FIND ALIAS

Find-alias is an interactive alias finder and executor, it helps you to quickly find and execute any aliases.

Installation

install with default name: fa

1. npm install -g find-alias
2. find-alias --configure
3. restart the terminal
4. fa

install with custom program name

1. npm install -g find-alias
2. find-alias --configure <<custom-name>>
3. restart the terminal
4. <<custom-name>>

Run without installation

1. copy the following command to your terminal:

function find-alias {
  if [[ -n "$BASH" ]]; then
    history -s find-alias "$@"
  fi

  tmp_file=$(mktemp -t find-alias.XXXXXXX)
  aliases_tmp_file=$(mktemp -t find-alias.XXXXXXX)
  alias | cat >>"$aliases_tmp_file"
  npx find-alias@latest "$@" "$aliases_tmp_file" --height="$(tput lines)" --page-size="$(tput lines)" --output-file="$tmp_file"
  result="$(<"$tmp_file")"
  rm -f "$tmp_file"
  rm -f "$aliases_tmp_file"
  if [[ -n "$result" ]]; then
    eval "$result"

    if [[ -n "$BASH" ]]; then
      history -s "$result"
    elif [[ -n "$ZSH_VERSION" ]]; then
      print -s "$result"
    fi
  fi
}

2. type find-alias

Features

• run the program by typing fa or <<custom-name>>
• to find and run an alias:
  • write in any keyword in the quick filter
  • use up and down button to choose any of the aliases from the filtered list
  • press <enter> to run chosen alias
• to find and add extra arguments before running an alias:
  • write in any keyword in the quick filter
  • use up and down button to choose from the filtered list
  • press <tab>
  • write in the extra arguments
  • press <enter> to run

Why did I create this software?

• Have you ever felt lost in dozens and dozens (or even hundreds) of different aliases?
• After installing Oh My Bash or Oh My Zsh and adding a few plugins you could simply end up in a with 100+ new aliases, without any easily accessible documentation.
• It happened too many times to me that I knew that an alias exist for my problem, but it requires too much time and effort to find it, so in the end I just ended up typing in the long command.
  • What is the alias for adding all the files to git and amending previous commit without any edit?
  • Or what is the alias if I want to edit the commit message?
  • Or what is the alias if I only want to add a few files?
• The aim of the program is to give a helper utility where you can find any alias quickly, e.g. the above-mentioned aliases could be easily found by searching keywords commit and amend and then you can choose which ever you need at the moment.

Uninstalling

1. npm uninstall -g find-alias
2. remove ~/.find-alias.sh file from your home directory
3. remove #find-alias part from your .bashrc or .zshrc file

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.

License

MIT