Hacker News with Generative AI: Scripting

Use Long Options in Scripts (matklad.github.io)
Many command line utilities support short form options (-f) and long form options (--force). Short form is for interactive usage. In scripts, use the long form.

Scripting, Programming Practices

297 points by OptionOfT 13 days ago | 147 comments

Do-nothing scripting: the key to gradual automation (2019) (danslimmon.com)
Every ops team has some manual procedures that they haven’t gotten around to automating yet. Toil can never be totally eliminated.

Automation, DevOps, Operations, Scripting

582 points by tehnub 55 days ago | 157 comments

Using custom scriptlets in Brave to make the Web work the way you want (brave.com)
Starting with desktop version 1.75, advanced Brave users will be able to write and inject their own scriptlets into a page, allowing for better control over their browsing experience.

Web Browsing, Customization, Brave Browser, Scripting

6 points by LorenDB 56 days ago | 0 comments

Run-All (ycombinator.com)
github.com/clovis818/run-all is a command-line tool that allows you to execute commands across multiple directories based on a customizable directory pattern.

Command-line Tools, Automation, Software, Development Tools, Scripting

34 points by clovis818 60 days ago | 6 comments

Using uv as your shebang line (akrabat.com)
I create a fair few scripts in my ~/bin/ directory to automate tasks. Since discovering uv and inline script metadata, I’ve started using Python far more for these.

Python, Scripting, Automation, Command Line

479 points by Einenlum 65 days ago | 139 comments

Bunster: Compile bash scripts to self contained executables (github.com/yassinebenaid)
Have you ever wished your shell scripts could be faster, more portable, and secure ? Bunster brings this to life by transforming your shell scripts into efficient, standalone binaries that are easy to distribute and deploy across platforms (only unix is supported at the moment).

Bash, Scripting, Programming, Security, Tools

207 points by thunderbong 70 days ago | 82 comments

Consider Rexx for Scripting (2022) (opensource.com)
How do you design a programming language to be powerful yet still easy to use? Rexx offers one example. This article describes how Rexx reconciles these two seemingly contradictory goals.

Programming Languages, Scripting, Open Source, Software Design

45 points by walterbell 117 days ago | 33 comments

FSharpPacker – compile F# scripts to executables (github.com/kant2002)
This tool allows package FSX files as self-contained executables.

F#, Programming, Tools, Scripting, Executables

88 points by neonsunset 122 days ago | 8 comments

Kotlin to lose scripting features (infoworld.com)
JetBrains plans to drop some scripting-related technologies from the Kotlin language, including REPL functionality, an obsolete API for Java scripting, the KotlinScriptMojo Maven plugin, and the kotlin-scripting-ide-services library for implementing code completion functionality.

Kotlin, Programming Languages, Scripting, JetBrains

8 points by flykespice 126 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Clean Your Mac with a Script (github.com/hkdobrev)
Clean your macOS with a script, not an expensive app

MacOS, Scripting, Cleaning, Open Source, Software

44 points by hkdobrev 128 days ago | 19 comments

/usr/bin/env -S uv run (simonwillison.net)
This is a really neat pattern. Start your Python script like this:

Python, Scripting, Programming, Command Line, Development

125 points by jcbhmr 134 days ago | 40 comments

Show HN: Extract iMessage Attachments and Links into Organized Folders (github.com)
This script organizes extracted files and links into folders based on the contact or group conversation source from macOS's Messages app database (chat.db).

macOS, iMessage, Automation, Data Organization, Scripting

28 points by somefries 151 days ago | 7 comments

Python Inline Script Metadata (python.org)
This specification defines a metadata format that can be embedded in single-file Python scripts to assist launchers, IDEs and other external tools which may need to interact with such scripts.

Python, Programming, Metadata, Scripting

7 points by BerislavLopac 170 days ago | 2 comments

Cwal: Scripting Engine Without a Language (wanderinghorse.net)
cwal (pronounced "sea wall") is a scripting engine/garbage-collection library implemented in C (which is where the "c" comes from - its original name was "sewal"). cwal itself does not provide a scripting language, only the pieces needed for a custom script parser to manage its memory, scoping, variables, a value type system with which to communicate values between script code and native code, etc.

Programming Languages, Software Development, Open Source, Scripting, C

67 points by weeber 172 days ago | 10 comments

Show HN: Makedown – A Markdown powered Makefile alternative (github.com/tzador)
makedown (aka Makefile + Markdown) is motivated by developers need to define multiple scripts in one file next to their documentation, and have a handy way to run them from terminal.

Tools, Development, Scripting, Command Line, Markdown

142 points by timz 173 days ago | 65 comments

A bash script to move untracked files out of a checked-out Git repository (github.com/blackbit42)
This is a simple bash script that helps you to quickly, temporarily move untracked files out of a checked-out git repository.

Git, Bash, Version Control, Scripting, Software

9 points by blackbit 182 days ago | 4 comments

Cron Jobs on Linux – Comprehensive Guide with Examples (ittavern.com)
Cron jobs are scheduled and automated tasks that run commands or scripts on Linux.

Linux, Automation, Scheduling, Command Line, Scripting

88 points by todsacerdoti 210 days ago | 50 comments

uv – Declaring Script Dependencies (astral.sh)

Scripting, Programming, Software, Tools

16 points by tosh 220 days ago | 12 comments

ICPP – Run C++ anywhere like a script (github.com/vpand)

C++, Programming Languages, Scripting, Software, Open Source

83 points by davikr 243 days ago | 53 comments

Free DDNS with Cloudflare and a cronjob (github.com/devrim)