Nirmal's Shell

A living guide to aliases, functions, tips, and workflows, extracted directly from the Thundernirmal/zsh (opens in a new tab) repository.

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nirmal@Tiger: ~ 
nirmal@Tiger~tipstip: Run upkg to check detected package managers; review warnings on stderrnirmal@Tiger~upkg search ripgrepnirmal@Tiger~

Command Library

Search 53 commands across 8 categories, including extracted usage, examples, requirements, and feature notes from the committed shell snapshot.

From upkg search ripgrep to npkg add bat, quick aliases like ll and lt, and more — all documented with usage, options, and availability notes.

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Shell Tips

Review always-on shortcuts and conditional features side by side, with availability notes carried through from the zsh config.

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Extracted from ~/.config/zsh with dependency and availability notes.
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