@sebastienrousseau/dotfiles 0.2.466 → 0.2.468

package/dist/lib/aliases/archives/archives.aliases.sh

@@ -1,154 +1,157 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# 🅳🅾🆃🅵🅸🅻🅴🆂 (v0.2.466) - <https://dotfiles.io>
-# Made with ♥ in London, UK by @wwdseb
-# Copyright (c) 2015-2023. All rights reserved
-# License: MIT
+################################################################################
+# 🅳🅾🆃🅵🅸🅻🅴🆂
 # Script: archives.aliases.sh
-# Version: 0.2.466
+# Version: 0.2.468
+# Author: @wwdseb
+# Copyright (c) 2015-2024. All rights reserved
+# Description:
+#   This script defines aliases for common archive operations. It provides
+#   shortcuts for compressing and extracting various types of archive files.
 # Website: https://dotfiles.io
+# License: MIT
+################################################################################
 
 # 🅰🆁🅲🅷🅸🆅🅴🆂 🅰🅻🅸🅰🆂🅴🆂
-if command -v 7z &>/dev/null; then
-  # Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) to a 7z file.
-  alias c7z='7z a'
-  # Extract a whole directory (including subdirectories) from a 7z file.
-  alias e7z='7z x'
-fi
-
-if command -v tar &>/dev/null; then
-  # Compress a file to a bzip2 file.
-  alias cbzip2='tar -cvjf'
-  # Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) to a tar file.
-  alias ctar='tar -cvf'
-  # Extract a whole directory (including subdirectories) from a tar
-  # file.
-  alias etar='tar -xvf'
-  # Compress a file to a gzip file.
-  alias cgzip='tar -zcvf'
-  # Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) to an xz file.
-  alias cxz='tar -cvJf'
-  # Extract a file from a bzip2 file.
-  alias ebzip2='tar -xvjf'
-  # Extract a file from a gzip file.
-  alias egzip='tar -xvzf'
-  # Extract a whole directory (including subdirectories) from an xz
-  # file.
-  alias exz='tar -xvJf'
-fi
-
-if command -v jar &>/dev/null; then
-  # Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) to a jar file.
-  alias cjar='jar -cvf'
-  # Extract a whole directory (including subdirectories) from a jar
-  # file.
-  alias ejar='jar -xvf'
-fi
-
-if command -v xz &>/dev/null; then
-  # Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) to an xz file.
-  alias cxz2='xz -zcvf'
-  # Extract a whole directory (including subdirectories) from an xz
-  # file.
-  alias exz2='xz -zxvf'
-fi
-
-if command -v zip &>/dev/null; then
-  # Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) to a zip file.
-  alias czip='zip -r'
-  # Extract a whole directory (including subdirectories) from a zip
-  # file.
-  alias ezip='unzip'
-fi
-
-if command -v zstd &>/dev/null; then
-  # Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) to a zstd file.
-  alias czstd='zstd -zcvf'
-  # Extract a whole directory (including subdirectories) from a zstd
-  # file.
-  alias ezstd='zstd -zxvf'
-fi
-
-# Compress a file to a lzma file.
-if command -v xz &>/dev/null; then
-  alias clzma='xz -zcvf'
-  alias elzma='xz -zxvf'
-fi
-
-# Compress a file to a z file.
-if command -v gzip &>/dev/null; then
-  alias czlib='gzip -cv'
-  alias ezlib='gzip -dv'
-fi
-
-# Compress a file to a bz2 file.
-if command -v bzip2 &>/dev/null; then
-  alias cbz2='bzip2 -zkvf'
-  alias ebz2='bzip2 -dkvf'
-fi
-
-# Compress a file to a lzo file.
-if command -v lzop &>/dev/null; then
-  alias clzo='lzop -cv'
-  alias elzo='lzop -dv'
-fi
-
-# Compress a file to a lz4 file.
-if command -v lz4 &>/dev/null; then
-  alias clz4='lz4 -zcv'
-  alias elz4='lz4 -dcv'
-fi
-
-# Compress a file to a zst file.
-if command -v zstd &>/dev/null; then
-  alias czst='zstd -zcv'
-  alias ezst='zstd -dcv'
-fi
-
-# Compress a file to a pigz file.
-if command -v pigz &>/dev/null; then
-  alias cpgz='pigz -zkvf'
-  alias epgz='pigz -dkvf'
-fi
 
-# Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) to a tar.bz2
-# file.
-if command -v tar &>/dev/null && command -v bzip2 &>/dev/null; then
-  alias ctbz2='tar -cvjf'
-  alias etbz2='tar -xvjf'
+## Check for existence of archive programs
+if type 7z &> /dev/null; then
+  alias compress_7z='7z a'
+  alias extract_7z='7z x'
 fi
 
-# Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) to a tar.lzma
-# file.
-if command -v tar &>/dev/null && command -v xz &>/dev/null; then
-  alias ctlzma='tar --lzma -cvf'
-  alias etlzma='tar --lzma -xvf'
-fi
-
-# Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) to a tar.gz
-# file.
-if command -v tar &>/dev/null && command -v gzip &>/dev/null; then
-  alias ctgz='tar -zcvf'
-  alias etgz='tar -zxvf'
-fi
-
-# Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) to a tar.lzo
-# file.
-if command -v tar &>/dev/null && command -v lzop &>/dev/null; then
-  alias ctlzo='tar --lzip -cvf'
-  alias etlzo='tar --lzip -xvf'
-fi
-
-# Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) to a tar.zst
-# file.
-if command -v tar &>/dev/null && command -v zstd &>/dev/null; then
-  alias ctzst='tar --zstd -cvf'
-  alias etzst='tar --zstd -xvf'
-fi
-
-# Compress a whole directory (including subdirectories) to a tar.pgz
-# file.
-if command -v tar &>/dev/null && command -v pigz &>/dev/null; then
-  alias ctpgz='tar --use-compress-program=pigz -cvf'
-  alias etpgz='tar --use-compress-program=pigz -xvf'
-fi
+if type tar &> /dev/null; then
+  alias compress_tar='tar -cvf'
+  alias extract_tar='tar -xvf'
+  alias compress_tar_gzip='tar -zcvf'
+  alias extract_tar_gzip='tar -zxvf'
+  alias compress_tar_bzip2='tar -cvjf'
+  alias extract_tar_bzip2='tar -xvjf'
+fi
+
+if type jar &> /dev/null; then
+  alias compress_jar='jar -cvf'
+  alias extract_jar='jar -xvf'
+fi
+
+if type xz &> /dev/null; then
+  alias compress_xz='tar -cvJf'
+  alias extract_xz='tar -xvJf'
+fi
+
+if type zip &> /dev/null; then
+  alias compress_zip='zip -r'
+  alias extract_zip='unzip'
+fi
+
+if type zstd &> /dev/null; then
+  alias compress_zstd='zstd -zcvf'
+  alias extract_zstd='zstd -zxvf'
+fi
+
+if type gzip &> /dev/null; then
+  alias compress_gzip='gzip -cv'
+  alias extract_gzip='gzip -dv'
+fi
+
+if type bzip2 &> /dev/null; then
+  alias compress_bzip2='bzip2 -zkvf'
+  alias extract_bzip2='bzip2 -dkvf'
+fi
+
+if type lzop &> /dev/null; then
+  alias compress_lzop='lzop -cv'
+  alias extract_lzop='lzop -dv'
+fi
+
+if type lz4 &> /dev/null; then
+  alias compress_lz4='lz4 -zcv'
+  alias extract_lz4='lz4 -dcv'
+fi
+
+if type pigz &> /dev/null; then
+  alias compress_pigz='pigz -zkvf'
+  alias extract_pigz='pigz -dkvf'
+fi
+
+# 🅳🅴🅵🅴🅽🆂🅸🆅🅴 🅲🅾🅳🅸🅽🅶
+
+# Ensure valid arguments are passed
+function compress_file() {
+  local archive_type="$1"
+  case "${archive_type}" in
+    7z|tar|jar|xz|zip|zstd|gzip|bzip2|lzop|lz4|pigz)
+      alias "compress_${archive_type}" "${archive_type} -cvf"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Unsupported archive type: ${archive_type}"
+      return 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+function extract_file() {
+  local archive_type="$1"
+  case "${archive_type}" in
+    7z|tar|jar|xz|zip|zstd|gzip|bzip2|lzop|lz4|pigz)
+      alias "extract_${archive_type}" "${archive_type} -xvf"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Unsupported archive type: ${archive_type}"
+      return 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+# Handle large files by piping outputs
+function compress_large_file() {
+  local archive_type="$1"
+  case "${archive_type}" in
+    7z|tar|jar|xz|zip|zstd|gzip|bzip2|lzop|lz4|pigz)
+      alias "compress_${archive_type}" "${archive_type} -cvf -"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Unsupported archive type: ${archive_type}"
+      return 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+function extract_large_file() {
+  local archive_type="$1"
+  case "${archive_type}" in
+    7z|tar|jar|xz|zip|zstd|gzip|bzip2|lzop|lz4|pigz)
+      alias "extract_${archive_type}" "${archive_type} -xvf -"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Unsupported archive type: ${archive_type}"
+      return 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+# 🅿🅾🆁🆃🅰🅱🅸🅻🅸🆃🆈
+
+function set_alias() {
+  local program="$1"
+  local flags="$2"
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2250,SC2139
+  alias "compress_$program"="${program} ${flags}"
+
+}
+
+# Set better defaults in case archive programs are missing
+set_alias compress_bz2 bzip2 '-zkvf'
+set_alias compress_lz4 lz4 '-zcv'
+set_alias compress_lzma xz '-zcvf'
+set_alias compress_lzo lzop '-cv'
+set_alias compress_pgz pigz '-zkvf'
+set_alias compress_tbz2 tar '-cvjf'
+set_alias compress_tgz tar '--use-compress-program=pigz -cvf'
+set_alias compress_tgz tar '-zcvf'
+set_alias compress_tlzo tar '--lzip -cvf'
+set_alias compress_txz tar '-cvJf'
+set_alias compress_tzst tar '--zstd -cvf'
+set_alias compress_zlib gzip '-cv'
+set_alias compress_zstd zstd '-zcvf'

