⚡ Command Shortner CLI (Boost)

Professional Command Alias Manager for Developers Save time, reduce errors, and boost productivity by creating shortcuts for your most used shell commands.

🌟 Features

• Cross-Platform: Works seamlessly on Windows (PowerShell/CMD), macOS, and Linux.
• Smart Translation: Automatically translates common Linux commands (ls, rm, pwd) to Windows equivalents.
• Interactive Mode: User-friendly TUI for managing aliases without remembering flags.
• Chain Aliases: Execute multiple aliases in sequence with a single command.
• Type Safety: Built with strict TypeScript for reliability.
• Zero Config Setup: Works out of the box with intuitive commands.

🚀 Installation

Install globally via npm:

npm install -g command-shortner

📖 Usage

Basic Commands

Action	Command	Description
Add Alias	boost add <alias> "<command>"	Create a new shortcut.
Run Alias	boost run <alias>	Execute a saved command.
List	boost list	View all saved aliases.
Remove	boost remove <alias>	Delete a shortcut.
Interactive	boost interactive	Launch the TUI menu.
Export	boost export [file]	Backup commands to JSON.
Import	boost import <file>	Restore commands from JSON.

⚡ Power Features

Chaining Commands

Run multiple aliases in sequence, perfect for deployment or setup workflows.

# Define atomic commands
boost add build "npm run build"
boost add deploy "firebase deploy"

# Run them together
boost chain-alias build,deploy

Windows Compatibility

If you are on Windows, boost automatically translates many Unix commands. For example, if you save ls -la, it will execute dir /a on Windows automatically.

PowerShell Users: If you encounter execution policy errors, run:

boost fix-windows

🛠️ Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js >= 16
• npm >= 8

Setup

git clone https://github.com/Sajid-tech/command-shortner-cli.git
cd command-shortner-cli
npm install

Build & Test

# Compile TypeScript
npm run build

# Run Tests
npm test

# Lint Code
npm run lint

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request for any improvements or bug fixes.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.