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README.md

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+# My Shell Utilities
+
+Various shell scripts that do various things. 
+
+## Categories
+
+- sys: all the shell scripts related to system monitoring and manipulation
+- app: convenience scripts that make it easier to use applications
+- scripting: tools to improve scripting or serve as a reference
+

app/apps

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+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
+set -eo pipefail
+
+_stopnow() {
+  test -f stopnow && echo "Stopping!" && rm stopnow && exit 0 || return 0
+}
+
+while true
+do
+    _stopnow
+    menu
+done
+

app/contacts

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+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
+
+addressbook="/home/gmgauthier/.local/share/addrbook/contacts.txt"
+
+## Simple record retrieval by any known value
+#awk 'BEGIN { RS = "<->" }  /'$*'/' $addressbook
+
+## Get record by search for substring in email
+#awk 'BEGIN { RS = "<->"; FS = "email: " } ($2 ~ "'${*}'") { print $0 }' $addressbook
+
+## Get email addresses in a specific contact class
+awk 'BEGIN { RS = "<->"; FS = "category: " } ($2 ~ "'${1}'") { print }' $addressbook | grep '^email:' | egrep -o '[^ ]+$'

app/def

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+dict -h localhost -d gcide "$@" > /home/gmgauthier/.local/tmp/"${1}".txt 2>&1
+
+content=$(cat /home/gmgauthier/.local/tmp/"${1}".txt);
+
+if [[ "${content}" == *"No definitions found"* ]]; then
+    icon="/home/gmgauthier/.local/bin/img/caution-48.png"
+else
+    icon="/home/gmgauthier/.local/bin/img/checkmark-32.png"
+fi
+
+zenity --text-info \
+    --window-icon="${icon}" \
+    --filename=/home/gmgauthier/.local/tmp/"${1}".txt \
+    --font="IBM Plex Mono Medium 11" \
+    --width=750 \
+    --height=600 2> /dev/null

app/forecast

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+if ! [[ -n $1 ]]; then
+    loc="Cowley,UK"
+else
+    loc=$1
+fi
+
+curl wttr.in/$loc?u

app/menu

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# while-menu-dialog: a menu driven system information program
+export ME="/home/gmgauthier"
+
+DIALOG_CANCEL=1
+DIALOG_ESC=255
+HEIGHT=17
+WIDTH=0
+
+tmemo() {
+    tmp=$(date +"memo-%Y.%m.%d-%k.%M.%S")
+    timestamp="${tmp// /}"
+    filename="$HOME/memos/${timestamp}.md"
+    exec tilde $filename
+}
+
+output_panel() {
+  dialog --title "$1" \
+    --no-collapse \
+    --msgbox "$result" 0 0
+}
+
+_stopnow() {
+  test -f stopnow && echo "Stopping!" && rm stopnow && exit 0 || return 0
+}
+
+menu() {
+    exec 3>&1
+    selection=$(dialog \
+     --backtitle "TUI Command Center" \
+     --title "Menu" \
+     --clear \
+     --cancel-label "Exit" \
+     --menu "Please select:" $HEIGHT $WIDTH 4 \
+            "1" "Mutt Email" \
+            "2" "Calcurse Calendar" \
+            "3" "Abook Contacts" \
+            "4" "Tudu Tasks" \
+            "5" "Tilde Notepad" \
+            "6" "CLI Calculator" \
+            "7" "MC File Manager" \
+            "8" "IRC Client" \
+            "9" "Castero Podcasts" \
+            "0" "VLC Music Player" \
+        2>&1 1>&3)
+    exit_status=$?
+    exec 3>&-
+        
+    case $exit_status in
+    $DIALOG_CANCEL)
+        clear
+        echo "Exiting Apps Menu."
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+    $DIALOG_ESC)
+        clear
+        echo "Terminating Apps Menu." >&2
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+    esac
+ 
+    clear
+ 
+    case $selection in
+    1 )
+        clear  
+        exec neomutt -F ${ME}/.config/mutt/.protonmuttrc 
+        ;;
+    2 )
+        clear  
+        exec calcurse -c ${ME}/.local/share/calcurse/calendar -C ${ME}/.config/calcurse
+        ;;
+    3 )
+        clear  
+        exec  abook --datafile ${ME}/.local/share/abook/addressbook	
+        ;;
+    4 )
+        clear
+        exec tudu -f ${ME}/.local/share/tudu/tasks.xml -c ${ME}/.config/tudu/config
+        ;;
+    5 )
+        clear
+        tmemo
+        ;;
+    6 )
+        clear
+        exec calc
+        ;;
+    7 )
+        clear
+        exec mc
+        ;;
+    8 )
+        clear
+        exec weechat
+        ;;
+    9 )
+        clear
+        exec castero
+        ;;
+    0 )
+        clear
+        exec vlc -Z -L -I ncurses --no-video --recursive expand ${ME}/Music
+        ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+while true; do
+    _stopnow
+    menu
+done

