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ABBTR

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
USAGE EXAMPLES
USER FILES
BUGS
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS
COPYRIGHT

NAME

abbtr - Abbreviator for long commands in Linux terminal

SYNOPSIS

abbtr [ options ] [ usage ] ...

DESCRIPTION

abbtr comes as an alternative to the default "alias" command. It’s a simple program designed to abbreviate long prompts in the GNU/Linux terminal. You can easily set rules, delete them, list them, and update them with a clear set of parameters. 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.

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

Copyright © 2024 Manuel Guerra

License: BSD-3-Clause

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