Since we advise beginner users to keep a list of commands on file, and it even has such article in the wiki
i decided to share with you my list of frequently used command. However, i decided i want it a bit more fancy and interactive, so i made it in form of a dialog menu. Here it is, my menu.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Creator: Todor Uzunov
# License: GNU - free like free speech and free beer for everybody!
# Release: 12 Aug 2023
# New in this version: fixed orphan deletion
# check if dependency dialog is present
if ! [[ "$(which dialog)" =~ (dialog) ]]; then
echo "dialog dependency is not found, please install with: sudo pacman -S dialog"
exit 1
fi
#===MIN/NORM/MAX-WIDTH===============================================/==================================/=======================================/
OPTIONS=(
1 "Mirror Sync status and branch || pacman-mirrors"
2 "Refresh the mirror list || sudo pacman-mirrors -f5" # sudo pacman-mirrors --country Germany --api --protocol https
3 "Update all without AUR || sudo pacman -Syu"
4 "Download all updates for offline install later || sudo pacman -Syuw"
5 "Force refresh database and update || sudo pacman -Syyu"
6 "Refresh files database || sudo pacman -Fy"
7 "Run pacdiff with Meld to compare changed configs || DIFFPROG=meld pacdiff -s" # pamac install meld
8 "List foreign (AUR) packages || pacman -Qm"
9 "List orphaned packages || pacman -Qdt"
10 "Check for updates of AUR with YAY, do not update || yay -Qua" # pamac install yay
11 "Update only AUR packages with YAY || yay -Sua" # pamac install yay
12 "Pamac update AUR packages || pamac update --aur"
13 "Remove orphaned packages || sudo pacman -Rsu ..."
14 "Clean Pacman cache || sudo pacman -Scc"
15 "Trim the root of the SSD || sudo fstrim -v /"
16 "S.M.A.R.T. status of the disk and write cycles || sudo smartctl --all /dev/nvme0" # smartctl --scan
17 "Show journal errors from current boot || journalctl -b -p3 --no-pager"
18 "Show journal errors from previous boot || journalctl -b -1 -p3 --no-pager"
19 "Dmesg || sudo dmesg"
20 "Check for coredumps || coredumpctl"
21 "Run Wavemonitor to check Wifi channel and strength || wavemon" # pamac install wavemon
22 "Read sensors || sensors"
23 "Gather system info || inxi -v7azy"
24 "Update database for locate || sudo updatedb"
25 "Temporary disable Ideapad battery conservation mode || sudo conservation_mode.sh 0" # pamac build conservation_mode
26 "Show hidden spaceeaters above 100M in HOME || du -sh -t +100M ~/.cache/* ~/.config/* ~/.local/share/*"
27 "Show journal size || journalctl --disk-usage"
28 "Cut journal to one week || sudo journalctl --vacuum-time=1week"
29 "List coredumps on disk and used space || du -sh /var/lib/systemd/coredump/"
30 "Clear coredumps on disk || sudo rm -f /var/lib/systemd/coredump/*"
)
CHOICE=$(dialog --clear \
--no-shadow \
--scrollbar \
--column-separator "||" \
--backtitle "I love Manjaro" \
--title "A Manjaro cheatsheet by Teo" \
--menu "Choose an option (to see the full commands maximize window ->> ):" \
200 200 200 \
"${OPTIONS[@]}" \
2>&1 >/dev/tty)
clear
case $CHOICE in
1) echo "pacman-mirrors"; pacman-mirrors ;;
2) echo "sudo pacman-mirrors -f5"; sudo pacman-mirrors -f5 ;;
3) echo "sudo pacman -Syu"; sudo pacman -Syu ;;
4) echo "sudo pacman -Syuw"; sudo pacman -Syuw ;;
5) echo "sudo pacman -Syyu"; sudo pacman -Syyu ;;
6) echo "sudo pacman -Fy"; sudo pacman -Fy ;;
7) echo "DIFFPROG=meld pacdiff -s"; DIFFPROG=meld pacdiff -s ;;
8) echo "pacman -Qm"; pacman -Qm ;;
9) echo "pacman -Qdt"; pacman -Qdt ;;
10) echo "yay -Qua"; yay -Qua ;;
11) echo "yay -Sua"; yay -Sua ;;
12) echo "pamac update --aur"; pamac update --aur ;;
13) echo "sudo pacman -Rsu $(pacman -Qtdq)"; sudo pacman -Rsu $(pacman -Qtdq) ;;
14) echo "sudo pacman -Scc"; sudo pacman -Scc ;;
15) echo "sudo fstrim -v /"; sudo fstrim -v / ;;
16) echo "sudo smartctl --all /dev/nvme0"; sudo smartctl --all /dev/nvme0 ;;
17) echo "journalctl -b -p3 --no-pager"; journalctl -b -p3 --no-pager ;;
18) echo "journalctl -b -1 -p3 --no-pager"; journalctl -b -1 -p3 --no-pager ;;
19) echo "sudo dmesg"; sudo dmesg ;;
20) echo "coredumpctl"; coredumpctl ;;
21) echo "wavemon"; wavemon ;;
22) echo "sensors"; sensors ;;
23) echo "inxi -v7azy"; inxi -v7azy ;;
24) echo "sudo updatedb"; sudo updatedb ;;
25) echo "sudo conservation_mode.sh 0"; sudo conservation_mode.sh 0 ;;
26) echo "du -sh -t +100M ~/.cache/* ~/.config/* ~/.local/share/*"; du -sh -t +100M ~/.cache/* ~/.config/* ~/.local/share/* ;;
27) echo "journalctl --disk-usage"; journalctl --disk-usage ;;
28) echo "sudo journalctl --vacuum-time=1week"; sudo journalctl --vacuum-time=1week ;;
29) echo "du -sh /var/lib/systemd/coredump/"; du -sh /var/lib/systemd/coredump/ ;;
30) echo "sudo rm -f /var/lib/systemd/coredump/*"; sudo rm -f /var/lib/systemd/coredump/* ;;
esac
# if we use a launcher shortcut with -launcher, pause before exit
if [ "$1" == "-launcher" ]; then
read -n 1 -s -r -p "Press any key to close the window.";
fi
P.s. for the beginner users: save it as a file menu.sh in the ~/.local/bin hidden Folder (create if needed) then right click and in the permissions tab in properties select allow to execute as a program.
Then you can start in the terminal with menu.sh. You can even make a launcher on the panel, just don’t forget to set it to run in terminal and append -launcher at the end of the command. And if some subcommand does not work, check if you have the dependency in the comment on the corresponding line. Like this in a XFCE panel:
