cmd-wrapped

Fetch current statistics

$ cmd-wrapped

$ cmd-wrapped [year]

$ cmd-wrapped [[-s|--shell]] [shell]

$ cmd-wrapped [[-h|--help]]

$ cmd-wrapped [[-V|--version]]

cmd-wrapped [options]

-n <num>
    Displays the top <num> most frequently used commands.

-f <file_path>
    Specifies an alternative history file to analyze instead of the default shell history.

-s
    Shows global statistics, such as the total number of commands executed and the count of unique commands.

-d
    Groups command usage statistics by date or day, showing trends over time.

-v
    Enables verbose output, providing more detailed information about the analysis process.

-h
    Displays a brief help message and exits.

The cmd-wrapped command is a conceptual or user-defined utility designed to provide a comprehensive summary of your command-line activity, akin to popular 'Wrapped' features from music or media services.

It analyzes your shell's history file (e.g., ~/.bash_history or ~/.zsh_history) to extract valuable insights into your terminal usage patterns. This includes identifying your most frequently used commands, the total number of commands executed, unique commands, and potentially activity trends over time.

The purpose of cmd-wrapped is to offer a reflective overview of your productivity, highlight commands you might have forgotten, or simply satisfy curiosity about your own command-line habits.

The accuracy and completeness of cmd-wrapped depend heavily on your shell's history configuration (e.g., HISTSIZE, HISTFILESIZE, HISTCONTROL). Commands run without being logged to history (e.g., in sub-shells with disabled history, or with certain HISTCONTROL settings) will not be included.

Analyzing large history files can be resource-intensive. Be mindful of privacy, as history files can contain sensitive commands or file paths that you might not wish to share.

cmd-wrapped primarily relies on your shell's history file, typically located at ~/.bash_history for Bash or ~/.zsh_history for Zsh. The amount of data available for analysis is governed by shell configuration variables such as HISTSIZE (maximum number of commands in memory), HISTFILESIZE (maximum number of lines in the history file), and HISTCONTROL (controls how commands are saved, e.g., ignoring duplicates). Proper configuration of these variables is crucial for a comprehensive 'wrapped' summary.

As cmd-wrapped is often a user-created or community-driven script, its functionality and output can vary widely. Users are encouraged to customize or develop their own versions using standard Linux text processing tools. This allows for tailoring the analysis to specific needs, such as filtering by date ranges, excluding certain commands, or integrating with other data visualization tools to create personalized command-line usage reports.

The concept of cmd-wrapped is not tied to a single, officially standardized Linux utility. Instead, it arises from two main inspirations: the long-standing practice among power users of manually parsing their shell history files (e.g., ~/.bash_history) to gain insights into their command usage, and the widespread popularity of 'Wrapped' annual summaries (e.g., Spotify Wrapped) that personalize data analysis.

Users have historically crafted their own shell scripts using commands like grep, awk, sort, and uniq to achieve similar results. The term 'cmd-wrapped' thus represents a modern, playful, and conceptual application of these personal data summary trends to the command-line interface, reflecting a growing interest in self-quantification within the computing environment.

history(1), grep(1), awk(1), sort(1), uniq(1), fc(1)