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1# DEVos System Aliases
2 
3Quick reference for **DEVos** system commands and Pacman shortcuts built into `fish` shell on Arch Linux.
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5## Overview
6 
7The `dev` helper command provides concise, intuitive shortcuts for package management, AUR operations, and system administration on Arch Linux.
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9> [!NOTE]
10> These aliases are loaded exclusively on Arch Linux systems (checked via `/etc/arch-release`).
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13 
14## Package Management (Pacman)
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16| Command | Alias | Full Command | Description |
17| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
18| `dev u` | `dev-u` | `sudo pacman -Syu` | Perform full system upgrade |
19| `dev s <term>` | `dev-s <term>` | `pacman -Ss <term>` | Search for packages in official repos |
20| `dev i <pkg>` | `dev-i <pkg>` | `sudo pacman -S <pkg>` | Install a package from official repos |
21| `dev r <pkg>` | `dev-r <pkg>` | `sudo pacman -Rns <pkg>` | Remove a package and its unneeded dependencies |
22| `dev q <pkg>` | `dev-q <pkg>` | `pacman -Qi <pkg>` | View detailed package information |
23| `dev l <pkg>` | `dev-l <pkg>` | `pacman -Ql <pkg>` | List all files installed by a package |
24| `dev c` | `dev-c` | `sudo pacman -Sc` | Clean uninstalled packages from cache |
25| `dev orphans` | `dev-orphans` | `sudo pacman -Rns (pacman -Qtdq)` | Remove all orphaned/unused packages |
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29## AUR Helper Shortcuts (paru / yay)
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31Auto-detects whether `paru` or `yay` is installed on your system.
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33| Command | Alias | Equivalent Command | Description |
34| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
35| `dev aur` | `dev-aur` | `paru` / `yay` | Launch AUR helper interactively |
36| `dev au` | `dev-au` | `paru -Syu` / `yay -Syu` | Upgrade repo and AUR packages |
37| `dev as <term>` | `dev-as <term>` | `paru -Ss <term>` / `yay -Ss <term>` | Search both official repos and AUR |
38| `dev ai <pkg>` | `dev-ai <pkg>` | `paru -S <pkg>` / `yay -S <pkg>` | Install package from repo or AUR |
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41 
42## System Utilities
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44| Command | Alias | Full Command | Description |
45| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
46| `dev sys` | `dev-info` | `fastfetch` | Display system summary & specs |
47| `dev top` | `dev-top` | `btop` | Launch interactive resource monitor |
48| `dev log` | `dev-log` | `journalctl -xe` | View recent system logs with explanation |
49| `dev services` | `dev-services` | `systemctl list-units --type=service` | List active systemd services |
50| `dev reboot` | — | `systemctl reboot` | Restart the computer |
51| `dev poweroff` | — | `systemctl poweroff` | Power off the computer |
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54 
55## Theme & Cache Management
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57| Command | Description |
58| :--- | :--- |
59| `dev theme regen` | Regenerate Material You (M3) color scheme from the active wallpaper |
60| `dev theme reload` | Reload UI components (Waybar, Hyprland borders, SwayNC, Kitty) |
61| `dev theme precache` | Pre-generate and cache color schemes for all wallpapers in background |
62| `dev cache clear` | Clear matugen generated color palettes, wallpaper thumbnails, and cache |
63| `dev cache status` | View disk usage and entry count of theme caches and thumbnails |
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66 
67## Font Management
68 
69| Command | Description |
70| :--- | :--- |
71| `dev font switch [paper\|jetbrains]` | Switch system font to Paper Mono or JetBrainsMono Nerd Font |
72| `dev font toggle` | Toggle between Paper Mono and JetBrainsMono Nerd Font |
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75 
76## Usage Examples
77 
78```fish
79# Update all system packages
80dev u
81 
82# Search for a package
83dev s firefox
84 
85# Install a package
86dev i neovim
87 
88# Search AUR packages
89dev as hyprland
90 
91# View system information
92dev sys
93```
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