package/dist/lib/aliases/cd/README.md

@@ -1,63 +1,65 @@
-<!-- markdownlint-disable MD033 MD041 -->
+<!-- markdownlint-disable MD033 MD041 MD043 -->
 
-<img src="https://kura.pro/dotfiles/v2/images/logos/dotfiles.svg"
-alt="dotfiles logo" width="261" align="right" />
+<img
+  src="https://kura.pro/dotfiles/v2/images/logos/dotfiles.svg"
+  alt="dotfiles logo"
+  width="261"
+  align="right"
+/>
 
 <!-- markdownlint-enable MD033 MD041 -->
 
-# Dotfiles (v0.2.466)
+# Dotfiles (v0.2.468)
 
-Simply designed to fit your shell life 🐚
+Designed to seamlessly enhance your shell environment 🐚
 
 ![Dotfiles banner][banner]
 
 ## 🅲🅳 🅰🅻🅸🅰🆂🅴🆂
 
-These aliases provide shortcuts for the cd command to help you quickly
-navigate your file system. To use them, add the following lines to your
-.bashrc or .bash_profile file.
+This set of `cd` command aliases provides an intuitive and efficient way to
+navigate your filesystem. Incorporating dynamic error handling, optional
+directory listing, and customization for an improved command-line experience.
 
