# **Arch Fun** ## **Commands** ````- Cmdline Fuzzy Find - fzf ## Adding shit to Git: ```zsh eval "$(ssh-agent -s)" ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 ```` ```git git remote set-url origin git@github.com:go0sifer/dotfiles.git ``` Test ```git git remote -v ``` ## Refreshing Grub: ```zsh os-prober ``` ```zsh sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg ``` ### System Performance and Boot Time **Check boot-up time and analyze the boot process:** - **Total Boot Time:** ```bash systemd-analyze ``` Shows the time taken in kernel and user space during boot - **Breakdown by Service:** ```bash systemd-analyze blame ``` Lists all systemd units and their startup durations, sorted by time taken - **Critical Chain:** ```bash systemd-analyze critical-chain ``` Displays the critical path of services that define your system's boot time - **Visual Boot Graph:** ```bash systemd-analyze plot > boot.svg ``` Generates an SVG file visualizing your boot process for graphical analysis - **Boot Logs:** ```bash journalctl -b ``` Shows all system logs from the current boot - **Show System Time and RTC:** ```bash timedatectl ``` Displays current system time and hardware clock. - **Show System Uptime:** ```bash uptime ``` Shows how long the system has been running. - **zbarimg with slurp to copy QR / Barcodes in place.** ```bash grim -g "$(slurp)" - | zbarimg - ``` For cleaner output with clipboard integration: ```bash grim -g "$(slurp)" - | zbarimg --raw -q - | wl-copy ``` | Tool | Purpose | Why Use it? | | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Webcamize | Use DSLR/cameras as a webcam on Linux | Seamless, script-based, supports many camera models | | Dysk | Colorized disk usage viewer | Easier, more informative than `df` | | Pure Bash Bible | Pure Bash scripting solutions | Leaner scripts, less external dependencies, easier optimization | | **Durdraw** | Terminal-based pixel/ASCII art and animation studio | Create ANSI/ASCII art, frame-by-frame animations, usable with keyboard or mouse | | **DurFetch** | System fetch tool with Durdraw animation support | Display system info alongside animated ASCII art | | **Caligula** | Simple terminal disk image burner | Burn `.iso` or `.img` files safely to removable disks with a single command | | **Pastel** | Command-line color tool & palette manager | Generate, convert, and manipulate colors and gradients in the terminal | | **AstroTerm** | Terminal-based planetarium viewer | View real-time or date-based star maps, constellations, and planet locations in the terminal | | **fortune** | Shows a random, often humorous quote or proverb | Package name: `fortune-mod` | | **figlet** | Generates large ASCII text banners | Offers various font options | | **cowsay** | Displays speech bubbles by ASCII-art cows (variety) | Can combine with `fortune` | | **wtf** | Explains computer acronyms and jargon | Launch with `wtf is ` | | **sl** | Shows a moving ASCII train (for LS typo fun) | Meant as a joke for typos | | **fastfetch** | Shows system information in a stylish ASCII format | Customizable config | | **cmatrix** | Simulates the digital rain from The Matrix | Provides several modes | | **pipes.sh** | Animated pipes screensaver in the terminal | Or find `pipes.sh` on GitHub | | **bonsai** | Grows an ASCII bonsai tree in the terminal | May require universe repo | | **cava** | Visualizes audio in the terminal (audio spectrum) | Needs audio input; ALSA/MPD | | **fzf** | Fuzzy Find Use to search files on disk | Search for files easily | | **MPD** | Music Player Daemon | Hosts server for Music apps like rmpc. | | **RMPC** | Terminal based music player | Be cool and play your music in a terminal with Customizable interface | | **picard** | MusicBrains tagger | Tag your music with metadata for rmpc. | | **zbarimg** | Scan and decore bar codes // QR codes from image files | Get links from QR codes without risk of interacting with it | | **tealdeer** | Display simple help pages for cmdline tools from the tldr-pages project | Shorter than man pages. | | wf-recorder | Screen record a selected section of the screen | wf-recorder -g "$(slurp)" -f ~/Videos/Out.mp4 | | Command | What It Does / Use | How to Install (Arch/Most Distros) | | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | | ncdu | Visual, interactive disk usage analyzer (delete, drill down) | `sudo pacman -S ncdu` | | duff | Prettier alternative to `df` for drive usage | `sudo pacman -S duff` | | ripgrep (rg) | Fast recursive search (grep alternative, logs/code) | `sudo pacman -S ripgrep` | | mosh | Mobile shell for SSH sessions with roaming | `sudo pacman -S mosh` | | lshw | Hardware info (detailed or specific: CPU, mem, etc.) | `sudo pacman -S lshw` | | mtr | Combines ping/traceroute, shows live latency & packet loss | `sudo pacman -S mtr` | | fd | Fast, user-friendly alternative to `find` | `sudo pacman -S fd` (package: `fd` or `fd-find`) | | fzf | Interactive Fuzzy Finder for lists, process selection | `sudo pacman -S fzf` | | ranger | Terminal file manager with previews, bulk renaming | `sudo pacman -S ranger` | | zoxide (z) | Smart directory jumper (better than cd) | `sudo pacman -S zoxide` | | exa | Modern `ls` replacement