app/spchk

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+function parseResults() {
+    oIFS=$IFS
+    IFS=":"
+    declare -a fields=($1)
+
+    export QUERYTERM=$(echo "${fields[0]}"|awk '{print $1}');
+    export LISTCOUNT=$(echo "${fields[0]}"|awk '{print $2}');
+    export WORDLIST=$(echo "${fields[1]}"|sed 's/^\s*\|\s*$//g');
+
+    IFS=$oIFS
+    unset oIFS
+}
+
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    >&2 echo "No arguments provided"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ "$1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+    zenity --info --text="<b>ERROR</b> only words, please!"\
+        --icon-name=error \
+        --window-icon="/home/gmgauthier/.local/bin/img/xmark.png" 2> /dev/null
+    exit 1;
+fi
+
+export RESULT=$(echo "$@"|aspell -a|sed "1 d"); # Deletes the header line
+export FIXED="${RESULT/& }" # Removes ampersand causing parsing errors.
+
+if [[ "${FIXED}" == *"*"* ]]; then
+    zenity --info --text="<b>CORRECT!</b> " \
+        --icon-name=info \
+        --window-icon="/home/gmgauthier/.local/bin/img/check-mark-11-16.png" 2> /dev/null
+
+else
+    parseResults "${FIXED}"
+    message="<b>There are ${LISTCOUNT} suggested corrections for '${QUERYTERM}':</b> ${WORDLIST}" 
+    zenity --info --text="${message}"\
+        --icon-name=warning \
+        --window-icon="/home/gmgauthier/.local/bin/img/caution-48.png" 2> /dev/null
+
+fi

app/wx

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+if ! [[ -n $1 ]]; then
+    loc="Cowley,UK"
+else
+    loc=$1
+fi
+
+ansiweather -l $loc -u imperial -s true -i false

app/yootoob

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+$cecho = '/gmgauthier/.local/bin/cecho';
+
+function border () {
+    local str="$*"      # Put all arguments into single string
+    local len=${#str}
+    local i
+    for ((i = 0; i < len + 4; ++i)); do
+        printf '-'
+    done
+    printf '\n| %s |\n' "$str"
+    for ((i = 0; i < len + 4; ++i)); do
+        printf '-'
+    done
+    echo
+}
+
+clear
+border "Internet Video Console"
+echo
+read -p "Search For: " searchphrase
+
+ytfzf --detach --notify-playing --ytdl-pref="[height <=? 720]" --sort-by="upload_date" --pages=3 "${searchphrase}" 
+
+if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+    /home/gmgauthier/.local/bin/cecho "IYellow" "There are no results for '${searchphrase}'";
+    read -p "Press any key to exit... " -n1 -s
+else
+    # needed because immediate exit was destroying the handshake between alacritty and ytfzf
+    /home/gmgauthier/.local/bin/cecho "Green" "Your video will play momentarily..."
+    sleep 4
+    #This only works if the query window is the only open terminal
+    #xdotool search --onlyvisible --classname alacritty windowminimize
+    #sleep 5
+    #this only works if mpv doesn't become the active window
+    #xdotool windowminimize getactivewindow
+fi
+exit 0

