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Bash-it<\/strong>\u00a0is a bundle of community Bash commands and scripts for\u00a0Bash 3.2+<\/strong>, which comes with autocompletion, themes, aliases, custom functions, and more. It offers a useful framework for developing, maintaining and using shell scripts and custom commands for your daily work.<\/p>\n

If you are using the Bash shell on a daily basis and looking for an easy way to keep track of all your scripts, aliases and functions, then\u00a0Bash-it<\/strong>\u00a0is for you! Stop polluting your\u00a0~\/bin<\/strong>\u00a0directory and\u00a0.bashrc<\/strong>\u00a0file, fork\/clone Bash-it and begin hacking away.<\/p>\n

How to Install Bash-it in Linux<\/h3>\n

To install\u00a0Bash-it<\/strong>, first you need to clone the following repository to a location of your choice, for example:<\/p>\n

$ git clone --depth=1 https:\/\/github.com\/Bash-it\/bash-it.git ~\/.bash_it\r\n<\/pre>\n
Then run the following command to install\u00a0Bash-it<\/strong>\u00a0(it automatically backup your\u00a0~\/.bash_profile<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0~\/.bashrc<\/strong>, depending on your OS). You will be asked \u201cWould you like to keep your .bashrc and append bash-it templates at the end? [y\/N]<\/strong>\u201d, answer according to your preference.<\/p>\n
$ ~\/.bash_it\/install.sh \r\n<\/pre>\n
\"Install<\/a><\/p>\n
Install Bash-It in Linux<\/p>\n
After installation, you can use\u00a0ls command<\/a>\u00a0to verify the\u00a0bash-it<\/strong>\u00a0installation files and directories as shown.<\/p>\n
$ ls .bash_it\/\r\n<\/pre>\n
\"Verify<\/a><\/p>\n
Verify Bash-It Installation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
To start using\u00a0Bash-it<\/strong>, open a new tab or run:<\/p>\n
$ source $HOME\/.bashrc\r\n<\/pre>\n
How to Customize Bash-it in Linux<\/h3>\n
To customize\u00a0Bash-it<\/strong>, you need to edit your modified\u00a0~\/.bashrc<\/strong>\u00a0shell startup file. To list all installed and available aliases, completions, and plugins run the following commands, which should also shows you how to enable or disable them:<\/p>\n
  \r\n$ bash-it show aliases        \t\r\n$ bash-it show completions  \r\n$ bash-it show plugins        \t\r\n<\/pre>\n
Next, we will demonstrate how to enable aliases, but before that, first list the current aliases with the following command.<\/p>\n
$ alias \r\n<\/pre>\n
\"View<\/a><\/p>\n
View Current Aliases in Linux<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
All the aliases are located in the\u00a0$HOME\/.bash_it\/aliases\/<\/strong>\u00a0directory. Now let\u2019s enable the\u00a0apt<\/a>\u00a0aliases as shown.<\/p>\n
$ bash-it enable alias apt\r\n<\/pre>\n
\"Enable<\/a><\/p>\n
Enable Alias in Linux<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Then reload\u00a0bash-it<\/strong>\u00a0configs and check the current aliases once more.<\/p>\n
$ bash-it reload\t\r\n$ alias\r\n<\/pre>\n
From the output of the\u00a0alias command<\/a>, the\u00a0apt aliases<\/strong>\u00a0are now enabled.<\/p>\n
\"Check<\/a><\/p>\n
Check Current Aliases in Linux<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
You can disable newly enabled alias with the following commands.<\/p>\n
$ bash-it disable alias apt\r\n$ bash-it reload\r\n<\/pre>\n
\"Disable<\/a><\/p>\n
Disable Aliases in Linux<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In the next section, we will use similar steps to enable or disable completions ($HOME\/.bash_it\/completion\/<\/strong>) and plugins ($HOME\/..bash_it\/plugins\/<\/strong>). All enabled features are located in the\u00a0$HOME\/.bash_it\/enabled<\/strong>directory.<\/p>\n
How to Manage Bash-it Theme<\/h3>\n
The default theme for\u00a0bash-it<\/strong>\u00a0is\u00a0bobby<\/strong>; you can check this using the\u00a0BASH_IT_THEME env<\/strong>\u00a0variable as shown.<\/p>\n
echo $BASH_IT_THEME\r\n<\/pre>\n
\"Check<\/a><\/p>\n
Check Bash-it Theme<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
