UTX - A Command-Line Utility Tool

UTX is a lightweight and versatile command-line utility providing various functionalities, including date manipulation, GUID generation, JSON processing, networking, password generation, string operations, and alias management for automating repetitive tasks.

📥 Installation

1. Download the utx executable.
2. Place it in a directory included in your system's PATH. (e.g for Windows C:\Windows\System32\)
3. Run utx --help to check available commands.

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🛠️ Usage

1️⃣ Alias Management

Command	Description
utx alias add <name> "<command>"	Adds an alias for a command.
utx alias remove <name>	Removes an alias.
utx alias list	Lists all stored aliases.
utx alias export	Exports all aliases
utx <alias-name>	Executes the stored alias.

Example Usage:

utx alias add gitupdate "git pull origin main"

✅ Saves git pull origin main as gitupdate

utx gitupdate

✅ Runs git pull origin main without needing utx alias run gitupdate.

utx alias list

✅ Displays all stored aliases.

utx alias export

✅ Exports all aliases.

utx alias remove gitupdate

✅ Deletes gitupdate.

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2️⃣ Date Utilities

Command	Description
utx date now	Returns the current local date and time.
utx date utc	Returns the current UTC date and time.
utx date add <duration>	Adds a specified duration (e.g., 1d, 24h, 30m) to the current time.
utx date diff <date1> <date2>	Calculates the difference between two dates.

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3️⃣ GUID (UUID) Generation

Command	Description
utx guid v1	Generates a time-based UUID (Version 1).
utx guid v4	Generates a randomly generated UUID (Version 4).
utx guid v5 <namespace> <name>	Generates a UUID (Version 5) based on a namespace and name.

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4️⃣ JSON Utilities

Command	Description
utx json validate <json>	Validates if the given input is a proper JSON format.
utx json format <json>	Formats and pretty-prints a JSON input.

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5️⃣ Network Utilities

Command	Description
utx net local-ip	Retrieves the local machine's IP address.
utx net public-ip	Fetches the machine’s public IP address.
utx net ping <hostname/IP>	Sends an ICMP ping request to a target hostname or IP.
utx net dns <domain>	Resolves a domain name to its IP addresses.
utx net interfaces	Lists all available network interfaces.

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6️⃣ Password Generator

Command	Description
utx pwd <length>	Generates a secure password of the specified length.

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7️⃣ String Utilities

Command	Description
utx str length <string>	Returns the length of the string.
utx str compare <str1> <str2>	Compares two strings and returns if they are equal.
utx str upper <string>	Converts the string to uppercase.
utx str lower <string>	Converts the string to lowercase.
utx str trim <string>	Trims leading and trailing spaces from the string.

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🔍 Examples

utx date now
# Output: 2025-03-15 14:32:10

utx guid v4
# Output: 3f4d2a76-9f36-4c9e-b4a1-57c1db84a6e4

utx json validate '{"name": "John"}'
# Output: Valid JSON

utx net public-ip
# Output: 192.168.1.10

utx pwd 16 --special --numbers
# Output: A@9fL3$z!Qx72Nv#