Message from the developer
As duck is being rewritten, this documentation might contain incorrect informations. I will get it up to date asap.

Introduction
Duck
is a developer tool which brings abstraction to the terminal.
Examples usage
C++ : compile
before
$ g++ -o ./binary1.4.3 main.cpp Logger.cpp AnotherFile.cpp MyClass.cpp -lm -Wall
after
$ @ build
Go : create packages
before
$ mkdir myNewPackage
$ touch myNewPackage/myNewPackage.go
after
$ @ pack myNewPackage
git: add, commit, push
before
$ git add *
$ git commit -a -m "My message"
$ git push origin master
after
$ @ gcp "My message"
Dependencies
name |
installation process |
curl |
apt install curl or brew install curl or whatever |
go |
official tutorial |
Installation
-
Download the latest version of duck here
-
Move it into /usr/local/bin and name it duck
-
Run ln -s /usr/local/bin/duck /usr/local/bin/@
to add @
support
-
Download the project.conf
in ressources/duck.conf (on the repo) and put it in /etc/duck/duck.conf
-
Start using duck !
One-line Installation
Currently not available
Installing duck from sources is a very easy step.
Once you have curl
and go
installed, just run :
WARNING : Due to recent changes, this script is being rewritten. You can still install duck but not with the script.
$ curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/snwfdhmp/duck/master/INSTALL.sh | bash
This will download the installation script and execute it. Ensure to have sudo permissions.
Manual Installation
This will come later.
Usage
duck is available under the alias @
to speed up the command-writing process.
if @
is not available for you, run ln -s $(which duck) /usr/local/bin/@
usage: @ <action> [args]
command |
description |
@ init |
add duck to your project |
@ install pkg |
download and install package pkg |
@ lings |
view loaded lings |
@ exec |
run your project |
@ repo-list |
print a list of installed repositories |
@ mkdir |
mkdir a directory if it doesn't exist |
@ buid |
build your project |
To see the list of all available commands, type @ help
Getting started
Create a new directory for your projects
$ mkdir my-project
$ cd my-project
Init a duck repo in this directory
$ @ init
Name: tictactoe
Lang: go
Main: game.go
Install the packages you want
see the official repo here to discover packages
$ @ install snwfdhmp/std
$ @ install snwfdhmp/go
$ @ install snwfdhmp/cpp
$ @ install snwfdhmp/junk
Make a ling
Lings are duck's most interesting part.
They are custom commands you build to avoid repeating commands.
Examples :
This |
Will execute |
@ pack MyPackage |
mkdir MyPackage && touch MyPackage/MyPackage.go |
@ gcp "My message" |
git add * && git commit -a -m "My message" && git push |
You can use different $tags in a ling
Tag |
Description |
Example |
$main |
Your project's main file |
main.go |
$name |
Your project's name |
myAwesomeProject |
$path |
Path to your project |
/home/snwfdhmp/my-project |
$1, $2, ..., $9 |
Commands arguments (like in shell) |
@ create toto => mkdir toto && touch toto/toto.go |
Example lings using tags :
This |
Will execute |
@ build |
go build -o $path/$name |
@ junk fileToThrow.txt |
mv fileToThrow.txt $path/.junk |
Sample package
Packages contain lings
You can build packages to import/export lings.
Create a file in YOURPROJECT/.duck/YOURNAME/PKGNAME.pkg
.duck/pkg/snwfdhmp/go.pkg
{
"Dependencies":[],
"Lings":[
{
"Label":"build",
"Description":"compile project",
"Commands":["go build -o $name $main"],
"Aliases":["b"]
},
{
"Label":"pack",
"Description":"create a new package",
"Commands":[
"mkdir $1",
"touch $1/$1.go"
],
"Aliases":["p"]
},
{
"Label":"run",
"Description":"go run your project",
"Commands":[
"go run $main"
],
"Aliases":["r"]
}
]
}
Contributing
Duck is currently closed to contributions.
However, please feel free to open issues.
Author
- snwfdhmp (I'm currently the only one on this project.)
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