. Displays a pop-up window with your command history and allows you to select a command: F7

Use the arrow keys to scroll through the list. Press Enter to select a command to run, or press the Right arrow to place the text on the command line.
Uses text you’ve entered to scan backward through your command history for commands that match the text you’ve typed so far on the command line: F8
Runs a specific numbered command from your command history. Command numbers are listed when you press F7 or get-history: F9
Gets the first/last command in the command history: Page Up / Page Down
If QuickEdit is disabled, displays an editing shortcut menu with Mark, Copy, Paste, Select All, Scroll, and Find options: Right-click

To copy the screen buffer to the Clipboard, right-click, choose Select, and then press Enter.
Press the Tab key or press Shift+Tab to access the tab expansion function, which include folder or filename autocompletion: Tab / Shift+Tab

Shortcuts

Close current window: Alt + F4
Open Settings app: Windows key + I
Open File Explorer: Windows key + E
Display and hide the desktop: Windows key + D
Minimize all windows: Windows key + M
Restore minimized windows on the desktop: Windows key + Shift + M
Lock device: Windows key + L
Open the Windows Ink Workspace: Windows key + W
Zoom in using the magnifier: Windows key + Plus (+)
Zoom out using the magnifier: Windows key + Minus (-)
Exit magnifier: Windows key + Esc
Quick Link menu: Windows key + X
Open default PowerShell: Windows key + X + a
Capture full screenshot in the "Screenshots" folder: Windows key + PrtScn
Capture part of the screen with Snip & Sketch: Windows key + Shift + S
Open emoji panel: Windows key + Period (.) or semicolon (;)
Snap app or window left: Windows key + Left arrow key
Snap app or window right: Windows key + Right arrow key
Open Clipboard bin: Windows key + V
Open Action center: Windows key + A
Open Task View: Windows key + Tab
Create a virtual desktop: Windows key + Ctrl + D
Close active virtual desktop: Windows key + Ctrl + F4
Switch to the virtual desktop on the right: Windows key + Ctrl + Right arrow
Switch to the virtual desktop on the left: Windows key + Ctrl + Left arrow
Open Task Manager: Ctrl + Shift + Esc
View open apps: Ctrl + Alt + Tab

Run commands

Open the Windows 10 drive: \
Open the Home folder of the current user: .
Open the Users folder: ..

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