Bash Macros is a simple "macro" system for Bash.
With Bash Macros you can assign up to nine (9) commands — or capture them from history — into a command-line alias with a name from m1to m9.
For example, the following will assign git log --oneline -20 to an alias named m3:
# Add `git log --oneline -20` as the alias `m3`
ma 3 "git log --oneline -20"
# Display the alias to ensure it worked
alias m3
# Run `git log --oneline -20` with the macro
m3
# List the macros you currently have
ml
# Save the macros to ~/.config/bash-macros/macros.sh
ms
# Clear the macros from memory
mc
# List again to see you have none
ml
# Reload macros from ~/.config/bash-macros/macros.sh
mr
# List a third time to see that the `m3` macro was reloaded.
ml
Bash Macros was developed and tested on vanilla Debian 11 Linux running Bash v5.1.4 and later maintained on macOS 12.7.4 Monterey Bash 3.2.57; it may or may not work on any other environment.
You must have Git installed and in your $PATH.
From your Bash terminal command line, run this command:
source <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mikeschinkel/bash-macros/v1.0.4/install.sh)
Here is a link to the installer for your pre-installation inspection.
From your Bash terminal command line, run this command:
bash_macros_install
OR
rm -rf ~/.config/bash-macros
Then restart your session to clear macros from your environment.
I will consider accepting PRs to add features and/or to allow it to support other platforms, assuming I have access to the platform and/or can create a VM to test in.
However, I may not be able to process PRs quickly, depending on my current workload.