➜ apt-get install vim
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?

➜ fuck
sudo apt-get install vim
[sudo] password for nvbn:
Reading package lists... Done
...

➜ git push
fatal: The current branch master has no upstream branch.
To push the current branch and set the remote as upstream, use

    git push --set-upstream origin master


➜ fuck
git push --set-upstream origin master
Counting objects: 9, done.
...

➜ puthon
No command 'puthon' found, did you mean:
 Command 'python' from package 'python-minimal' (main)
 Command 'python' from package 'python3' (main)
zsh: command not found: puthon

➜ fuck
python
Python 3.4.2 (default, Oct  8 2014, 13:08:17)
...

➜ git brnch
git: 'brnch' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.

Did you mean this?
	branch

➜ fuck
git branch
* master

➜ lein rpl
'rpl' is not a task. See 'lein help'.

Did you mean this?
         repl

➜ fuck
lein repl
nREPL server started on port 54848 on host 127.0.0.1 - nrepl://127.0.0.1:54848
REPL-y 0.3.1
...

If you are scared to blindly run changed command, there's require_confirmation settings option:

➜ apt-get install vim
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?

➜ fuck
sudo apt-get install vim [Enter/Ctrl+C]
[sudo] password for nvbn:
Reading package lists... Done
...

Requirements

python (2.7+ or 3.3+)
pip
python-dev

Installation

Install The Fuck with pip:

sudo pip install thefuck

Or using an OS package manager (OS X, Ubuntu, Arch).

And add to .bashrc or .zshrc or .bash_profile(for OSX):

alias fuck='eval $(thefuck $(fc -ln -1))'
# You can use whatever you want as an alias, like for Mondays:
alias FUCK='fuck'

Or in your shell config (Bash, Zsh, Fish, Powershell).

Changes will be available only in a new shell session.

Update

sudo pip install thefuck --upgrade

How it works

The Fuck tries to match rule for the previous command, create new command using matched rule and run it. Rules enabled by default:

brew_unknown_command – fixes wrong brew commands, for example brew docto/brew doctor;
cd_parent – changes cd.. to cd ..;
cd_mkdir – creates directories before cd'ing into them;
cp_omitting_directory – adds -a when you cp directory;
fix_alt_space – replaces Alt+Space with Space character;
git_no_command – fixes wrong git commands like git brnch;
git_push – adds --set-upstream origin $branch to previous failed git push;
has_exists_script – prepends ./ when script/binary exists;
lein_not_task – fixes wrong lein tasks like lein rpl;
mkdir_p – adds -p when you trying to create directory without parent;
no_command – fixes wrong console commands, for example vom/vim;
pip_unknown_command – fixes wrong pip commands, for example pip instatl/pip install;
python_command – prepends python when you trying to run not executable/without ./ python script;
sl_ls – changes sl to ls;
rm_dir – adds -rf when you trying to remove directory;
ssh_known_hosts – removes host from known_hosts on warning;
sudo – prepends sudo to previous command if it failed because of permissions;
switch_layout – switches command from your local layout to en.

Bundled, but not enabled by default:

ls_lah – adds -lah to ls;
rm_root – adds --no-preserve-root to rm -rf / command.

Creating your own rules

For adding your own rule you should create your-rule-name.py in ~/.thefuck/rules. Rule should contain two functions: match(command: Command, settings: Settings) -> bool and get_new_command(command: Command, settings: Settings) -> str.

Command has three attributes: script, stdout and stderr.

Settings is a special object filled with ~/.thefuck/settings.py and values from env, more.

Simple example of the rule for running script with sudo:

def match(command, settings):
    return ('permission denied' in command.stderr.lower()
            or 'EACCES' in command.stderr)


def get_new_command(command, settings):
    return 'sudo {}'.format(command.script)

More examples of rules, utility functions for rules.

Settings

The Fuck has a few settings parameters, they can be changed in ~/.thefuck/settings.py:

rules – list of enabled rules, by default thefuck.conf.DEFAULT_RULES;
require_confirmation – require confirmation before running new command, by default False;
wait_command – max amount of time in seconds for getting previous command output;
no_colors – disable colored output.

Example of settings.py:

rules = ['sudo', 'no_command']
require_confirmation = True
wait_command = 10
no_colors = False

Or via environment variables:

THEFUCK_RULES – list of enabled rules, like DEFAULT_RULES:rm_root or sudo:no_command;
THEFUCK_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION – require confirmation before running new command, true/false;
THEFUCK_WAIT_COMMAND – max amount of time in seconds for getting previous command output;
THEFUCK_NO_COLORS – disable colored output, true/false.

For example:

export THEFUCK_RULES='sudo:no_command'
export THEFUCK_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION='true'
export THEFUCK_WAIT_COMMAND=10
export THEFUCK_NO_COLORS='false'

Developing

Install The Fuck for development:

pip install -r requirements.txt
python setup.py develop

Run tests:

py.test

License MIT

Project License can be found here.

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