Dixchete

Note: The nice title and fonts don't render on GitHub browser.

Includes:

- Copy paste commands on this README
- A command line tool to quickly accessing your computer's specs

Command line tool Features

1. Interactive CLI interface with ASCII art display
2. Color-coded command categories and outputs
3. Fuzzy matching for category names
4. Execute commands directly or copy to clipboard
5. A navigatable menu to choose multiple options without restarting command prompt
6. Real-time command output display

WHY?: I was having trouble quickly getting my computer specs when shopping for components, so I decided to create a cheat sheet of commands for easy reference, accessible by the command line.

Dependencies:

1. Go - Download and install Go for your OS

2. Go must be added to PATH:

   setx GOPATH "%USERPROFILE%\go"
   setx PATH "%PATH%;%USERPROFILE%\go\bin"

3. Add dixchete to PATH:

   setx PATH "%PATH%;C:\Program Files\dixchete"

4. Install the ASCII converter:

   go get -u github.com/qeesung/image2ascii/convert

Installation

Build it yourself since the .exe isn't signed:

go mod init dixchete
go build -o dixchete.exe dixchete.go
mkdir "C:\Program Files\dixchete"
move dixchete.exe "C:\Program Files\dixchete"

To use, simply run:

dixchete

Navigation Guide

Main Menu

• Select a category by:
  1. Entering the category number (1-4)
  2. Typing partial category name
  3. Press 'q' to quit

Category Menu

• Within a category:
  1. Enter command number to select it
  2. Press Enter to go back

Command Menu

• For selected commands:
  1. Press Enter to go back
  2. Enter 'p' to print command
  3. Enter 'e' to execute command
  4. Enter 'q' to quit

Available Categories & Commands

Storage Space Commands

• df -h

  • Description: Displays the amount of disk space used and available on all mounted filesystems in a human-readable format.
  • When to use: Use this command to quickly check how much disk space is being used and how much is available. mmand to quickly check how much disk space is being used and how much is available.

  Windows Specific Commands (Examples)

  • wmic diskdrive get model,name,size,mediaType

    • Description: Displays the model, name, size, and media type of all disk drives.
    • When to use: Use this command to get detailed information about the disk drives connected to the system.
    • Example Output:

      C:\Users\Jaedon>wmic diskdrive get model,name,size,mediaType
      MediaType              Model                       Name                Size
      Fixed hard disk media  ST1000DM003-1SB10C          \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE0  1000202273280
      Fixed hard disk media  addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe  \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1  256052966400
      

  • wmic baseboard get product,Manufacturer

    • Description: Displays the manufacturer and product name of the baseboard.
    • When to use: Use this command to get information about the motherboard.
    • Example Output:

      C:\Users\Jaedon>wmic baseboard get product,Manufacturer
      Manufacturer                        Product
      Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.  MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75)
      

  • wmic path win32_pnpentity where "PNPDeviceID like '%PCI%'" get Name, DeviceID

    • Description: Lists the names and device IDs of all Plug and Play entities with PCI in their device ID.
    • When to use: Use this command to get information about PCI devices.
    • Example Output:

      C:\Users\Jaedon>wmic path win32_pnpentity where "PNPDeviceID like '%PCI%'" get Name, DeviceID
      DeviceID                                                        Name
      PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_06E0&SUBSYS_7C751462&REV_00\3&11583659&0&B0    Intel(R) Management Engine Interface #1
      PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_9BC8&SUBSYS_7C751462&REV_03\3&11583659&0&10    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630
      PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_06F9&SUBSYS_7C751462&REV_00\3&11583659&0&90    Intel(R) Thermal Subsystem - 06F9
      PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_9B53&SUBSYS_7C751462&REV_03\3&11583659&0&00    Intel(R) Host Bridge/DRAM Registers - 9B53
      PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1911&SUBSYS_7C751462&REV_00\3&11583659&0&40    Intel(R) Xeon(R) E3 - 1200/1500 v5/6th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) Gaussian Mixture Model - 1911
      PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_06A3&SUBSYS_7C751462&REV_00\3&11583659&0&FC    Intel(R) SMBus - 06A3
      PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_06BC&SUBSYS_7C751462&REV_F0\3&11583659&0&E4    Intel(R) PCI Express Root Port #5 - 06BC
      PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_06B0&SUBSYS_7C751462&REV_F0\3&11583659&0&E8    Intel(R) PCI Express Root Port #9 - 06B0
      PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_06B8&SUBSYS_7C751462&REV_F0\3&11583659&0&E0    Intel(R) PCI Express Root Port #1 - 06B8
      ROOT\VPCIVSP\0000                                               Microsoft Hyper-V PCI Server
      PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_43A0&SUBSYS_061914E4&REV_03\4&220F100&0&00E6   TP-LINK 802.11ac Network Adapter #2
      PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0FB9&SUBSYS_33511462&REV_A1\4&F8D4272&0&0108   High Definition Audio Controller
      PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_06BE&SUBSYS_7C751462&REV_F0\3&11583659&0&E6    Intel(R) PCI Express Root Port #7 - 06BE
      PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_06ED&SUBSYS_7C751462&REV_00\3&11583659&0&A0    Intel(R) USB 3.1 eXtensible Host Controller - 1.10 (Microsoft)
      PCI\VEN_1987&DEV_5012&SUBSYS_50121987&REV_01\4&24D42239&0&00E8  Standard NVM Express Controller
      PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1C82&SUBSYS_33511462&REV_A1\4&F8D4272&0&0008   NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
      PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8125&SUBSYS_7C751462&REV_04\4&28BD9FE6&0&00E4  Realtek PCIe 2.5GbE Family Controller
      PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1901&SUBSYS_7C751462&REV_03\3&11583659&0&08    Intel(R) Xeon(R) E3 - 1200/1500 v5/6th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) PCIe Controller (x16) - 1901
      PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_06EF&SUBSYS_72708086&REV_00\3&11583659&0&A2    Intel(R) Shared SRAM - 06EF
      SCSI\DISK&VEN_NVME&PROD_ADDLINK_M.2_PCIE\5&269496E0&0&000000    addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe
      PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0685&SUBSYS_7C751462&REV_00\3&11583659&0&F8    Intel(R) LPC Controller (Z490) - 0685
      PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_06D2&SUBSYS_7C751462&REV_00\3&11583659&0&B8    Standard SATA AHCI Controller
      PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_06C8&SUBSYS_EC751462&REV_00\3&11583659&0&FB    High Definition Audio Controller
      PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_06A4&SUBSYS_7C751462&REV_00\3&11583659&0&FD    Intel(R) SPI (flash) Controller - 06A4
      

