The Philosophy behind Mend

#Mend started as a joke about the Arch community, but it turned into my daily driver.
It’s about bridging the gap between a broken terminal and the manual.
Automation that helps you learn rather than just hiding the problem.

https://github.com/Rakosn1cek/mend

#Coding #Linux #Zsh #ArchLinux #CLI #FOSS #OpenSource

Why not Aliases?
An alias can’t prompt for a dynamic IP, it can’t encrypt your API keys, and it definitely can’t manage 500+ snippets
with fuzzy search. XC isn't an alias replacement. It’s the upgrade for when your workflow outgrows a .zshrc file.

https://github.com/Rakosn1cek/xc-manager
AUR: xc-manager-git
ZSH Plugin: xc-manager

#XC #Zsh #CLI #Programming #Linux #OpenSource #DevOps #Automation #SysAdmin #Productivity #Coding #FOSS #Zshrc #WorkflowOptimization

Hardcoded commands are useless for real work. XC uses a logic-heavy template system so you can define variables once and have the tool prompt for inputs at execution.

It turns a static snippet into a dynamic workflow without writing a single new script. Define a blueprint like {{host}} or {{file}}, and #XC handles the rest. Efficient, secure, and built for the terminal.

#Zsh #Automation #DevOps #Linux #CLI #OpenSource #SysAdmin #Programming #Productivity #Scripting #FOSS #ArchLinux #Workflow

I discovered that when you invoke a command between $(…) or `…` in a zsh alias, that command is run once when the shell start and will never be called anymore.

Thus, my "calendar.txt" alias is becomes wrong if the shell is older than today.

Is it a way to run that command when the alias is called instead of at shell launch?

My calendar.txt alias is described here:
https://ploum.net/2025-09-03-calendar-txt.html

EDIT: the alias should be between ' ' , not " ". Novice mistake here! Thanks @zigdon

#zsh #cli

If you work across multiple stacks, VS Code gets noisy fast. I built a small set of shell scripts that keeps stack-based profiles at user level and opens any repo with the right one automatically —
nothing committed into your projects.

https://kernelofthought.xyz/2026/04/09/the-right-vs-code-extensions-for-every-repo/

#vscode #devtools #zsh #developerexperience

How do y'all deal with storing binary data in memory using bash/zsh?  

#bash #zsh #askfedi

Zsh: select generated files with (om[1]) glob qualifiers - Adam Johnson
https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/01/27/zsh-om1-glob-qualifiers/

#zsh #shellscripting