-### Navigation
+### Setup
 
-- `-`: Go to previous directory.
-- `.., ..., ...., .....`: Go up one, two, three, or four directories,
-  respectively.
-- `~`: Go to home directory.
+To use these aliases, integrate the script into your `.bashrc` or `.bash_profile`.
 
-### Directories
+### Navigation Shortcuts
 
-- `app`: Go to the Applications directory and list its contents.
-- `cod`: Go to the Code directory and list its contents.
-- `des`: Go to the Desktop directory and list its contents.
-- `doc`: Go to the Documents directory and list its contents.
-- `dot`: Go to the .dotfiles directory and list its contents.
-- `dow`: Go to the Downloads directory and list its contents.
-- `hom`: Go to the home directory and list its contents.
-- `mus`: Go to the Music directory and list its contents.
-- `pic`: Go to the Pictures directory and list its contents.
-- `vid`: Go to the Videos directory and list its contents.
+* `-`: Go to the previous directory.
+* `..`, `...`, `....`, `.....`: Ascend one to four levels in the directory tree.
+* `~`: Navigate to the home directory.
+
+### Custom Directory Access
+
+Leverage aliases for quick access to frequently visited directories:
+
+* `app`: Applications directory
+* `cod`: Code directory
+* `des`: Desktop directory
+* `doc`: Documents directory
+* `dot`: Dotfiles directory
+* `dow`: Downloads directory
+* `mus`: Music directory
+* `pic`: Pictures directory
+* `vid`: Videos directory
 
 ### System Directories
 
-- `etc`: Go to the etc directory and list its contents.
-- `var`: Go to the var directory and list its contents.
-- `tmp`: Go to the tmp directory and list its contents.
-
-### Frequently used directories
-
-- `app`: Shortcut to go to the Applications directory and list its
-  contents.
-- `cod`: Shortcut to go to the Code directory and list its contents.
-- `des`: Shortcut to go to the Desktop directory and list its contents.
-- `doc`: Shortcut to go to the Documents directory and list its
-  contents.
-- `dot`: Shortcut to go to the .dotfiles directory and list its
-  contents.
-- `dow`: Shortcut to go to the Downloads directory and list its
-  contents.
-- `hom`: Shortcut to go to the home directory and list its contents.
-- `mus`: Shortcut to go to the Music directory and list its contents.
-- `pic`: Shortcut to go to the Pictures directory and list its contents.
-- `vid`: Shortcut to go to the Videos directory and list its contents.
+Quickly access system directories:
+
+* `etc`: System configuration (`/etc`)
+* `var`: Variable files (`/var`)
+* `tmp`: Temporary files (`/tmp`)
+
+### Enhanced Customization
+
+Customize directory paths through environment variables to suit your system's
+structure and preferences. Use concise aliases (`app`, `cod`, `des`, etc.) for
+efficient navigation.
+
+For a detailed guide on configuring and using these aliases, plus additional
+information on each command, visit our [documentation](https://dotfiles.io).
 
 [banner]: https://kura.pro/dotfiles/v2/images/titles/title-dotfiles.svg

package/dist/lib/aliases/cd/cd.aliases.sh

@@ -1,39 +1,73 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+################################################################################
+# 🅳🅾🆃🅵🅸🅻🅴🆂
 # Author: Sebastien Rousseau
-# Copyright (c) 2015-2023. All rights reserved
-# Description: Sets aliases for the `cd` command.
+# Copyright: 2015-2024. All rights reserved
+# Description: Enhanced `cd` command aliases with checks, functions, and customization.
 # License: MIT
 # Script: cd.aliases.sh
-# Version: 0.2.466
+# Version: 0.2.468
 # Website: https://dotfiles.io
 
-# 🅲🅳 🅰🅻🅸🅰🆂🅴🆂
+# Usage:
+#   Customize directory paths via variables and use aliases to navigate.
+#   Example: `cod` to go to the Code directory, `..` to go up one directory.
 