You can find over\u00a050+ Bash-it<\/strong>\u00a0themes in the\u00a0$BASH_IT\/themes<\/strong>\u00a0directory.<\/p>\n
$ ls $BASH_IT\/themes\r\n<\/pre>\n
\"View<\/a><\/p>\n
View Bash-It Themes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
To preview all the themes in your shell before using any, run the following command.<\/p>\n
$ BASH_PREVIEW=true bash-it reload\r\n<\/pre>\n
\"Preview<\/a><\/p>\n
Preview All Bash-It Themes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Once you have identified a theme to use, open your\u00a0.bashrc<\/strong>\u00a0file and find the following line in it and change it value to the name of the theme you want, for example:<\/p>\n
$ export BASH_IT_THEME='essential'\r\n<\/pre>\n
\"Change<\/a><\/p>\n
Change Bash-It Theme<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Save the file and close, and source it as shown before.<\/p>\n
$ source $HOME\/.bashrc\r\n<\/pre>\n
Note<\/strong>: In case you have built a your own custom themes outside of\u00a0$BASH_IT\/themes<\/strong>\u00a0directory, point the\u00a0BASH_IT_THEME<\/strong>\u00a0variable directly to the theme file:<\/p>\n
export BASH_IT_THEME='\/path\/to\/your\/custom\/theme\/'\r\n<\/pre>\n
And to disable theming, leave the above env variable empty.<\/p>\n
export BASH_IT_THEME=''\r\n<\/pre>\n
How to Search Plugins, Aliases or Completions<\/h3>\n
You can easily check out which of the plugins, aliases or completions are available for a specific programming language, framework or an environment.<\/p>\n
The trick is simple: just search for multiple terms related to some of the commands you use frequently, for example:<\/p>\n
$ bash-it search python pip pip3 pipenv\r\n$ bash-it search git\r\n<\/pre>\n
\"Search<\/a><\/p>\n
Search in Bash-It<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
To view help messages for the aliases, completions and plugins, run:<\/p>\n
$ bash-it help aliases        \t\r\n$ bash-it help completions\r\n$ bash-it help plugins<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
You can create you own custom scripts, and aliases, in the following files in the respective directories:<\/p>\n
aliases\/custom.aliases.bash \r\ncompletion\/custom.completion.bash \r\nlib\/custom.bash \r\nplugins\/custom.plugins.bash \r\ncustom\/themes\/\/<custom theme name>.theme.bash \r\n<\/pre>\n
Updating and Uninstalling Bash-It<\/h3>\n
To update Bash-it to the latest version, simply run:<\/p>\n
$ bash-it update\r\n<\/pre>\n
If you don\u2019t like Bash-it anymore, you can uninstall it by running the following commands.<\/p>\n
$ cd $BASH_IT\r\n$ .\/uninstall.sh\r\n<\/pre>\n
The\u00a0uninstall.sh<\/strong>\u00a0script will restore your previous Bash startup file. Once it has completed the operation, you need to remove the Bash-it directory from your machine by running.<\/p>\n
$ rm -rf $BASH_IT  \r\n<\/pre>\n
And remember to start a new shell for the recent changes to work or source it again as shown.<\/p>\n
$ source $HOME\/.bashrc\r\n<\/pre>\n
You can see all usage options by running:<\/p>\n
$ bash-it help\r\n<\/pre>\n
Finally,\u00a0Bash-it<\/strong>\u00a0comes with a number of cool features related to\u00a0Git<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
For more information, see the Bash-it Github repository:\u00a0https:\/\/github.com\/Bash-it\/bash-it<\/a>.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s all!\u00a0Bash-it<\/strong>\u00a0is an easy and productive way to keep all your bash scripts and aliases under control.<\/p>\n
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Bash-it\u00a0is a bundle of community Bash commands and scripts for\u00a0Bash 3.2+, which comes with autocompletion, themes, aliases, custom functions, and more. It offers a useful framework for developing, maintaining and using shell scripts and custom commands for your daily work. If you are using the Bash shell on a daily basis and looking for an … <\/p>\n
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