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How I am using the cli-box

  • Just: I am using Just, a Makefile alternative, to run the cli-box with the shortcut j.

    • With Just, I can easily manage and execute various tasks and commands.
    • This is configured in file named justfile

  • Aliases: To access the cli-box, I have created an alias and added it to my .zshrc file.

    • The alias is as follows:
    alias j="just -f $HOME/personal-projects/cli-box/justfile"

  • Transcrypt: To securely store all my dotfiles on GitHub, I am using Transcrypt.

    • Transcrypt encrypts all the files in the home directory when pushing updates to GitHub.
    • home directory remains in plain-text format locally, and mounted as $HOME directory inside the cli-box container, as configured in the justfile.
    • This gives a central directory to store and persist all the configurations for various CLI tools, in both, inside the container and locally.

  • Mounting local directories: I am also mounting my local $HOME directory under /mnt in the cli-box container.

    • This allows me to work with all the local files inside the container.
    • This configuration is also set in the justfile.

  • Tmux: I am using tmux to manage multiple terminal sessions within the container.

    • The tmux config is stored in the build directory, which is copied to the container during the build process.
    • This config is referred to when invoking the tmux command from the justfile.

Check for New Versions of Applications

check_updates.sh script checks for new versions of applications listed in a YAML configuration file, specifically looking for updates on GitHub. It then prints out a list of any applications that have a new version available.

  • Run the below command:

    ./cli-box update

  • The script will then output a list of any applications with a new version available.

  • If there are any non-GitHub URLs listed in the YAML file, the script will also print a list of them at the end.