cl

cl (short for Command List) is a way to group all your aliases, once in a while commands or multiple commands with a lot of args in an organized and human readable place

how to install

macOs (intel and silicon) and Linux using homebrew:

$ brew tap rvigo/cl
$ brew install cl 

If you use ZSH, an autocomplete script will be installed with the application.

usage

Using the application interface to add, edit, and run commands:

$ cl

Using the application's CLI to execute stored commands:

$ cl exec <your command alias>

If you are using the ZSH shell and fzf, a widget can be installed with cl config zsh-widget --install. After that, you can call the exec function (with some cool autocomplete features) pressing CTRL+O

You can pass args and flags to the stored command:

# the stored command is `docker` and the alias is `d`
$ cl exec d -- ps # same as `docker ps` 
$ cl exec d -- ps --help # same as `docker ps --help` 

You can also set variables in your command and pass them as named parameters:

# the stored command is `echo "hello #{name}, #{greetings}"` and the alias is `echo`
# the parameters names should match the variables names in your command
$ cl exec echo -- --name="John Doe" --grettings "welcome!" 
> "hello John Doe, welcome!"

A more real world example:

# the stored command is `aws-vault exec #{aws_account} -- #{command}` and the alias is `av_exec`
# note that you can mix the program flags and args with the named parameters
$ cl exec av_exec -- --aws_account="dev" --command="aws s3 ls" --duration=2h

Importing/exporting your aliases is possible using the share subcommand:

# the command bellow will generate the file `shared.toml` in the current working directory by default, with all aliases present in the `git` namespace as provided
$ cl share export --namespace git 
# the command bellow will import all aliases from a file in the specified location. 
# you can also choose which namespace will be imported
$ cl share import -f `path/to/shared.toml`