I use bash, I see too many smart people use zsh. So I decided to switch to it,
but decided to spice it up by using oh-my-zsh.
Power Level 9k - a zsh theme
# Path to your oh-my-zsh installation.
export ZSH=/home/manoj/.oh-my-zsh
# Path to your powerlevel9k installation
ZSH_THEME="powerlevel9k/powerlevel9k"
POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH=1
POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER=""
POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY="truncate_from_right"
POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_ON_NEWLINE=true
Below I am shamelessly
copying the cheatsheet
from their wiki. If you are here I will
To try it out if you have just cloned it (to your home directory):
source ~/.oh-my-zsh/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
Commands
| Command |
Description |
| tabs |
Create a new tab in the current directory (macOS - requires enabling access for assistive devices under System Preferences). |
| take |
Create a new directory and change to it, will create intermediate directories as required. |
| x / extract |
Extract an archive (supported types: tar.{bz2,gz,xz,lzma}, bz2, rar, gz, tar, tbz2, tgz, zip, Z, 7z). |
| zsh_stats |
Get a list of the top 20 commands and how many times they have been run. |
| uninstall_oh_my_zsh |
Uninstall Oh-my-zsh. |
| upgrade_oh_my_zsh |
Upgrade Oh-my-zsh. |
exec zsh |
Apply changes made to zshrc |
| Alias |
Command |
| alias |
list all aliases |
| .. |
cd .. |
| … |
cd ../.. |
| …. |
cd ../../.. |
| ….. |
cd ../../../.. |
| / |
cd / |
| ~ |
cd ~ |
| cd +n |
switch to directory number n |
| - |
cd - |
| 1 |
cd - |
| 2 |
cd -2 |
| 3 |
cd -3 |
| 4 |
cd -4 |
| 5 |
cd -5 |
| 6 |
cd -6 |
| 7 |
cd -7 |
| 8 |
cd -8 |
| 9 |
cd -9 |
| md |
mkdir -p |
| rd |
rmdir |
| d |
dirs -v (lists last used directories) |
See ~/.oh-my-zsh/lib/directories.zsh
Alias
example:
alias -s rb=vim #opens ruby files in vim
# $ foo.rb
# vim => foo.rb
alias -g gp='| grep -i' #creates a global alias for grep
# $ ps ax gp ruby
# (all ruby process will be displayed)
| Flag |
Description |
| L |
print each alias in the form of calls to alias |
| g |
list or define global aliases |
| m |
print aliases matching specified pattern |
| r |
list or define regular aliases |
| s |
list or define suffix aliases |
Tab-completion
| For options and helpful text of what they do |
| ls -(tab) |
| cap (tab) |
| rake (tab) |
| ssh (tab) |
| sudo umount (tab) |
| kill (tab) |
| unrar (tab) |
Git
| Dynamic access to current branch name with the current_branch function |
| git pull origin $(current_branch) |
| grb publish $(current_branch) origin |
| Alias |
Command |
| g |
git |
| ga |
git add |
| gau |
git add -u |
| gaa |
git add –all |
| gapa |
git add –patch |
| gb |
git branch |
| gba |
git branch -a |
| gbd |
git branch -d |
| gbl |
git blame -b -w |
| gbnm |
git branch –no-merged |
| gbr |
git branch –remote |
| gbs |
git bisect |
| gbsb |
git bisect bad |
| gbsg |
git bisect good |
| gbsr |
git bisect reset |
| gbss |
git bisect start |
| gc |
git commit -v |
| gc! |
git commit -v –amend |
| gca |
git commit -v -a |
| gca! |
git commit -v -a –amend |
| gcan! |
git commit -v -a –no-edit –amend |
| gcans! |
git commit -v -a -s –no-edit –amend |
| gcam |
git commit -a -m |
| gcsm |
git commit -s -m |
| gcb |
git checkout -b |
| gcf |
git config –list |
| gcl |
git clone –recursive |
| gclean |
git clean -id |
| gpristine |
git reset –hard && git clean -dfx |
| gcm |
git checkout master |
| gcd |
git checkout develop |
| gcmsg |
git commit -m |
| gco |
git checkout |
| gcount |
git shortlog -sn |
| gcp |
git cherry-pick |
| gcpa |
git cherry-pick –abort |
| gcpc |
git cherry-pick –continue |
| gcs |
git commit -S |
| gd |
git diff |
| gdca |
git diff –cached |
| gdct |
git describe –tags `git rev-list –tags –max-count=1` |
| gds |
git diff –staged |
| gdt |
git diff-tree –no-commit-id –name-only -r |
| gdw |
git diff –word-diff |
| gf |
git fetch |
| gfa |
git fetch –all –prune |
| gfo |
git fetch origin |
