cheat_short.sh

#!/bin/bash

addshort () {

    # things to set
    arr=()      # insert the name of the file, WITHOUT THE EXTENSION
    ext=''      # set file extension
    filepath='' # set the path for the directory into which are stored the files
    whatdoes='' # set the string corresponding to what it does in your language

    # ask which file
    PS3='Select which file to add into: '
    
    select opt in "${arr[@]}"
    do
        filen=$filepath/$opt$ext
        break
    done

    # while loop to insert values
    ans="y"

    while [[ $ans == 'y' ]]
    do

        # ask which command, what it does and what it does in your language
        echo -e "\nWhich is the shortcut command?"
        read combination

        # evaluate if already present
        condit=$(awk -v pat="^$combinazione" -F'\t' '$1~pat {print $1}' "$filen")

        if [[ "$condit" == "$combinazione" ]]; then
            echo This combination is already present
            return
        fi

        # UNCOMMENT these lines if you want to add your own language explanation
        # echo -e "\n$whatdoes"
        # read whatdoeslan

        echo -e "\nwhat it does?"
        read whatdoes

        # insert in file
            # UNCOMMENT this line if you add your own language explanation
            # echo -e "$combination\t$whatdoeslan\t$whatdoes" >> $filen

            # comment this line if tyou have add your own language explanation
            echo -e "$combination\t$whatdoes" >> $filen
    
        # chiedere se continuare
        echo "Do you want to continue adding commands? [y/n]"
        read ans

    done
}

searchshort () {

    # things to set
    arr=()      # insert the name of the file, WITHOUT THE EXTENSION
    ext=''      # set file extension
    filepath='' # set the path for the directory into which are stored the files
    whatdoes='' # set the string corresponding to what it does in your language

    # ask which file
    PS3='Select which file to search into '
    select opt in "${arr[@]}"
    do
        filen=$filepath/$opt$ext
        break
    done

    # ask which command
    echo -e "\nWhich shortcut are you searching for?"
    read whatdoes

    # evaluate searched words

            # separate each word
                # cfirst word
                firstw=$(echo $whatdoes | awk '{print $1}')
                str2eval="grep -i \"$firstw\" \"$filen\""

                # evaluate if there are more words and eventually append command
                nwords=$(echo $whatdoes | wc -w  | xargs)

                if [[ "$nwords" -gt 1 ]]; then
                    for i in {2..$nwords}
                    do
                        wordn=$(echo "echo $whatdoes | awk '{print \$$i}'")
                        wordn=$(eval $wordn)
                        str2eval="$str2eval | grep \"$wordn\""
                    done
                fi

        # eval string
            # uncomment this line if you you add your own language explanation
            # res=$(eval $str2eval| awk -F'\t' '{print $1 " - " $2 " - " $3}')

            #comment this line if you add your own language explanation
            res=$(eval $str2eval| awk -F'\t' '{print $1 " - " $2}')

        echo $res


    # if no results
    resl=$(echo $res | wc -w  | xargs)
        if [[ "$resl" -eq 0 ]]; then
            echo "Your research has given 0 results, retry"
        fi

}