Posts in Category: bash

FTP repository, like Git... sort of...

FTP repository, like Git... sort of...

Posted on 15th Mar 2025

I want to be able to access many of my scripts/projects, from everywhere. So, uploading them to a server is the only solution. Until now, i was using Git repositories. For sure it's the best way to do so, but there is only one problem. I don't want all of my projects to be visible/accessible by othe...

One script to Update them all...

One script to Update them all...

Posted on 5th Feb 2025

I regularly use apt to update/upgrade system packages, but i usually forget to update snap packages/apps or github repositories or appimages... For the last one, i haven't found a global solution, but for the others, i did. Below is a simple script, that will update and upgrade your system, based...

Find device in local network by MAC address

Find device in local network by MAC address

Posted on 2nd Feb 2025

I am making some scripts and wanted to know the IP of specific devices (ex. smartphones). To identify the device, the MAC address is enough and a sure way. Some one could use arp-scan or nmap to do so, but in my case, i didn't want to use root privileges. I wanted a way, that would be: Quick...

Whiptail Orange theme...

Whiptail Orange theme...

Posted on 27th Dec 2024

This is a theme for the whiptail linux tool, that creates menus in the terminal. It's similar to dialog. I made it for a project of mine, but because there aren't many themes out there, i share it for anyone who might find it useful. whiptail doesn't have a config file for its colors. You hav...

Mini fzf media launcher (file explorer)

Mini fzf media launcher (file explorer)

Posted on 25th Dec 2024

Below is a small media launcher for Linux/BASH, using, as always fzf :) You can use it to navigate, through directories and select media files to launch with your favorite media player. Of course the script can accept many improvements and it's only basic, but i am leaving this to you, as i wanted...