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Can't remember the syntax for stuff at the command line? Make cheatsheets and search them with cmdmenu.

Similar to cheat but different. Even more similar to the newer navi.

See also

• TheR1D/shell_gpt

Install

$ npm -g install cmdmenu

Usage

1. Create/get/customize JSON task files. Examples of the file format are here. Each task has a description and a list of keywords to help you search for it.

2. Make an alias for each task file. For example:

   $ alias shm="cmdmenu -f ~/cmdmenu_tasks/linux.json"
   $ alias gim="cmdmenu -f ~/cmdmenu_tasks/git.json"

3. Get task syntax at the command line.

   $ shm get folder size
   ? Select task (Use arrow keys)
   ❯ Show folder size
     Show file size
     Merge folders
   (Move up and down to reveal more choices)
   

   press enter

   du -sh <folder>
   ? Copy? (Y/n)