diff --git a/.config/shell/bin/cda b/.config/shell/bin/cda
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# cd all: opens a new shell in each of the directories below the one you're in, so
+# you can execute commands in them until you type 'exit'
+# If I use this enough, I may make something that can do more
+# Ideas for what it could do in the future:
+# - somehow record typed commands so they can be automatically repeated like a macro
+#     - maybe get the length of the histfile before and after, executing the last X number of commands
+# - Maybe just add an argument that takes a command and executes it in all dirs
+# (although that wouldn't be as good as recording actions bc it's easy to do
+# that by just writing a for loop)
+
+for DIR in *; do
+   (cd "$DIR" && zsh)
+done
+
diff --git a/.config/shell/bin/cdf b/.config/shell/bin/cdf
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+++ b/.config/shell/bin/cdf
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# cd find (interactive): cd to the containing dir of a file, or inside a folder, given part of its name
+# Basically, an interactive version of what's above
+# can take an `fd` command
+# requires that `fzy` is installed
+
+DIR="$(fd $@ | fzy)"
+if [ -f "$DIR" ];then
+   cd "$(dirname "$DIR")" && pwd
+else
+   cd "$DIR" && pwd
+fi
+
diff --git a/.config/shell/bin/cds b/.config/shell/bin/cds
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+++ b/.config/shell/bin/cds
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# cd search: cd to a directory, given part of its name
+# (also can take arguments for an `fd` commnd)
+# (also can cd to a file if `-t f` is passed)
+
+if ! [ -z "$1" ];then
+   DIR="$(fd --max-results=1 -t d $@)"
+   if [ -f "$DIR" ];then
+      cd "$(dirname "$DIR")" && pwd
+   else
+      cd "$DIR" && pwd
+   fi
+else
+   echo "$0: no arguments provided"
+   return 1
+fi
+
diff --git a/.config/shell/bin/chx b/.config/shell/bin/chx
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+++ b/.config/shell/bin/chx
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# toggles whether a file or group of files is executable
+
+for FILE in "$@";do
+   if [  -x "$FILE" ];then
+      chmod -x "$FILE" &&
+         echo -e "$FILE: -x"
+   elif ! [ -x "$FILE" ];then
+      chmod +x "$FILE" &&
+         echo -e "$FILE: +x"
+   else
+      echo "error: file $FILE does not exist" >&2
+   fi
+done
+
diff --git a/.config/shell/bin/ef b/.config/shell/bin/ef
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+++ b/.config/shell/bin/ef
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# edit file: Uses fzy to locate a file, and opens it in your favorite text editor
+# Takes arguments for `fd`
+
+"$EDITOR" "$(fd $@ | fzy)"
+
diff --git a/.config/shell/bin/error b/.config/shell/bin/error
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+++ b/.config/shell/bin/error
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# for sending error messages from functions and whatnot
+
+ERROR_CODE="$?"
+>&2 echo "An error occurred within a function in the .zshrc on line number ${1}"
+return $ERROR_CODE
+
diff --git a/.config/shell/bin/ex b/.config/shell/bin/ex
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+++ b/.config/shell/bin/ex
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Simple extraction script. Taken from manjaro's .bashrc
+
+if [ -f $1 ] ; then
+   case $1 in
+      *.tar.bz2)   tar xjf "$1"   ;;
+      *.tar.gz)    tar xzf "$1"   ;;
+      *.bz2)       bunzip2 "$1"   ;;
+      *.rar)       unrar x "$1"   ;;
+      *.gz)        gunzip "$1"    ;;
+      *.tar)       tar xf "$1"    ;;
+      *.tbz2)      tar xjf "$1"   ;;
+      *.tgz)       tar xzf "$1"   ;;
+      *.zip)       unzip "$1"     ;;
+      *.Z)         uncompress "$1";;
+      *.7z)        7z x "$1"      ;;
+      *)           echo "'$1' cannot be extracted via ex()" ;;
+   esac
+else
+   echo "'$1' is not a valid file"
+fi
+
diff --git a/.config/shell/bin/gloned b/.config/shell/bin/gloned
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+++ b/.config/shell/bin/gloned
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Git cLONE cD
+
+git clone "$1" || return $?
