Posts in Category: terminal

Use FZF as text input...

Posted on 30th Oct 2024

Let see how we can use fzf for getting an input from the user... and i don't just mean to choose from a list of items, as fzf does normally. With the proper arguments/paramaters of fzf we can use it, as an input function, where the user, would be able to type anything, not just select a choice and...

Small script for Wifi connection on Raspberry Pi

Small script for Wifi connection on Raspberry Pi

Posted on 29th Oct 2024

I needed an easy way to make Wifi connection on my Raspberry Pi, without the need to remember lines of 40+ chars with parameters, that you don't even know or remember while typing. Also it had to be on the terminal and because nmtui didn't fit in the little screen of my cyberdeck, i had to invent...

Script for USB stick operations

Script for USB stick operations

Posted on 28th Oct 2024

One of the most common things to do on a computer, specially if you have SBCs like a Raspberry or other handheld devices is to format and backup USB sticks or SDCards. Instead of looking up for the commands all the time, i made this simple script to automate a bit things and also make the process mo...

TUI Media Player with fancy graphics...

TUI Media Player with fancy graphics...

Posted on 27th Oct 2024

I wanted to have a media/music player for my Hackberry Pi, using the terminal only, that would look like a portable media player (iPod, Zune etc.) The app/script, should have a cool user interface, able to change songs, manage media, give quick info about the song being played and adjust the volume....

Targeted download of MAME Roms...

Targeted download of MAME Roms...

Posted on 13th Oct 2024

Downloading all of MAME ROMs, is not useful, as many of them don't worth, as games or the emulation is not good. Also, each of us, has his personal preferences on which games he likes, remembers from his youth and has that nostalgia feeling. So, i wanted a way to download, almost, specific games, wh...