bem

Bash Extension Manager.

bem installs shell scripts as commands by creating symlinks in ~/.bem/bin.

No aliases. No wrappers. No metadata database.

Install

Run:

./bem init

Add the lines printed by bem init to your .bashrc file.

Reload Bash:

exec bash

Check:

bem version

Usage

Install a script:

bem install ./script.sh

Install with a custom name:

bem install -n mycmd ./script.sh

Install multiple scripts:

bem install ./a.sh ./b.sh
bem install -n a ./a.sh -n b ./b.sh

List installed commands:

bem list
bem ls

Show status:

bem status name

Remove a command:

bem remove name
bem rm name

This removes only the symlink from ~/.bem/bin. The original script is not deleted.

Uninstall bem:

bem uninstall-bem

Then remove the PATH and completion lines from your .bashrc file.

Commands

bem init
bem install [-n name] file ...
bem remove name ...
bem rm name ...
bem list
bem ls
bem status name ...
bem uninstall-bem
bem version
bem help

Files

~/.bem/
  bem_completion
  bin/
    bem -> /path/to/bem
    name -> /path/to/script

Names

Command names must match:

^[a-zA-Z0-9_][a-zA-Z0-9._-]*$

Maximum length: 64.

bem refuses to install a command if the name already exists.