| gg |
git gui citool |
| gga |
git gui citool –amend |
| ggpnp |
git pull origin $(current_branch) && git push origin $(current_branch) |
| ggpull |
git pull origin $(current_branch) |
| ggl |
git pull origin $(current_branch) |
| ggpur |
git pull –rebase origin $(current_branch) |
| glum |
git pull upstream master |
| ggpush |
git push origin $(current_branch) |
| ggp |
git push origin $(current_branch) |
| ggfl |
git push –force-with-lease origin /$(current_branch) |
| ggsup |
git branch –set-upstream-to=origin/$(current_branch) |
| gpsup |
git push –set-upstream origin $(current_branch) |
| gignore |
git update-index –assume-unchanged |
| gignored |
git ls-files -v | grep “^[[:lower:]]” |
| git-svn-dcommit-push |
git svn dcommit && git push github master:svntrunk |
| gk |
gitk –all –branches |
| gl |
git pull |
| glg |
git log –stat –max-count = 10 |
| glgg |
git log –graph –max-count = 10 |
| glgga |
git log –graph –decorate –all |
| glo |
git log –oneline –decorate –color |
| glog |
git log –oneline –decorate –color –graph |
| glp |
_git_log_prettily (git log –pretty=$1) |
| gm |
git merge |
| gma |
git merge –abort |
| gmt |
git mergetool –no-prompt |
| gp |
git push |
| gpoat |
git push origin –all && git push origin –tags |
| gr |
git remote |
| grb |
git rebase |
| grba |
git rebase –abort |
| grbc |
git rebase –continue |
| grbd |
git rebase develop |
| grbm |
git rebase master |
| grbs |
git rebase –skip |
| grbi |
git rebase -i |
| grh |
git reset HEAD |
| grhh |
git reset HEAD –hard |
| grmv |
git remote rename |
| grrm |
git remote remove |
| grs |
git restore |
| grset |
git remote set-url |
| grt |
cd $(git rev-parse –show-toplevel || echo “.”) |
| grup |
git remote update |
| grv |
git remote -v |
| gsd |
git svn dcommit |
| gsps |
git show –pretty = short –show-signature |
| gsr |
git svn rebase |
| gss |
git status -s |
| gst |
git status |
| gsta |
git stash save |
| gstaa |
git stash apply |
| gstd |
git stash drop |
| gstl |
git stash list |
| gstp |
git stash pop |
| gsts |
git stash show –text |
| gsu |
git submodule update |
| gts |
git tag -s |
| gunignore |
git update-index –no-assume-unchanged |
| gunwip |
git log -n 1 | grep -q -c “--wip--” && git reset HEAD~1 |
| gup |
git pull –rebase |
| gvt |
git verify-tag |
| gwch |
git whatchanged -p –abbrev-commit –pretty = medium |
| gwip |
git add -A; git ls-files –deleted -z | xargs -r0 git rm; git commit -m “–wip–” |
You also find these commands in Dash as a Cheat-sheet.
Editors
| Alias |
Command |
| stt |
(When using sublime plugin) Open current directory in Sublime Text 2/3 |
| v |
(When using vi-mode plugin) Edit current command line in Vim |
Symfony2
| Alias |
Command |
| sf |
php ./app/console |
| sfcl |
php app/console cache:clear |
| sfcontainer |
sf debug:container |
| sfcw |
sf cache:warmup |
| sfgb |
sf generate:bundle |
| sfroute |
sf debug:router |
| sfsr |
sf server:run -vvv |
tmux
| Alias |
Command |
| ta |
tmux attach -t |
| tad |
tmux attach -d -t |
| ts |
tmux new-session -s |
| tl |
tmux list-sessions |
| tksv |
tmux kill-server |
| tkss |
tmux kill-session -t |
Systemd
systemctl
| Command |
Description |
| sc-status NAME |
show the status of the NAME process |
| sc-show NAME |
show the NAME systemd .service file |
| sc-start NAME |
start the NAME process |
| sc-stop NAME |
stop the NAME process |
| sc-restart NAME |
restart the NAME process |
| sc-enable NAME |
enable the NAME process to start at boot |
| sc-disable NAME |
disable the NAME process at boot |
Rails
Rails Aliases
| Alias |
Command |
| rc |
rails console |
| rcs |
rails console –sandbox |
| rd |
rails destroy |
| rdb |
rails dbconsole |
| rg |
rails generate |
| rgm |
rails generate migration |
| rp |
rails plugin |
| ru |
rails runner |
| rs |
rails server |
| rsd |
rails server –debugger |
| rsp |
rails server –port |
RAILS_ENV Aliases
| Alias |
Command |
| RED |
RAILS_ENV=development |
| REP |
RAILS_ENV=production |
| RET |
RAILS_ENV=test |
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