with colors, tree, icons | `sudo pacman -S exa` | | glances | All-in-one resource dashboard (top, disk, net, etc.) | `sudo pacman -S glances` | | iotop | Shows real-time disk I/O usage per process | `sudo pacman -S iotop` | | stat | Shows detailed file or filesystem info | Usually preinstalled | | dstat | Combined resource timeline (CPU, RAM, disk, net, etc.) | `sudo pacman -S dstat` | | watch | Reruns any command at fixed intervals | Usually preinstalled | | progress | Monitors & shows progress of coreutils operations | `sudo pacman -S progress` | | dog | Modern DNS lookup tool (prettier than dig) | `yay -S dog` (AUR) | | termshark | Terminal UI for tshark packet analysis | `sudo pacman -S termshark` | | lsof | Lists open files and ports | Usually preinstalled | | ipcalc | Subnet calculator (CIDR, netmask, range info) | `sudo pacman -S ipcalc` | | wormhole | Encrypted peer-to-peer file transfer | `sudo pacman -S magic-wormhole` | | systemd-analyze | Diagnose system boot, show slow services | Usually preinstalled with systemd | | procs | Modern process viewer (pretty `ps` replacement) | `sudo pacman -S procs` | | lazydocker | TUI for managing Docker | `sudo pacman -S lazydocker` / `yay -S lazydocker` | | rsync | Efficient file/directory sync & transfer | Usually preinstalled or `sudo pacman -S rsync` | | shred | Secure file deletion by overwriting | Usually preinstalled (coreutils) | | moreutils | Collection of extra CLI utilities (ts, errno, ifdata, etc.) | `sudo pacman -S moreutils` | | vidir | Bulk edit directory names in editor | Part of `moreutils` | | vipe | Edit piped data in your editor | Part of `moreutils` | | unp | Unpacks any archive (auto-detects) | `yay -S unp` (AUR) | | jq | JSON processor (query & transform JSON data) | `sudo pacman -S jq` | | taskwarrior | CLI task management and TODO system | `sudo pacman -S taskwarrior` | | asciinema | Record/share terminal sessions (creates text-based playbacks) | `sudo pacman -S asciinema` | | asciicast2gif | Convert terminal recordings to GIFs | `yay -S asciicast2gif` (AUR) | | fabric | Python CLI for remote server automation/AI agent (also aliases for `fab`) | `pip install fabric` (see docs for packaging) | | llama / ollama | Local LLM CLI (used for AI command generation) | `yay -S ollama` (AUR) or see upstream release | | tldr | Simplified man pages for commands | `sudo pacman -S tldr` | | df, du | Disk usage tools (references; already in base) | Usually preinstalled | | ps, top | Process monitoring (classics, often referenced) | Usually preinstalled | | Command / Concept | What It Does / Tip | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `reflector --country US --latest 10 --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist` | Update the mirror list to the 10 fastest US mirrors. | | `sudo pacman -S ` | Installs a package from the official repositories. | | `sudo pacman -Sy ` | Syncs package databases and installs the package. | | `sudo pacman -Syu` | Fully updates the system and all packages (recommended: do this regularly, avoid partial upgrades). | | `sudo pacman -Rns ` | Removes a package, unneeded dependencies, and its system config files. | | `pacman -Ss ` | Search official repositories for packages matching ``. | | `pacman -Q` | Lists all installed packages with their version numbers. | | `pacman -Qs ` | Searches locally installed packages for ``. | | `pacman -Qi ` | Shows detailed info (version, description, etc.) for a package. | | `pacman -Ql ` | Lists files installed by a package and their locations. | | `pacman -Qe` | Lists explicitly installed packages (not dependencies). | | `pacman -Qdt` | Lists orphaned packages (installed as dependencies, now unused). | | `sudo pacman -Sc` | Removes old package files from the cache, keeping only the latest. | | `sudo pacman -Scc` | Clears all files from the package cache. | | `/etc/pacman.conf` | Pacman configuration (can control coloring, parallel downloads, ignored packages, etc.). | | `IgnorePkg` / `IgnoreGroup` in pacman.conf | Prevents specific packages or groups from being updated (useful for holding broken updates). | | `sudo pacman -U ` | Manually installs a local package file. | | `sudo downgrade ` | Downgrades a package (install the `downgrade` package; helpful if a new version breaks something). | | `git clone && cd yay && makepkg -si` | Installs AUR helper (yay); necessary for installing from the Arch User Repository. | | `sudo systemctl enable paccache.timer` or similar | Enables automatic cache cleanup (keep only a few previous versions). | | `sudo rm /var/lib/pacman/db.lck` | Fixes "unable to lock the database" error (remove lock file if pacman crashed). | | Review `/var/log/pacman.log` after a failed upgrade | Helps recover a broken system: check what was being upgraded if interrupted. | | Use `pacstrap` | To reinstall system packages if the system is unbootable post-upgrade. | ## Adding shit to Git: ```zsh eval "$(ssh-agent -s)" ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 ``` ```git git remote set-url origin git@github.com:go0sifer/dotfiles.git ``` Test ```git git remote -v ``` ## Refreshing Grub: ```zsh os-prober ``` ```zsh sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg ```