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--- howto:bashprofile [2023/02/16 21:36] – [defining aliasess] kamaradski
+++ howto:bashprofile [2023/02/16 23:25] (current) – [defining aliasess] kamaradski
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 export password=somethingSecret123
 export APIkey = 12345-abcde-12345-ABCDE-00100
+# NOTE: the above is an example, your bash_profile is NOT a safe place to keep passwords.
 </code>
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 alias fgrep='fgrep --color=auto'
 alias egrep='egrep --color=auto'
+alias somewebsite='open https://somewebsite.com/path/to/file.html'
 ### print current time in UTC
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 You can find more information about the syntax and available codes for the Bash Prompt Escape Sequences in the Bash manual, which is available on most Unix-based systems by typing ''man bash'' in the terminal.
+==== Functions configuration ====
+If you spend a lot of time on the CLI you can use it to create handy functions like for example go a google web search from the command line as such:
+<code bash>
+### terminal shortcuts
+function gg() { open https://sometool.com/?qs-q="$1"; }
+function google() { open https://www.google.com/search?q="$1"&btnK=Google+Search; }
+</code>
+Calling the following command would then open a browser tab with the corresponding google-search: ''%%google "mysearch"%%''.
+==== tuxsay ====
+This should be installed on any computer where the terminal is used regularly, for obvious reasons (cowsay with tux layout):
+<code bash>
+### tuxsay/cowsay & fortune setup
+#i="$(fortune -s computers)" && cowsay -f tux $i && say $i
+fortune -s computers | cowsay -f tux
+</code>
+{{:howto:tuxsay.png|}}

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