i'm trying to basically make a shortcut for krabby (see link) so i dont have to type <krabby name (pokemon name)> to see a specified pokemon. basically how can i make a script that passes the and to the output of what i type next?
help writing a function or a script.
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tofubl@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 1y
Not 100% clear what you want to achieve, but you probably want an alias.
Telorand@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 1y
They'd have to make an alias for every Pokemon. What they need is a simple program that reads input and executes the
krabbycommand with that input as a parameter, then make it loop until it gets an exit command (or just Ctrl+C).sudo_aptget_karma@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Ephera@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 1y
I don't quite understand. Do you just want to type e.g.
k pikachuand that expands tokrabby name pikachu? Can you give an example of how you'd want to use it?couch1potato@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y
You said see link but there's no link
HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one · 3 pts · 1y
goddammit i definitly added one. here:
https://github.com/yannjor/krabby
couch1potato@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y
Still not clear what you're trying to do but assuming you're trying to manipulate the krabby output with a different program, the other poster's link on aliases should help you out. See the bottom section there on bash functions.
So for example if you're trying to store a krabby output to a specific folder, something like this:
alias_name () { mkdir /path/%1 && krabby name %1 | xargs mv -t /path/%1 }So in theory, typing something like
alias_name charizardwould, in this order, create a new folder at /path/charizard, run krabby charizard, and then place the output charizard file inside your new /path/charizard folder.I say in theory because I don't know what output krabby gives you and I don't know bash, I just googled how piping with xargs works right now. But maybe with this idea you can figure it out.
Sunsofold@lemmings.world · 1 pts · 1y
QoL hacks FTW.
Found this on AskUbuntu. A few different ways there with a couple being quite easy. Probably going to try one of these myself in a bit.
stoy@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1y
Do you know about tab autocomplete?
It would probably mean that you can just enter something like
Ruminare@feddit.org · -6 pts · 1y
Try asking Google Gemini or chatgpt to write the code for you. Most will these days. Then you can refine it based on what you're actually trying o achieve.