Bash Navigator

A lightweight terminal-based file navigator and system utility tool written in Bash. Created as a learning project back in 2018.

Here is a screenshot of Navigator in action:

Features

• File Operations: Copy, paste, delete files/directories
• Directory Navigation: Move up/down directory tree
• System Monitoring:
  • Check CPU usage (cpustat)
  • View disk temperatures (hddtmp)
  • DNS status monitoring (dnsup)
• Utilities:
  • Permission management (chmod)
  • Directory content/size analysis (content, usage)
  • User session info (whois)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/bash-navigator.git
   cd bash-navigator

2. Make scripts executable:

    chmod +x navigator.sh functions.sh

2. (Optional) Add to your .bashrc for global access:

function navigator()
{
	default_position=$(pwd)
	path_to_script=<PATH_TO_SCRIPT> #f.e. /home/currrent_user/
	cd "$path_to_script"
	$path_to_script/navigator.sh "$default_position"
	echo "Navigator ended."
	cd "$default_position"
	default_position=""
}

Usage

Run the navigator:

./navigator.sh [starting_directory]

or:

navigator #if you added function to .bashrc in previous step

Key Commands

Command	Description
..	Move up one directory
cd	Change directory
copy	Select file to copy
help	Show Helpfile
paste	Paste copied file
rm	Delete file
hddtmp	Show disk temperatures
q	Quit

Press Ctrl+C to interrupt any operation.

Requirements

• Bash 4.0+

• Core utilities:

  • du, ls, mkdir, rm

  • hddtemp (for disk temps)

  • dig (for DNS checks)

  • mpstat (for CPU stats)

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Note: This tool is designed for Unix-like systems (Linux/macOS).
Some features may require root permissions (e.g., hddtemp).