Naming Bash scripts - Divisions by zero
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I have a couple bash scripts that I’ve written and been using but some need a rename, and once I came across an online list of shell scripts that you could compare against to make sure your name isn’t already “taken” by something that someone could have installed to minimize the chance of conflicts with scripts/aliases. I can’t for the life of me find that site right now and have no clue what I’d search to find it, would any of you happen to know such a site?

I’m crossposting this here

A) So I can see if I know how to cross post lol

B) To bring attention to the !linux4noobs@lemmy.world community here, as it it woefully small and could use some publicity, especially to those who can help more than the noobs seeking it out

C) Hopefully get the answer I seek.

…did the crosspost work? (Ayy alright!)

  • lvl
    4•1 year ago

    If you use them for your use only, or want them “cleanly” organized, consider prefixing it with something personal to you (or a generic one such as my_). For example, I’d prefix them with l_: my_rename_photos.sh, my_lightson.sh, etc.

    If there’s a lot of them, write a wrapper script which would call the individual scripts from a common location (/usr/share/my-scripts/). Then, you can only make sure your wrapper script is aliased/moved in the PATH. Example: my rename, my lightson, etc.