executables

A collection of useful shell scripts for macOS

Prerequisites

• macOS
• gsed (GNU sed)

Installation

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/chrisbradleydev/executables.git
cd executables

Setup Script Symlinks

To make these scripts available system-wide, create symlinks in /usr/local/bin:

sudo ln -s "$(pwd)/bud" /usr/local/bin/bud
sudo ln -s "$(pwd)/epoch" /usr/local/bin/epoch
sudo ln -s "$(pwd)/google-chrome-hard-refresh" /usr/local/bin/google-chrome-hard-refresh
sudo ln -s "$(pwd)/stop" /usr/local/bin/stop
sudo ln -s "$(pwd)/zoom" /usr/local/bin/zoom

After installation, you can run any script from anywhere in your terminal.

Scripts

bud

Creates a tar.gz archive of the current directory and moves it to the archive directory.

Usage:

bud

Features:

• Archives the current directory using its name as the filename
• Excludes the archive file itself from being included
• Moves the archive to the archive directory

epoch

Converts epoch time to human-readable date/time.

Usage:

epoch 946684800

Features:

• Accepts an integer and outputs EST and GMT date/time.

google-chrome-hard-refresh

Performs a hard refresh (Cmd+Shift+R) on the active Google Chrome tab.

Usage:

google-chrome-hard-refresh

Features:

• Brings Google Chrome to the foreground
• Executes a hard refresh to bypass cache

stop

Kills processes running on a specified TCP port.

Usage:

stop <port>

Arguments:

• port - The TCP port number

Examples:

stop 3000   # Kill process running on port 3000
stop 8080   # Kill process running on port 8080

Features:

• Finds processes using the specified port
• Force kills the process with SIGKILL

zoom

Updates the zoom level in VS Code and Cursor settings across all profiles.

Usage:

zoom [level]

Arguments:

• level - Zoom level (default: 0). Can be positive or negative numbers, including decimals

Examples:

zoom 2      # Increase zoom to 2
zoom -0.5   # Decrease zoom to -0.5
zoom        # Reset zoom to 0

Features:

• Updates both VS Code and Cursor settings
• Handles all user profiles automatically