archcommands.bash

A collection of simplified shell commands for Arch Linux — package management, file utilities, git shortcuts, system monitoring, and more.

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Installation

Requires bash — will not work with sh or dash.

sudo mkdir -p ~/Commands

1. Copy the file to your Commands folder

sudo cp commands.bash ~/Commands/commands.bash

2. Source it in your ~/.bashrc

echo 'source ~/Commands/commands.bash' >> ~/.bashrc

3. Reload your shell

source ~/.bashrc

Verify it works

cmds

This prints the full command cheat sheet.

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Troubleshooting

Syntax error near unexpected token ( You are sourcing the file with sh instead of bash. Make sure your shell is bash:

echo $SHELL   # should say /bin/bash
chsh -s /bin/bash

Then open a new terminal and try again.

Permission denied copying to ~/Commands/

sudo chown $USER:$USER ~/Commands

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Command Reference

Packages

Command	Description
install <pkg>	Install a package
remove <pkg>	Remove package + unused deps
update	Full system update
search <term>	Search package repos
info <pkg>	Package details
installed	List explicitly installed packages
owns <file>	Which package owns a file
clean	Clear old package cache

Files

Command	Description
up [n]	Go up N directories (default 1)
mkcd <dir>	Create directory and cd into it
ff <name>	Find file by name
fgrep <text>	Find file by content
dsize [dir]	Directory size
lsize [dir]	List sizes of all items
extract <archive>	Extract any archive format
backup <file>	Create a dated backup of a file

Web / Search

Command	Description
google <query>	Search Google in browser
duck <query>	Search DuckDuckGo in browser
archwiki <query>	Search the Arch Wiki
aursearch <query>	Search the AUR
weather [city]	Current weather via wttr.in
myip	Your public IP address
isup <url>	Check if a site is reachable

System

Command	Description
sysinfo	CPU / RAM / Disk / Uptime overview
ports	Show open ports
errors	Journal errors from current boot
log	Follow system journal live

Services

Command	Description
sstart <svc>	Start a service
sstop <svc>	Stop a service
srestart <svc>	Restart a service
sstatus <svc>	Show service status
senable <svc>	Enable + start a service
sdisable <svc>	Disable + stop a service

Git

Command	Description
gs	git status
ga	git add -A
gc	git commit -m
gp	git push
gl	git log (oneline graph, last 10)
gd	git diff
gcp <message>	Add + commit + push to main
gremote <url>	Add origin remote
gupstream <url>	Add upstream remote
gpupmain	Force push main to upstream
repoc <name> [--public|--private]	Create a new GitHub repo

Misc

Command	Description
reload	Reload ~/.bashrc
hist <term>	Search command history
cmds	Show this cheat sheet