https://github.com/darwinz/file-operations

Some Bash commands to simplify certain file operations
https://github.com/darwinz/file-operations

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Some Bash commands to simplify certain file operations

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/darwinz/file-operations
• Owner: darwinz
• Created: 2015-08-08T06:50:04.000Z (almost 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2015-08-08T06:59:58.000Z (almost 11 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-10-20T19:03:46.754Z (8 months ago)
• Topics: bash, cli, shell
• Language: Shell
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• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Some Bash commands to make certain file operations easier

Clone this repository, then add the following into your ~/.bashrc :  

`source path/to/file_operations.sh` 

replacing "path/to" with the actual file path to the file_operations.sh file

1. __File Operation commands__

   	- `file_create` - Create a file that contains random contents with a specified size and filepath as prompted by the program

    	- no arguments - user is prompted for required input

    - `encrypt $1` - Encrypt a file using a DES3 hash

    	- __argument $1__ Filepath of file to be encrypted

    	- Usage example: `encrypt file.txt`

    - `decrypt $1` - Decrypt a file that was encrypted using a DES3 hash

    	- __argument $1__ Filepath of file to be decrypted

    	- Usage example:  `decrypt file.txt.des3`

   	- `srch $1 $2` - Search in a specified path for files containing text content specified while ignoring files in .svn and .idea folders

    	- __argument $1__ path to search

    	- __argument $2__ content to search for

    	- Usage example:  `srch . sometext`

    - `cd $@ (override)` - Change directory and list the contents of that directory

    	- __argument $@__ Directory path to cd into

    	- Usage example: `cd somedir`

    - `cdnl` - Change directory without listing contents of that directory

    - `mcd $1` - Make directory with name of $1 argument inside current working directory and cd into that directory

    	- __argument $1__ name of directory to create

    	- Usage example: `mcd newdir`

    - `trash $@` - Move file or directory to Mac OS user's trash

    	- __argument $@__ file or directory to move to trash

    	- Usage example: `trash somefile`

    - `cdf` - Change directory to frontmost window of MacOS Finder

    - `cdpf` - Change directory to frontmost window of MacOS PathFinder 

    - `extract $1` - Extract most known archives with one command

    	- __argument $1__ Filepath to archive to be extracted

    	- Usage example:  `extract archive.tar.gz`