scripting/cecho

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+function cecho(){
+    # Reset
+    Color_Off='\033[0m'       # Text Reset
+
+    # Regular Colors
+    Black='\033[0;30m'        # Black
+    Red='\033[0;31m'          # Red
+    Green='\033[0;32m'        # Green
+    Yellow='\033[0;33m'       # Yellow
+    Blue='\033[0;34m'         # Blue
+    Purple='\033[0;35m'       # Purple
+    Cyan='\033[0;36m'         # Cyan
+    White='\033[0;37m'        # White
+
+    # Bold
+    BBlack='\033[1;30m'       # Black
+    BRed='\033[1;31m'         # Red
+    BGreen='\033[1;32m'       # Green
+    BYellow='\033[1;33m'      # Yellow
+    BBlue='\033[1;34m'        # Blue
+    BPurple='\033[1;35m'      # Purple
+    BCyan='\033[1;36m'        # Cyan
+    BWhite='\033[1;37m'       # White
+
+    # Underline
+    UBlack='\033[4;30m'       # Black
+    URed='\033[4;31m'         # Red
+    UGreen='\033[4;32m'       # Green
+    UYellow='\033[4;33m'      # Yellow
+    UBlue='\033[4;34m'        # Blue
+    UPurple='\033[4;35m'      # Purple
+    UCyan='\033[4;36m'        # Cyan
+    UWhite='\033[4;37m'       # White
+
+    # Background
+    On_Black='\033[40m'       # Black
+    On_Red='\033[41m'         # Red
+    On_Green='\033[42m'       # Green
+    On_Yellow='\033[43m'      # Yellow
+    On_Blue='\033[44m'        # Blue
+    On_Purple='\033[45m'      # Purple
+    On_Cyan='\033[46m'        # Cyan
+    On_White='\033[47m'       # White
+
+    # High Intensity
+    IBlack='\033[0;90m'       # Black
+    IRed='\033[0;91m'         # Red
+    IGreen='\033[0;92m'       # Green
+    IYellow='\033[0;93m'      # Yellow
+    IBlue='\033[0;94m'        # Blue
+    IPurple='\033[0;95m'      # Purple
+    ICyan='\033[0;96m'        # Cyan
+    IWhite='\033[0;97m'       # White
+
+    # Bold High Intensity
+    BIBlack='\033[1;90m'      # Black
+    BIRed='\033[1;91m'        # Red
+    BIGreen='\033[1;92m'      # Green
+    BIYellow='\033[1;93m'     # Yellow
+    BIBlue='\033[1;94m'       # Blue
+    BIPurple='\033[1;95m'     # Purple
+    BICyan='\033[1;96m'       # Cyan
+    BIWhite='\033[1;97m'      # White
+
+    # High Intensity backgrounds
+    On_IBlack='\033[0;100m'   # Black
+    On_IRed='\033[0;101m'     # Red
+    On_IGreen='\033[0;102m'   # Green
+    On_IYellow='\033[0;103m'  # Yellow
+    On_IBlue='\033[0;104m'    # Blue
+    On_IPurple='\033[0;105m'  # Purple
+    On_ICyan='\033[0;106m'    # Cyan
+    On_IWhite='\033[0;107m'   # White
+
+    RED="\033[0;31m"
+    GREEN="\033[0;32m"  # <-- [0 means not bold
+    YELLOW="\033[1;33m" # <-- [1 means bold
+    CYAN="\033[1;36m"
+    # ... Add more colors if you like
+
+    NC="\033[0m" # No Color
+
+    # printf "${(P)1}${2} ${NC}\n" # <-- zsh
+    printf "${!1}${2} ${NC}\n" # <-- bash
+}
+
+cecho "$@"

scripting/mvsprt

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+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
+
+#lpr -p -o media=11x17 -o orientation-requested=5 "$@"
+lpr -p -o media=17x11 "$@"

sys/birthdate

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+#!/bin/sh 
+
+statout=$(stat -c %W --terse /)
+birthdate=$(date --date="@$statout")
+echo $birthdate

sys/checkit

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+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
+
+vale --config=/home/gmgauthier/.config/vale/.vale.ini --no-wrap "$@"

sys/dirsz

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+#!/usr/bin/env zsh 
+
+du -mhac "$@" --exclude .git|sort -h

sys/ifcheck

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+iface=$(ip -br -4 -iec -o -c address show dev wlp0s20f3)
+if=$(echo $iface|awk '{print $1}')
+ifstatus=$(echo $iface|awk '{print $2}')
+ifaddr=$(echo $iface|awk '{print $3}')
+
+echo $if $ifstatus $ifaddr
+
+exit

sys/netcheck

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+nchk=$(/home/gmgauthier/.local/bin/ifcheck)
+
+
+ping -q -n -c1 "1.1.1.1" &>"/dev/null"
+if [[ "${?}" -ne 0 ]]; then
+    /home/gmgauthier/.local/bin/cecho "BRed" "UNAVAILABLE"
+elif [[ "${#args[@]}" -eq 0 ]]; then
+    /home/gmgauthier/.local/bin/cecho "IGreen" "AVAILABLE"
+fi