+if ! cd "$(echo "$1" | sed 's/\.git//g' | rev | cut -d '/' -f 1 | rev)";then
+   echo 'Error: Could not `cd` into the repo'
+   return 1
+fi
+echo
+# ls --color=auto
+
diff --git a/.config/shell/bin/launch b/.config/shell/bin/launch
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+++ b/.config/shell/bin/launch
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+$@ > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+disown
+
diff --git a/.config/shell/bin/mkswp b/.config/shell/bin/mkswp
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+++ b/.config/shell/bin/mkswp
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Makes a swapfile at /swapfile of a given size (ex: mkswp 4G)
+
+sudo fallocate -l "$1" /swapfile &&
+   sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
+sudo mkswap /swapfile &&
+   sudo swapon /swapfile
+
diff --git a/.config/shell/bin/prcolors b/.config/shell/bin/prcolors
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+++ b/.config/shell/bin/prcolors
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# prcolors: Display all colors in a few different ways >>>
+# TODO: change this to make it not just a few scripts smashed together
+
+[ -z "$1" ] && 1=0
+if [ $1 -eq '1' ];then
+   # Taken from manjaro's bashrc >>>
+   local fgc bgc vals seq0
+
+   printf "Color escapes are %s\n" '\e[${value};...;${value}m'
+   printf "Values 30..37 are \e[33mforeground colors\e[m\n"
+   printf "Values 40..47 are \e[43mbackground colors\e[m\n"
+   printf "Value  1 gives a  \e[1mbold-faced look\e[m\n\n"
+
+   # foreground colors
+   for fgc in {30..37}; do
+      # background colors
+      for bgc in {40..47}; do
+         fgc=${fgc#37} # white
+         bgc=${bgc#40} # black
+
+         vals="${fgc:+$fgc;}${bgc}"
+         vals=${vals%%;}
+
+         seq0="${vals:+\e[${vals}m}"
+         printf "  %-9s" "${seq0:-(default)}"
+         printf " ${seq0}TEXT\e[m"
+         printf " \e[${vals:+${vals+$vals;}}1mBOLD\e[m"
+      done
+      echo; echo
+   done
+   # <<<
+elif [ $1 -eq '2' ];then
+   # from base16shell >>>
+   ansi_mappings=(
+      Red               Green
+      Yellow            Blue
+      Magenta           Cyan
+      White             Black
+      Bright_Red        Bright_Green
+      Bright_Yellow     Bright_Blue
+      Bright_Magenta    Bright_Cyan
+      Bright_White      Bright_Black
+   )
+   colors=(
+      base00 base08
+      base0B base0A
+      base0D base0E
+      base0C base05
+      base03 base08
+      base0B base0A
+      base0D base0E
+      base0C base07
+      base09 base0F
+      base01 base02
+      base04 base06
+   )
+   for padded_value in `seq -w 0 21`; do
+      color_variable="color${padded_value}"
+      eval current_color=\$${color_variable}
+      current_color=$(echo ${current_color//\//} | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]') # get rid of slashes, and uppercase
+      non_padded_value=$((10#$padded_value))
+      base16_color_name=${colors[$non_padded_value]}
+      current_color_label=${current_color:-unknown}
+      ansi_label=${ansi_mappings[$non_padded_value]}
+      block=$(printf "\x1b[48;5;${non_padded_value}m___________________________")
+      foreground=$(printf "\x1b[38;5;${non_padded_value}m$color_variable")
+      printf "%s %s %s %-30s %s\x1b[0m\n" $foreground $base16_color_name $current_color_label ${ansi_label:-""} $block
+   done;
+   #if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
+   #   printf "To restore current theme, source ~/.base16_theme or reopen your terminal\n"
+   #fi
+   # <<<
+elif [ $1 -eq '3' ];then
+   # Similar to above, but does 256-bit colors. >>>
+   # Taken from this: https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k#set-colors-through-Powerlevel10k-configuration-parameters
+   for i in {0..255}; do
+      print -Pn "%K{$i}  %k%F{$i}${(l:3::0:)i}%f " ${${(M)$((i%6)):#3}:+$'\n'}
+   done
+   # <<<
+else
+   cat <<-EOF
+   Usage: prcolors <printing method number>
+   1: Manjaro bashrc -- for checking text readability
+   2: base26shell    -- for seeing the 16 set terminal colors
+   3: 256            -- for testing 256 color output
+   EOF
+fi
+
diff --git a/.config/shell/bin/rmswp b/.config/shell/bin/rmswp
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+++ b/.config/shell/bin/rmswp
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Deletes the swapfile created by mkswp()
+sudo swapoff -v /swapfile
+sudo rm /swapfile
+
diff --git a/.config/shell/bin/sitepath b/.config/shell/bin/sitepath
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+++ b/.config/shell/bin/sitepath
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# TODO: encode the url to fix things like spaces using something like https://stackoverflow.com/a/10660730/11162605
+# usage: sitepath <path to file>
+# usage: sitepath <file to find>
+# usage: sitepath
+# usage: sitepath <fd commands> -- you can search with 'fd' if you put in a command
+
+   # account for if there is no urlencode command
+   URLENCODE=urlencode
+   if ! command -v urlencode > /dev/null 2>&1;then
+      URLENCODE=cat
+   fi
+   # If there is no input, make the input the current directory
+   [ -z ${1+x} ] && 1="$(pwd)"
+   FILEPATH="$(([ -e "$1" ] && readlink -f "$1") || fd $@ /home/blake/docker/blakenorth.net/site)"
+
+   # change all file paths into urls
+   echo "$FILEPATH" |
+      grep -o 'site.*' |
+      sed 's+^site+https://blakenorth.net+g' |
+      $URLENCODE # if you need this, I am using dead10ck/urlencode (cargo install urlencode)
+
diff --git a/.config/shell/bin/todo b/.config/shell/bin/todo
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+++ b/.config/shell/bin/todo
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# a simple way to manage your todo list
+# Usage:
+#  todo                    -- pull latest repo version and edit ~/todo
+#  todo [any git command]  -- manage todo for easy syncing, assuming ~/todo is
+#                                a symlink that points to a file in a git repo
+#
+# Suggested use: make a git repo for holding your todo list, then make
+# a symlink called 'todo' that points to your todo list in your home directory
+#
+
+todo_dir="$(dirname "$(realpath ~/todo)")"
+todo_file="$(realpath ~/todo)"
+if [ -z "$@" ];then
+   ( # subshell to protect against directory changes
+   cd "$todo_dir"
+
+      # pull the latest commits
+      git rev-parse &&
+         git pull
+
+      # open the file
+      "$EDITOR" "$todo_file"
+
+      # commit and push the file if it's in a git repo and the file has changed
+      if git rev-parse && ! git diff --exit-code "$todo_file"; then
+         git commit "$todo_file" -m 'todo' &&
+            git push
+      fi
+   )
+
+elif [ "$@" = "cd" ]; then
+   cd "$todo_dir"
+
+else
+   git -C "$todo_dir" $@
+
+      fi
+