9.sh - for Peter's broken keyboard.

(.sh

#!/bin/bash
echo '('

9.sh

#!/bin/bash
echo 9

key.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Echo a character, in case your keyboard is broken

# Installation:
# 1. Put this script in your path
# 2. Symlink the script to a filename with the broken key(s)
#    e.g. if your "9" key is broken
#    ln -s key.sh 9

# Usage:
# Run the script from the symlink

echo `basename $0`

qwertyuiop.php

<?php
// requires copy & pasting 1 char at a time
for ($i = 33; $i < 128; $i++) { echo chr($i); }

alias open-parentheses='\(.sh'