sys/status

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+numlines=$(tput lines)
+numcols=$(tput cols)
+numcols=$(expr $numcols - 1)
+separator_line=$(for i in $(seq 0 $numcols);do printf "%s"═"";done;printf "\n")
+/usr/bin/clear
+tput cup 0
+
+status=$(/home/gmgauthier/.local/bin/ifcheck)
+if=$(echo $status|awk '{print $1}')
+ifstatus=$(echo $status|awk '{print $2}')
+ifaddr=$(echo $status|awk '{print $3}')
+
+if [[ "${status}" == *"UP"* ]]; then
+    echo -e "   $(/home/gmgauthier/.local/bin/wx)"
+    echo -e "$(/home/gmgauthier/.local/bin/cecho ICyan Wifi:) ${ifstatus}\t\t $(/home/gmgauthier/.local/bin/cecho ICyan Inet:) $(/home/gmgauthier/.local/bin/netcheck)\t\t\t\t\t         $(date +%R)"
+else
+    iface=$(ip -br -o -c address show dev wlp0s20f3)
+    ifstatus=$(echo $iface|awk '{print $2}')
+    ifaddr=$(echo $iface|awk '{print $3}')
+    echo -e "$(/home/gmgauthier/.local/bin/cecho ICyan Wifi:) ${ifstatus} ${ifaddr}  $(/home/gmgauthier/.local/bin/cecho ICyan Inet:) $(/home/gmgauthier/.local/bin/netcheck)      $(date +%R)"
+fi
+echo $separator_line
+mpstat
+echo $separator_line
+dfrs
+echo $separator_line
+acpi

sys/usedisk

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+#/usr/bin/env bash
+
+MEDIADIR="/media/gmgauthier"
+format=0 # Don't format disk images that already exist
+
+# get name of freshly created blank disk, or create one
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo ">>> NEW DISK IS BEING CREATED..."
+    PREFIX="floppy"
+    RANDO=$(od -An -N4 -i < /dev/urandom|sed 's/[ -]//g')
+    DISK="$PREFIX$RANDO"
+    dd if=/dev/zero of=$DISK.img bs=1k count=1440
+    format=1
+else
+    DISK=$1
+    if ! [ -f $DISK.img ]; then
+        dd if=/dev/zero of=$DISK.img bs=1k count=1440
+        format=1
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Find the next available loop device on the system
+echo ">>> LOOP DEVICE IS BEING IDENTIFIED..."
+list=$(losetup -O name|sed 's/\/dev\/loop//g'|sed 's/NAME//g'|sort - --sort=human-numeric)
+### listarr=(${(@s: :)list}) # zsh version of the array generator
+listarr=($(echo $list | tr " " "\n")) #bash version of array generator
+lastdev=${listarr[-1]}
+lastdevnum=$((lastdev))
+nextdev=$((lastdevnum+1))
+
+# allocate the next available loop device, format the disk, and mount it.
+nextdevname="/dev/loop$nextdev"
+echo ">>> LOOP DEVICE $nextdevname RESERVED FOR DISK: $DISK.img"
+
+sudo losetup $nextdevname $DISK.img
+
+if [ $format -eq 1 ]; then
+    echo ">>> DISK IMAGE IS RAW AND WILL BE FORMATTED"
+    sudo mkfs -t vfat $nextdevname
+fi
+
+if ! [ -d $MEDIADIR/$DISK ]; then
+    echo ">>> MOUNT DIRECTORY NOT FOUND. CREATING DIRECTORY NOW."
+    sudo mkdir $MEDIADIR/$DISK                                          
+fi
+
+echo ">>> DISK $DISK.img MOUNTING AT LOCATION: $MEDIADIR/$DISK"
+sudo mount $DISK.img $MEDIADIR/$DISK
+
+if [ $format -eq 1 ]; then
+    echo ">>> DISK INFORMATION BEING COPIED TO $DISK.img"
+    sudo fdisk -l $nextdevname >> $DISK-fdisk.txt
+    sudo cp $DISK-fdisk.txt $MEDIADIR/$DISK/$DISK.txt && rm $DISK-fdisk.txt
+fi