This project is intended to become a solid library of useful Shell scripts for everyday computing. A small, yet powerful toolbox, which will help automate and quicken repetitive tasks that Linux users perform daily.
- dispcont: a simple interactive script to display grouped totals of directory contents
$ ./dispcont.sh: display visible directory contents
$ ./dispcont.sh --hidden: display all directory contents
- easycp: easily copy entire folder contents recursively and interactively
In order to run a Shell script from anywhere on your system, you have to add the script's directory path to the $PATH environment variable of your OS.
To do so:
- Create a directory to store custom shell scripts, for example:
$ mkdir ~/scripts
- Open ~/.profile with a text editor, e.g. NANO:
$ nano ~/.profile
- Add the following lines at the end of .profile:
PATH=~/scripts:$PATH
export PATH
- Restart your user session (reboot or log out and in again)
Make sure you have set the script as executable for your user account!
$ chmod u+x <script>
To verify that you have x-ecute permissions on the script, run $ ls -l <script>,
the permissions format should look like the bold characters in the line below:
-rwxrw-r-- 1 username users 2048 Jul 6 12:56 script.sh
Understanding permissions is vital in scripting, make sure you don't give x permission to the wrong user or usergroup on your system!
It is highly recommended that you use these tools for managing tasks that do not require sudo privileges.