Overview

CodeSkel64 is a simple tool for creating initial project structures and code from skeletons. Skeletons can be single-file templates with replaceable tags or complex directory structures.

The current catalog is available on GitHub and open for contributions:

In addition to single files and directories skeletons can be grouped together in the form of combos to allow the creation of complete project structures:

Usage

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Usage: codeskel64 <-d|-l|-c> [-w] [-o Collection] [-k Skeleton] [-t Project] [-g Target] [-a Library] [-h]

Create initial structure from skeletons and templates

Commands

    -d           : Download catalog to LIBRARY
    -l           : List collection and skeletons from LIBRARY
    -c           : Create initial code structure

Flags

    -w           : Overwrite target
    -h           : Show help

Parameters

    -o Collection: Collection name
    -k Skeleton  : Skeleton name
    -t Project   : Destination full path
    -g Target    : New structure name. Default: skeleton's default
    -a Library   : Library location. Default: XDG_DATA_HOME/codeskel64

Create new project or code template

Use this option to create new files or projects.

For example:

• Create new bash script:

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codeskel64 -c -o Bash -k script-generic -t ~/MyBashProject -g new-bash-script

List collections and skeletons

Use this option to list available options from the local library

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codeskel64 -l

Update local catalog

Use this option to download the latest collections and skeletons from the CodeSkel64 GitHub repo

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codeskel64 -d

Deployment

OS Compatibility

• AlmaLinux8
• Alpine3
• CentOS7
• CentOS8
• CentOS9
• Debian9
• Debian10
• Debian11
• Fedora33
• Fedora34
• Fedora35
• MacOS12
  • Requires Bash4 (e.g. homebrew install bash)
• OracleLinux7
• OracleLinux8
• RedHatLinux8
• Ubuntu20
• Ubuntu21

Requirements

• Minimum Bash version: 4

Installation

• Download codeskel64 from the source GitHub repository:

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curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/serdigital64/codeskel64/main/codeskel64
chmod 0755 codeskel64
# Optional: move to searchable path
mv codeskel64 ~/.local/bin

• Update the skeleton library:

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codeskel64 -d

Contributing

Help on implementing new features and maintaining the code base is welcomed.

• Guidelines
• Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct

License

GPL-3.0-or-later

Author

• SerDigital64