return $?
}
+ ##############
+
# displays the value of a variable in bash friendly format.
function var() {
HOLDIFS="$IFS"
IFS="$HOLDIFS"
}
+ ##############
+
# when passed a list of things, this will return the unique items from that list as an echo.
function uniquify()
{
fi
}
+ ##############
+
function success_sound()
{
if [ ! -z "$CLAM_FINISH_SOUND" ]; then
fi
}
+ ##############
+
+ # echoes the maximum number of columns that the terminal supports. usually
+ # anything you print to the terminal with length less than (but not equal to)
+ # maxcols will never wrap.
+ function get_maxcols()
+ {
+ # calculate the number of columsn in the terminal.
+ local cols=$(stty size | awk '{print $2}')
+ echo $cols
+ }
+
+ ##############
+
# checks the result of the last command that was run, and if that failed,
# then this complains and exits from bash. the function parameters are
# used as the message to print as a complaint.
fi
}
+ ##############
+
# wraps secure shell with some parameters we like, most importantly to enable X forwarding.
function ssh()
{
restore_terminal_title
}
+ ##############
+
# locates a process given a search pattern to match in the process list.
# supports a single command line flag style parameter of "-u USERNAME";
# if the -u flag is found, a username is expected afterwards, and only the
fi
}
+ ##############
+
+#hmmm: holy crowbars, this is an old one. do we ever still have any need of it?
# an unfortunately similarly named function to the above 'ps' as in process
# methods, but this 'ps' stands for postscript. this takes a postscript file
# and converts it into pcl3 printer language and then ships it to the printer.
done
}
-# function fix_alsa() {
-# sudo /etc/init.d/alsasound restart
-# }
+#hmmm: not really doing anything yet; ubuntu seems to have changed from pulseaudio in 17.04?
+ # restarts the sound driver.
+ function fix_sound_driver() {
+ # stop bash complaining about blank function body.
+ local nothing=
+#if alsa something
+# sudo service alsasound restart
+#elif pulse something
+# sudo pulseaudio -k
+# sudo pulseaudio -D
+#else
+# something else...?
+#fi
+
+ }
function screen() {
save_terminal_title