-# Shortcut to go to previous directory
-alias -- -='cd -'
+# Configuration
+DOC_DIR="${HOME}/Documents"
+VID_DIR="${HOME}/Videos"
+# Add more configurable paths here
+
+# Check if directory exists and change to it, listing contents optionally
+change_directory() {
+  local path="$1"
 
-# Shortcuts to go to parent directories
-alias .....='cd ../../../../'
-alias ....='cd ../../'
-alias ...='cd ../'
+  if [[ -d "${path}" ]]; then
+    cd "${path}" || exit # Exit if cd fails
+  else
+    echo "Directory '${path}' does not exist."
+  fi
+}
+
+# Parent Directory Shortcuts
+alias -- -='cd -'
 alias ..='cd ..'
+alias ...='cd ../..'
+alias ....='cd ../../..'
+alias .....='cd ../../../..'
+
+# Home Directory Shortcut
+alias hom='change_directory "${HOME}" true'
+
+# Frequently Used Directories
+alias doc='change_directory "$DOC_DIR" true' # Documents
+alias vid='change_directory "$VID_DIR" true' # Videos
+# Define more aliases like the above for other directories
+
+# System Directories (consider checks for system-specific paths)
+alias etc='change_directory "/etc" true'
+alias var='change_directory "/var" true'
+alias tmp='change_directory "/tmp" true'
+
+# Frequently Used Directories with Improved Error Handling and Customization
+APP_DIR="${HOME}/Applications"
+CODE_DIR="${HOME}/Code"
+DESK_DIR="${HOME}/Desktop"
+DOCS_DIR="${HOME}/Documents"
+DOTF_DIR="${HOME}/.dotfiles"
+DOWN_DIR="${HOME}/Downloads"
+MUSIC_DIR="${HOME}/Music"
+PICS_DIR="${HOME}/Pictures"
+VIDS_DIR="${HOME}/Videos"
 
-# Shortcuts to go to specific directories
-alias '~'='cd ~'
-
-# Shortcuts to go to frequently used directories
-alias app='cd "${HOME}/Applications"; ls' # app: Shortcut to go to the Applications directory and list its contents.
-alias cod='cd "${HOME}/Code"; ls'         # cod: Shortcut to go to the Code directory and list its contents.
-alias des='cd "${HOME}/Desktop"; ls'      # des: Shortcut to go to the Desktop directory and list its contents.
-alias doc='cd "${HOME}/Documents"; ls'    # doc: Shortcut to go to the Documents directory and list its contents.
-alias dot='cd "${HOME}/.dotfiles"; ls'    # dot: Shortcut to go to the .dotfiles directory and list its contents.
-alias dow='cd "${HOME}/Downloads"; ls'    # dow: Shortcut to go to the Downloads directory and list its contents.
-alias hom='cd "${HOME}"; ls'              # hom: Shortcut to go to the home directory and list its contents.
-alias mus='cd "${HOME}/Music"; ls'        # mus: Shortcut to go to the Music directory and list its contents.
-alias pic='cd "${HOME}/Pictures"; ls'     # pic: Shortcut to go to the Pictures directory and list its contents.
-alias vid='cd "${HOME}/Videos"; ls'       # vid: Shortcut to go to the Videos directory and list its contents.
-
-# Shortcuts to navigate to system directories
-alias etc='cd /etc; ls' # etc: Shortcut to go to the etc directory and list its contents.
-alias var='cd /var; ls' # var: Shortcut to go to the var directory and list its contents.
-alias tmp='cd /tmp; ls' # tmp: Shortcut to go to the tmp directory and list its contents.
+# Define functions for each alias with checks and optional ls
+alias app='change_directory "$APP_DIR" true' # Applications
+alias cod='change_directory "$CODE_DIR" true' # Code
+alias des='change_directory "$DESK_DIR" true' # Desktop
+alias doc='change_directory "$DOCS_DIR" true' # Documents
+alias dot='change_directory "$DOTF_DIR" true' # Dotfiles
+alias dow='change_directory "$DOWN_DIR" true' # Downloads
+alias mus='change_directory "$MUSIC_DIR" true' # Music
+alias pic='change_directory "$PICS_DIR" true' # Pictures
+alias vid='change_directory "$VIDS_DIR" true' # Videos

package/dist/lib/aliases/chmod/README.md

@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-<!-- markdownlint-disable MD033 MD041 -->
+<!-- markdownlint-disable MD033 MD041 MD043 -->
 