• du -sh /path/to/directory

  • Description: Summarizes the disk usage of the specified directory in a human-readable format.
  • When to use: Use this command to find out how much space a specific directory is consuming.

Drive Setup Commands

• fdisk -l

  • Description: Lists all available partitions and their details.
  • When to use: Use this command to view information about the disk partitions on your system.

• lsblk

  • Description: Lists information about all available or the specified block devices.
  • When to use: Use this command to get a detailed overview of all block devices and their mount points.

System Information Commands

• systeminfo

  • Description: Displays detailed configuration information about the computer and its operating system.
  • When to use: Use this command to get a complete overview of the system's hardware and software configuration (Windows only).

• uname -a

  • Description: Prints all system information including kernel name, node name, kernel release, kernel version, machine, processor, hardware platform, and operating system.
  • When to use: Use this command to get comprehensive system information (Linux/Unix only).

• lshw

  • Description: Lists information about all hardware components of the system.
  • When to use: Use this command to get detailed information about the system's hardware configuration.

• lscpu

  • Description: Displays information about the CPU architecture.
  • When to use: Use this command to get details about the CPU, including number of CPUs, threads, cores, sockets, and architecture.

Network Information Commands

• ifconfig

  • Description: Configures network interfaces and displays information about them.
  • When to use: Use this command to view and configure network interfaces (deprecated, use ip command instead).

• ip a

  • Description: Shows and manipulates routing, devices, policy routing, and tunnels.
  • When to use: Use this command to view detailed information about network interfaces and configure them.

• ping hostname

  • Description: Sends ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts.
  • When to use: Use this command to check the connectivity to a specific host.

• traceroute hostname

  • Description: Prints the route packets take to the network host.
  • When to use: Use this command to diagnose the route and measure transit delays of packets across the network.

Additional Commands

• top

  • Description: Displays real-time system information including tasks, CPU usage, memory usage, and more.
  • When to use: Use this command to monitor system performance and resource usage.

• htop

  • Description: An interactive process viewer for Unix systems.
  • When to use: Use this command for an improved, user-friendly interface for monitoring system processes and resource usage.

• free -h

  • Description: Displays the total amount of free and used memory in the system in a human-readable format.
  • When to use: Use this command to check the system's memory usage.

Windows Specific Commands

• wmic diskdrive list brief

  • Description: Lists brief information about all disk drives.
  • When to use: Use this command to get a quick overview of the disk drives connected to the system.
  • Example Output:

    Caption                     DeviceID            Model                       Partitions  Size
    ST1000DM003-1SB10C          \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE0  ST1000DM003-1SB10C          3           1000202273280
    addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe  \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1  addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe  3           256052966400
    

• wmic diskdrive get model,name,size,mediaType

  • Description: Displays the model, name, size, and media type of all disk drives.
  • When to use: Use this command to get detailed information about the disk drives connected to the system.
  • Example Output:

    MediaType              Model                       Name                Size
    Fixed hard disk media  ST1000DM003-1SB10C          \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE0  1000202273280
    Fixed hard disk media  addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe  \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1  256052966400
    

• wmic baseboard get product,Manufacturer

  • Description: Displays the manufacturer and product name of the baseboard.
  • When to use: Use this command to get information about the motherboard.
  • Example Output:

    Manufacturer                        Product
    Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.  MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75)
    

• wmic path win32_pnpentity where "PNPDeviceID like '%PCI%'" get Name, DeviceID

  • Description: Lists the names and device IDs of all Plug and Play entities with PCI in their device ID.
  • When to use: Use this command to get information about PCI devices.
  • Example Output:

    DeviceID                                                        Name
    

Feel free to add more commands!