Shell Script

I use a host specific file to store my tokens in environment variables which I manage using .xinitrc file. It is simple setup and works well.

#archlinux #environmentvariables

I have been using a shell script using ffmpeg to generate not only my YouTube thumbnail but also my other graphics. It has been working nicely for me.

#ffmpeg #Thumbnail

I run a shell script every minute to check whether my laptop is docked or not and then run some commands. It works really nicely.

#shell #dock

Using grep command you can search for a string within files. I am doing this to clean up unused images from my org mode files.

#shell #grep

Do you manage lot of domains and want to ensure that you renew them well before time? Well why not write a simply shell script?

#shell #domainexpiry

You can write a very simple short script to read contents from a text file line by line and do wonderful things. I use this quite a lot for bulk updates and save lot of time

#shell #readfile #line

When writing shell scripts you may want to fetch the file name and file extension separately without using cut utility. Let us learn how to do that.

#shell #filename #fileextension

Let me show you how I save lot of my time when creating new files without specifying the file name, instead I use the timestamp.

#shell #date

I found a simple way to detect whether my ThinkPad is on the ultrabase dock or not so that I can automatically turn on/off an external monitor or set keyboard layout automatically.

#shell #laptop #dock #ultrabase

I use a very simple one line shell script to copy my songs from an mpd playlist to a usb drive or mobile phone. Take few seconds and it is a great way to sync your songs across devices using your own script.

#shell #mpd #copysongs #readline #whileloop