linux-command

linux-command is a versatile package that provides a collection of frequently used Linux commands in a convenient wrapper. It can be installed via pip and accessed using the cmd command in the terminal.

Installation

To install the package, run the following command:

pip install linux-command

Usage

Once installed, you can access all commands using cmd followed by the specific command name. You can use cmd -h or cmd --help to see the supported commands. Below is a list of supported commands along with examples for each.

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1. ls - List files in the current directory

cmd ls

2. ls-all - List all files, including hidden ones

cmd ls-all

3. ls-long - Long format listing

cmd ls-long

4. ls-human - List in human-readable format (file sizes)

cmd ls-human

5. ls-size - Sort files by size

cmd ls-size

6. ls-recursive - Recursively list files in directories and subdirectories

cmd ls-recursive

7. ls-dir - Count the number of directories

cmd ls-dir

8. ls-file - Count the number of files

cmd ls-file

9. ls-reverse - List files and directories in reverse order

cmd ls-reverse

10. ls-time - Sort by modification time (newest first)

cmd ls-time

11. ls-recursive-size - List files and directories recursively with human-readable sizes

cmd ls-recursive-size

12. ls-block-size - Display the size of each file in a specified block size (e.g., K, M, G)

cmd ls-block-size M

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13. ps - Show running processes

cmd ps

14. ps-all - Show all processes

cmd ps-all

15. ps-user [username] - Show processes for a specific user

cmd ps-user username

16. ps-aux - Show detailed information about all processes

cmd ps-aux

17. ps-sort-memory - Sort processes by memory usage

cmd ps-sort-memory

18. ps-sort-cpu - Sort processes by CPU usage

cmd ps-sort-cpu

19. ps-grep [keyword] - Search for a specific process by name or keyword

cmd ps-grep python

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20. kill [process_name_or_PID] - Kill a process by name or PID

cmd kill process_name

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21. df - Show disk usage in human-readable format

cmd df

22. du [path] - Show disk usage for a specific file or directory

cmd du /path/to/directory

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23. rm [file_or_directory] - Remove a file or directory with confirmation

cmd rm /path/to/file_or_directory

24. rm [directory] [file_patterns...] - Remove multiple files by pattern (e.g., *.txt)

cmd rm /path/to/directory *.txt *.log

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25. grep [pattern] [file] - Search for a pattern in a file

cmd grep "search_term" /path/to/file

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26. tar-compress [source directory] [output file] [--exclude file_or_directory ...] - Compress directories into .tar or .tar.gz while excluding specific files or folders

cmd tar-compress /path/to/source /path/to/output.tar.gz --exclude node_modules --exclude .git

This command will compress /path/to/source into /path/to/output.tar.gz and exclude the node_modules and .git directories.

27. tar-extract [source] [destination directory] - Extract a single file or all .tar/.tar.gz files from a specified directory

• To extract a single .tar or .tar.gz file:

cmd tar-extract /path/to/archive.tar.gz /path/to/destination

• To extract all .tar and .tar.gz files within a directory (default: all):

cmd tar-extract /path/to/directory /path/to/destination all

• To extract all .tar files within a directory:

cmd tar-extract /path/to/directory /destination/path tar

• To extract all .tar.gz files within a directory:

cmd tar-extract /path/to/directory /destination/path gz

28. tar-list [archive] - List contents of a .tar or .tar.gz archive

cmd tar-list archive.tar.gz

29. tar-add [file] [archive] - Add a file to an existing .tar archive

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cmd tar-add newfile.txt archive.tar

30. unzip-all [source directory] [target directory] - Extract all .zip files found in a specified directory into a target directory

cmd unzip-all /path/to/zips /path/to/extract

This command will find all .zip files in /path/to/zips and extract each into /path/to/extract.

31. zip-compress [output file.zip] [directory or file ...] - Create a .zip file that includes multiple specified directories or files

cmd zip-compress /path/to/output.zip /path/to/dir1 /path/to/dir2

This command will create a .zip file at /path/to/output.zip that contains everything in /path/to/dir1 and /path/to/dir2.

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Contributing

We welcome contributions from the community! If you'd like to help improve linux-command, feel free to report issues or submit pull requests.

Guidelines for Contributors

• Follow the existing coding style where possible.
• Make sure your changes do not break existing functionality.
• Before submitting a major feature, it’s often a good idea to first discuss it by opening an issue.

Thank you!

Thank you for your interest in contributing to linux-command! Your contributions are greatly appreciated and help make this tool better for everyone. For any questions or to get started, feel free to reach out or open an issue.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.