minor fixes and improvements

[distro-setup] / brc

diff --git a/brc b/brc
index 49c9a26120fe0ea5620c8fa4c53043479d3da712..048fa5131688e744e27f66aa2c463a746fefa548 100644 (file)
--- a/brc
+++ b/brc
@@ -318,10 +318,12 @@ h() {
 # note.
 
 ## copy bash completion
-# Usage: ORIGINAL_COMMAND TARGET_COMMAND...
 #
 # It copies how the bash completion works from one command to other
-# commands.
+# commands. Generally just use within a .bashrc.
+#
+# Usage: ORIGINAL_COMMAND TARGET_COMMAND...
+#
 ccomp() {
   local c src
   src=$1
@@ -336,17 +338,21 @@ ccomp() {
   eval $c $*
 }
 
-## BEGIN directory history tracking and navigation.
+## BEGIN functions to change directory better than cd ##
 #
-# use c instead of cd (could alias to cd if you wanted). b to go back, f
-# to go forward, cl to list recent directories and choose one.
+# The functions:
 #
-# The finer details you may want to skip:
+# c: acts like cd, but stores directory history: you could alias to cd if you wanted.
+# b: go back
+# f: go forward
+# cl: list recent directories and optionally choose one.
 #
-# We also define bl to print the list of back and forward directories.
+# Finer details you may want to skip:
 #
-# We keep 2 stacks, forward and back. Unlike with a web browser, the
-# forward stack is not erased when going somewhere new.
+# bl: print the list of back and forward directories.
+#
+# We keep 2 stacks of directories, forward and back. Unlike with a web
+# browser, the forward stack is not erased when going somewhere new.
 #
 # Recent directories are stored in ~/.cdirs.
 #
@@ -448,7 +454,7 @@ f() {
   #   printf "%s\n" "${_dir_forward[-1]}"
   # fi
 }
-# cd list
+# cl = cd list
 cl() {
   local i line input start
   local -A buttondirs alines
@@ -495,8 +501,8 @@ cl() {
     c "${buttondirs[$input]}"
   fi
 }
-# list the back and forward directories. i tend to forget this exists
-# and use cl instead.
+# bl = back list. lists the back and forward directories. i tend to
+# forget this exists and use cl instead.
 bl() {
   local start i j max
   max=10
@@ -537,6 +543,7 @@ bl() {
     fi
   done
 }
+## END functions to change directory better than cd ##
 
 # pee do. run args as a command with output copied to syslog.
 #
@@ -685,33 +692,6 @@ khcopy() {
   ssh-copy-id $1
 }
 
-# ya, hacky hardcoded hostnames in 2023. we could do better
-hssh-update() {
-  local -a failed_hosts hosts
-  case $HOSTNAME in
-    sy|kd)
-      hosts=(
-        kd x3.office.fsf.org syw
-      )
-      ;;
-    x3)
-      hosts=(
-        b8.nz sywg.b8.nz
-      )
-      ;;
-  esac
-  for host in ${hosts[@]}; do
-    e $host
-    if ! scp /b/fai/fai/config/files/usr/local/bin/hssh/IANK root@$host:/usr/local/bin/hssh; then
-      failed_hosts+=($host)
-    fi
-  done
-  if (( ${#failed_hosts[@]} >= 1 )); then
-    echo failed_hosts=${failed_hosts[*]}
-    return 1
-  fi
-}
-
 a() {
   local x
   x=$(readlink -nf "${1:-$PWD}")