Core

Core: helpers, terminal and the aliasx command. Always loaded.

General

Name Runs What it does

Name	Runs	What it does
`has CMD`		true when CMD is installed example $ has docker && echo yes yes
`aliasx_hint NAME`		one-line explanation of an aliasx alias or function example $ aliasx_hint gs gs → git status --short --branch · short status with branch
`aliasx_find WORD`		loaded aliasx commands whose name or description mentions WORD example $ aliasx_find port ports [PORT] · listening TCP ports, or who listens on PORT freeport PORT · kill what listens on PORT after y/N

has CMD

true when CMD is installed

example

$ has docker && echo yes
yes

aliasx_hint NAME

one-line explanation of an aliasx alias or function

example

$ aliasx_hint gs
gs → git status --short --branch · short status with branch

aliasx_find WORD

loaded aliasx commands whose name or description mentions WORD

example

$ aliasx_find port
ports [PORT] · listening TCP ports, or who listens on PORT
freeport PORT · kill what listens on PORT after y/N

Name	Runs	What it does
`$1`	`$_q`	${3:-$2}"
`_aliasx_on_path NAME`		print first program NAME found on PATH
`_aliasx_topsize N`		read "KB<TAB>path" lines, print N largest with human sizes.
`asroot CMD...`		run CMD as root: sudo for normal users, directly when already root or sudo is missing example $ asroot apt update Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble InRelease
`_aliasx_systemd`		true when systemd is the running init (not just installed, as in containers)

Name	Runs	What it does
`_aliasx_pkg_name CMD MANAGER`		package that provides CMD
`_aliasx_install_cmd MANAGER PKG`		the install command for PKG
`_aliasx_offer_install CMD [ARGS]`		offer to install CMD, then run it

Name	Runs	What it does
`c`	`clear`	clear screen
`now`	`date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"`	current date and time
`week`	`date "+%V"`	ISO week number
`path`	`echo "$PATH" \| tr ":" "\n"`	PATH, one entry per line
`e`	`${EDITOR:-vi}`	open in your editor
`envg`	`env \| sort \| grep -i`	search environment variables
`reload`		re-read ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc example $ reload (rc file re-read, new aliases active)
`yesno PROMPT`		ask [y/N]; true only on y/yes example $ yesno "Deploy?" && ./deploy.sh Deploy? [y/N] y

Name	Runs	What it does
`aliasx COMMAND`		find, why, add, rm, mine, mode, profile, conflicts, list, modules example $ aliasx why lni lni → ln -i · link, ask before overwriting