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Add useful bash helper functions leveraging existing devcontainer tools
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bash/.config/bash/functionswith nine new helpers, each following the established patterns (fzf interactive selection, batcat previews,localscoping, usage comments). All dependencies are already installed in the devcontainer.New functions
extract()— multi-format archive extraction; complements existingcompress()anddecompressalias. Handles.tar.gz,.tar.bz2,.tar.xz,.tar,.zip,.gz,.bz2,.xz.rgf <pattern>— ripgrep × fzf with batcat line-highlighted preview; natural counterpart to theffalias (which finds files — this finds content).mkd path/to/dir—mkdir -p+cdin one step; uses${!#}for reliable last-argument expansion.ps-fzf— fuzzy-pick a running process and send SIGTERM; includes a[y/N]confirmation prompt before killing.tldrf— browse all tealdeer pages via fzf with live preview; gracefully errors iftldris not installed.glf [git-log opts]— interactive git log browser; fzf overgit log --onelinewith agit showdiff preview pane. Accepts anygit logflags (e.g.glf -n 50 --author=me).jqf [file.json]— fuzzy-pick a JSON file (or pass one directly) and pretty-print it withjqcolour output piped throughbatcat.envf— fuzzy-search all current environment variables; echoes the selectedVAR=valueline.ghpr— fuzzy-pick an open pull request (shows number, title, author) with agh pr viewpreview pane, then checks it out locally. Natural companion togclone.Original prompt
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