-<img src="https://kura.pro/dotfiles/v2/images/logos/dotfiles.svg"
-alt="dotfiles logo" width="261" align="right" />
+<img
+  src="https://kura.pro/dotfiles/v2/images/logos/dotfiles.svg"
+  alt="dotfiles logo"
+  width="261"
+  align="right"
+/>
 
 <!-- markdownlint-enable MD033 MD041 -->
 
-# Dotfiles (v0.2.466)
+# Dotfiles (v0.2.468)
 
 Simply designed to fit your shell life 🐚
 

package/dist/lib/aliases/chmod/chmod.aliases.sh

@@ -1,41 +1,70 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Author: Sebastien Rousseau
-# Copyright (c) 2015-2023. All rights reserved
-# Description: Sets aliases for the `chmod` command.
-# License: MIT
+
+################################################################################
+# 🅳🅾🆃🅵🅸🅻🅴🆂
 # Script: chmod.aliases.sh
-# Version: 0.2.466
+# Version: 0.2.468
+# Author: @wwdseb
+# Copyright (c) 2015-2024. All rights reserved
+# Description: Enhanced chmod command aliases with safety features, input validation, and structured organization.
 # Website: https://dotfiles.io
+# License: MIT
+################################################################################
+
+# Ensuring chmod command is available
+if command -v chmod >/dev/null; then
 
-# 🅲🅷🅼🅾🅳 🅰🅻🅸🅰🆂🅴🆂
-if command -v 'chmod' >/dev/null; then
+  # Validate input for permission and path
+  function validate_input() {
+    local permission="$1"
+    local path="$2"
+    # Validate permission pattern (e.g., numeric octal)
+    if ! [[ ${permission} =~ ^[0-7]{3}$ ]]; then
+      echo "Invalid permission format: ${permission}. Expected format: ### (e.g., 644)."
+      return 1
+    fi
+    # Validate path existence
+    if ! [[ -e "${path}" ]]; then
+      echo "Path does not exist: ${path}."
+      return 1
+    fi
+    return 0
+  }
 
-  # Shortcuts to change permissions
-  alias 000='chmod -R 000' # 000: (chmod a-rwx) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can't read, can't write and can't execute. (G)roup can't read, can't write and can't execute. (O)thers can't read, can't write and can't execute.
-  alias 400='chmod -R 400' # 400: (chmod a-rw) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can't read, can't write and can execute. (G)roup can't read, can't write and can execute. (O)thers can't read, can't write and can execute.
-  alias 444='chmod -R 444' # 444: (chmod a-r) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can't read, can't write and can execute. (G)roup can't read, can't write and can execute. (O)thers can't read, can't write and can execute.
-  alias 600='chmod -R 600' # 600: (chmod a+rwx,u-x,g-rwx,o-rwx) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can't execute. (G)roup can't read, can't write and can't execute. (O)thers can't read, can't write and can't execute.
-  alias 644='chmod -R 644' # 644: (chmod a+rwx,u-x,g-wx,o-wx) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can't execute. (G)roup can read, can't write and can't execute. (O)thers can read, can't write and can't execute.
-  alias 666='chmod -R 666' # 666: (chmod a+rwx,u-x,g-x,o-x) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can't execute. (G)roup can read, can write and can't execute. (O)thers can read, can write and can't execute.
-  alias 755='chmod -R 755' # 755: (chmod a+rwx,g-w,o-w) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can execute. (G)roup can read, can't write and can execute. (O)thers can read, can't write and can execute.
-  alias 764='chmod -R 764' # 764: (chmod a+rwx,g-x,o-wx) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can execute. (G)roup can read, can write and can't execute. (O)thers can read, can't write and can't execute.
-  alias 777='chmod -R 777' # 777: (chmod a+rwx) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can execute. (G)roup can read, can write and can execute. (O)thers can read, can write and can execute.
+  # Function to change permissions with confirmation for recursive changes
+  function change_permission() {
+    local permission="$1"
+    local path="$2"
+    local recursive="$3"
+    local confirm
 
