Scripts

Utility shell scripts to solve various day-to-day problems.

Music Management

Script	Description
convert-to-m4a	Converts the given file to M4A (AAC) format using the Fraunhofer libfdk-aac library (via fdkaac)
backup-artist	Back up the given music artist directory to multiple cloud stores.
sync-artist	Syncs the artist directory from the local disk to the remote, deleting files from the remote if required.
backup-playlist	Converts a cmus playlist to m3u and backs it up to the cloud, so that other music players like CloudTunes can stream it.
backup-cmus	Back up the local cmus directory (playlists and library in text file format) to the cloud stores configured.

Video

Script	Description
stream-clipboard-video	Stream video from the URL in the clipboard.

Photo Management

Script	Description
sync-photos	Syncs the given photos directory to the remote, deleting files if required.

Backup

Script	Description
archive	Archive a directory or file. Takes the given file or directory and generates a .tar.xz file with a timestamp. The original file is not touched.
backup-book-category	Backs up the given Books sub-directory to the given cloud stores.
backup-receipts	Backs up my receipts to a few cloud stores

Notes Management / Zettelkasten

Script	Description
start-personal-wiki	Starts a TiddlyWiki instance for my personal private zettelkasten.
start-work-wiki	Starts a TiddlyWiki instance for a private zettelkasten for work notes.
watch-personal-wiki	Watches the personal notes directory, and syncs it automatically to the upstream git repo (with desktop notifications).

Git

Script	Description
amend-author-all	Update an author's information in all git commits.
git-pushall	Push all the cuncommitted changes in the current git repo.

File Transfer / Sync

Script	Description
unison-runner	Runs unison to sync files across two machines. Reruns it it if gets disconnected.

Installation

• Run make to install all the scripts to ${HOME}/bin
• Run make uninstall to remove (i.e. “uninstall”) the scripts from ${HOME}/bin