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I wish systemctl were 6 characters or less. Having to type it over and over and over again when doing some sysadmin-y task gets really annoying.

qbasic_forever 5y ago
Just make an alias in your bachrc.
- ape4 5y ago
  Windows has `sc` which is actually short for Service Control!
- stormbrew 5y ago
  I use too many computers I don't control for this to be something I want to get invested in.
  - BenjiWiebe 5y ago
    When I'm troubleshooting using systemctl, I make some aliases right then and there. alias r=sudo systemctl restart alias s=sudo systemctl status Or something like that. It's pretty quick to define and redefine aliases on the fly.
    - stormbrew 5y ago
      Yeah that's fair. Definitely a habit I should pick up.
Arnavion 5y ago
"s y s Tab c Tab" works for me.
- stormbrew 5y ago
  I dunno why but it galls me even more when I have to repeatedly tab complete to get to a really common command.
outworlder 5y ago
Do you really have to type it over and over again? There's probably a few tasks there that need automation.
- stormbrew 5y ago
  it's usually when I'm actively debugging something. And it involves flipping back and forth between journalctl and systemctl, which are both long and prone to interference in tab completion and yet similar enough to each other to cause some cognitive dissonance. I mean, it's a really petty complaint, I'm aware. But I'm also usually already annoyed when I have to reach for it. upstart's initctl, or even sysv/bsd-style /etc/init.d/whatever for various reasons felt less tedious. sv from daemontools is the benchmark though.
  - db48x 5y ago
    alias s=systemctl Also, instead of switching back and forth, use tmux. Open a second pane, splitting your window in half. Run journalctl in one half, and your systemctl commands in the other.
stormbrew 5y ago
To clarify for anyone else who wants to reply to this with helpful suggestions: I know how to use tmux. And how to use shell aliases (though I probably don't use them enough). I've been around, first used linux in 1994 kind of thing. I don't really need help, this was just a kind of petty whine.

qbasic_forever 5y ago

Just make an alias in your bachrc.

ape4 5y ago
Windows has `sc` which is actually short for Service Control!
stormbrew 5y ago
I use too many computers I don't control for this to be something I want to get invested in.
- BenjiWiebe 5y ago
  When I'm troubleshooting using systemctl, I make some aliases right then and there. alias r=sudo systemctl restart alias s=sudo systemctl status Or something like that. It's pretty quick to define and redefine aliases on the fly.
  - stormbrew 5y ago
    Yeah that's fair. Definitely a habit I should pick up.

Arnavion 5y ago

"s y s Tab c Tab" works for me.

stormbrew 5y ago
I dunno why but it galls me even more when I have to repeatedly tab complete to get to a really common command.

outworlder 5y ago

Do you really have to type it over and over again? There's probably a few tasks there that need automation.

stormbrew 5y ago
it's usually when I'm actively debugging something. And it involves flipping back and forth between journalctl and systemctl, which are both long and prone to interference in tab completion and yet similar enough to each other to cause some cognitive dissonance. I mean, it's a really petty complaint, I'm aware. But I'm also usually already annoyed when I have to reach for it. upstart's initctl, or even sysv/bsd-style /etc/init.d/whatever for various reasons felt less tedious. sv from daemontools is the benchmark though.
- db48x 5y ago
  alias s=systemctl Also, instead of switching back and forth, use tmux. Open a second pane, splitting your window in half. Run journalctl in one half, and your systemctl commands in the other.

stormbrew 5y ago

To clarify for anyone else who wants to reply to this with helpful suggestions: I know how to use tmux. And how to use shell aliases (though I probably don't use them enough). I've been around, first used linux in 1994 kind of thing. I don't really need help, this was just a kind of petty whine.