.bash_aliases

# Collection of useful aliases by Cyril BOSSELUT

# This method call the Neofetch app with a random ASCII image
# ASCII images are .txt file stored in ~/.ascii folder
function welcome_message() {
    ascii_file=`fd . ~/.ascii -t f -e txt | shuf -n 1`
    neofetch --ascii $ascii_file --bar_char '#' '-' --bar_colors 4 1
}

# Set 'history' format to show more useful info
export HISTTIMEFORMAT="%d/%m/%y %T "

# Force KMix to use raw ALSA mode (disable PulseAudio)
export KMIX_PULSEAUDIO_DISABLE=0

# Show disks usage
alias dfi="df -h -t ext4 --total | cat --file-name \"Disks usage\" -l YAML --style grid,header"

# TODOs management from the CLI
alias t="todo.sh add"
alias tl="todo.sh ls"

# Display Matrix style dropping chars in the terminal and lock it
alias lck="cmatrix -s -b -C red #&& vlock"

# Welcome message
alias welcome=welcome_message

# Applications management
alias update="sudo apt update && apt list --upgradable"
alias upgrade="sudo apt upgrade -y"
alias clean_install="sudo apt autoremove"
alias search="apt search "
alias list="apt list --installed"
alias install="sudo apt install "
alias uninstall="sudo apt remove "

# System resources
alias top="bpytop -b 'cpu mem net proc'"

# Vi or eMacs ?
alias vi="emacs -nw"

# Display image in terminal
alias view="ucollage"

# The bat helps the cat
alias cat="bat"

# Find files
alias fd="fdfind"

# Preview font file in terminal
alias fp="fontpreview-ueberzug -b '#050504' -f '#dbccb0'"

# Better ping. Can ping multiple hosts at the same time
alias ping="gping"

# Clear terminal and show welcome message
alias clear="/usr/bin/clear && welcome"

# Search words or sentences on Wikipedia
alias wp="wikipedia2text -b elinks -l fr -C -s -p"

# Listen to YouTube Music in the terminal
alias ytmusic="mpsyt"

# Parse and filter JSON
alias jq="/usr/bin/jq -S"

# Better `ls` command
alias ls="exa --icons"

# Search song title
alias sr="songrec"

# Translate words or sentences using translate-shell
alias fr2en="trans -t en "
alias en2fr="trans -t fr -l en "

 # BFG is a git repository history cleaner https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/
 # use `--delete-files {files}` to remove files from history
 alias bfg="java -jar ~/.java/bfg.jar"

Most of the alternative softwares used are available on the Ubuntu repositories :
sudo apt install bpytop emacs bat fd-find gping wikipedia2text exa songrec translate-shell