DevBits

Optimisation of simple, repeatable things I do to make my day job easier.

Got suggestions for other time savers? Send me a message, I'd love to hear them and add them to this list.

bash

Git command-line enthusiasts

Save the .bash_aliases file into your Linux home directory. Remove tens of thousands of keystrokes a year!

Some examples of the handy time savers I commonly use:

• gpl == git pull - 3 times per day, over 3k keystrokes saved annually
• gph == git push - once per day, over 600 keystrokes saved annually
• gcm "My commit message" == git commit -m "My commit message" - once per day, nearly 2k keystrokes saved annually
• gcb "feature/branch-name" == git checkout -b "feature/branch-name" - once per day, over 2k keystrokes saved annually

Once you get used to your shortcuts, then the sky is the limit for further optimisation, e.g. a common pattern I follow is creating a new branch from the latest version of the main line of the codebase:

gcm-pl-b "branch-name" == git checkout main && git pull && git checkout -b "branch-name" - once per week, nearly 2k keystrokes saved annually

Pro tip: clone the repo and symlink .bash_aliases so you can always keep them in sync with improvements:

cd ~
ln -s ~/github.com/jonnycarroll/devbits/bash/.bash_aliases .bash_aliases

To use the shorthand commands, open a new terminal or reload with the following command:

source ~/.bashrc