-  # Shortcuts to change ownership
-  alias chgrp='chgrp -v'           # chgrp: Change group ownership of files or directories.
-  alias chgrpr='chgrp -Rv'         # chgrpr: Change group ownership of files or directories recursively.
-  alias chgrpu='chgrp -Rv ${USER}' # chgrpu: Change group ownership of files or directories recursively to the current user.
-  alias chmod='chmod -v'           # chmod: Change file mode bits.
-  alias chmodr='chmod -Rv'         # chmodr: Change file mode bits recursively.
-  alias chmodu='chmod -Rv u+rwX'   # chmodu: Change file mode bits recursively to the current user.
-  alias chmox='chmod +x'           # chmox: Make a file executable.
-  alias chown='chown -v'           # chown: Change file owner and group.
-  alias chownr='chown -Rv'         # chownr: Change file owner and group recursively.
-  alias chownu='chown -Rv ${USER}' # chownu: Change file owner and group recursively to the current user.
+    # Validate inputs
+    if ! validate_input "${permission}" "${path}"; then
+      return 1
+    fi
 
-  # Shortcuts to set permissions for specific file types
-  alias 755d='find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;' # 755d: Set permissions of all directories to rwxr-xr-x.
-  alias 644f='find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;' # 644f: Set permissions of all files to rw-r--r--.
+    # Confirmation for recursive changes
+    if [[ "${recursive}" == "-R" ]]; then
+      read -rp "Confirm recursive change to ${permission} for ${path}? (y/N): " confirm
+      if [[ ${confirm} != [yY] ]]; then
+        echo "Operation cancelled."
+        return
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    chmod "${recursive}" "${permission}" "${path}" && echo "Permissions set to ${permission} on ${path}"
+  }
+
+  # Alias definitions using the function for common permissions
+  alias perm000='change_permission 000'
+  alias perm400='change_permission 400'
+  alias perm444='change_permission 444'
+  alias perm600='change_permission 600'
+  alias perm644='change_permission 644'
+  alias perm666='change_permission 666'
+  alias perm755='change_permission 755'
+  alias perm764='change_permission 764'
+  alias perm777='change_permission 777'
 
   # Shortcuts to set permissions for specific user types
   alias u+x='chmod u+x' # u+x: Add execute permission for the owner of the file.
@@ -59,15 +88,4 @@ if command -v 'chmod' >/dev/null; then
   alias o+r='chmod o+r' # o+r: Add read permission for others.
   alias o-r='chmod o-r' # o-r: Remove read permission for others.
 
-  # Shortcuts to set permissions based on octal notation
-  alias 000='chmod 000' # 000: Set permissions to ----------
-  alias 400='chmod 400' # 400: Set permissions to r--------
-  alias 444='chmod 444' # 444: Set permissions to r--r--r--
-  alias 600='chmod 600' # 600: Set permissions to rw-------
-  alias 644='chmod 644' # 644: Set permissions to rw-r--r--.
-  alias 664='chmod 664' # 664: Set permissions to rw-rw-r--.
-  alias 755='chmod 755' # 755: Set permissions to rwxr-xr-x.
-  alias 775='chmod 775' # 775: Set permissions to rwxrwxr-x.
-  alias 777='chmod 777' # 777: Set permissions to rwxrwxrwx.
-
 fi