This project is intended to become a solid library of useful Shell scripts for everyday computing. A small, yet powerful toolbox, which will help automate and quicken repetitive tasks that Linux users perform daily.

1. dispcont: a simple interactive script to display grouped totals of directory contents

$ ./dispcont.sh [option]: display visible directory contents

Available options

2. easycp: easily copy entire folder contents recursively and interactively

In order to run a Shell script from anywhere on your system, you have to add the script's directory path to the $PATH environment variable of your OS.

To do so:

1. Create a directory to store custom shell scripts, for example:

$ mkdir ~/scripts

2. Open ~/.profile with a text editor, e.g. NANO:

$ nano ~/.profile

3. Add the following lines at the end of .profile:

PATH=~/scripts:$PATH
export PATH

4. Restart your user session (reboot or log out and in again)

Make sure you have set the script as executable for your user account!

$ chmod u+x <script>

To verify that you have x-ecute permissions on the script, run $ ls -l <script>, the permissions format should look like the bold characters in the line below:

-rwxrw-r-- 1 username users 2048 Jul 6 12:56 script.sh

Understanding permissions is vital in scripting, make sure you don't give x permission to the wrong user or usergroup on your system!

It is highly recommended that you use these tools for managing tasks that do not require sudo privileges.