fix some miscellanous issues

aliases.sh

@@ -82,5 +82,5 @@ fi
 # dotfiles user aliases
 if [[ -f ~/.dotfiles_aliases ]];
 then
-	source ~/.dotfiles_aliases
+	source $HOME/.dotfiles_aliases
 fi

brethil_dotfile.sh

@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ if [[ $SSH_CLIENT ]]; then
 fi
 
 
-alias esource="$EDITOR $HOME/.zshrc"
-alias resource="source $HOME/.zshrc"
-alias dotedit="$EDITOR $DOTFILES/brethil_dotfile.sh"
+alias esource='$EDITOR $HOME/.zshrc'
+alias resource='source $HOME/.zshrc'
+alias dotedit='$EDITOR $DOTFILES/brethil_dotfile.sh'
 # Custom definitions files
-alias funedit="$EDITOR ~/.dotfiles_functions.sh"
-alias aledit="$EDITOR ~/.dotfiles_aliases.sh"
+alias funedit='$EDITOR ~/.dotfiles_functions.sh'
+alias aledit='$EDITOR ~/.dotfiles_aliases.sh'
 
 # Extras
 functions_file=$DOTFILES/functions.sh	# Function definitions

functions.sh

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function cheatall
 # List all docker tags for an image
 function dockertags
 {
-    if [[ -z `which jq` ]]; then
+    if [[ -z $(command -v jq) ]]; then
         echo "jq not installed. Please install jq." 1>&2
         return
     fi
@@ -35,28 +35,30 @@ function dockertags
 ## Simple calculator. Usage: calc 1+1, calc 5/7, calc "sqrt(2)"
 function calc
 {
-    awk "BEGIN { print "$*" }"
+    awk "BEGIN { print $* }"
 }
 
 ## Make new directory and cd to that directory. Usage: mcd newfolder
 function mcd
 {
-    mkdir -p $1
+    mkdir -p "$1"
     cd $1
 }
 
 ## Print full path of item in current directory
 function ppath
 {
-    echo $PWD/"$1"
+    echo "$PWD/$1"
 }
 
-## Color string with given color. Usage: color colorname "string", available colors in colors.sh
+## Color string with given color. Usage: color $colorname "string", available colors in colors.sh
 function color
 {
     color=$1
+    set -x
     shift 1
-    printf "$color$@$CLEAR"
+    echo -e "$"$color"$@${CLEAR}\n"
+    set +x
 }
 
 
@@ -100,17 +102,19 @@ function pmusic
 ## Simple http server for current directory (or path)
 function httpserver
 {
-    cwd="$pwd"
-    if [[ -e $1 ]];
-        then
-            dir="$1"
+    (
+        if [[ -d $1 ]]; then
+            cd "$1" && echo "Starting webserver in $(realpath $1)/" || echo "directory: $1 does not exist" >&2 || exit 1
         else
-        dir="$pwd"
+            echo "Starting webserver in $PWD/"
         fi
-    cd "$dir"
-    sleep 0.1 && open "http://localhost:8000" &>/dev/null &
+        open "http://localhost:8000" &>/dev/null &
+        if [[ $(python --version) == "Python 3"* ]]; then
+            python -m http.server 8000
+        else
             python -m SimpleHTTPServer
-
+        fi
+    )
 }
 
 
@@ -169,7 +173,7 @@ fi
 ## List defined functions in $DOTFILES/functions.sh
 function list_functions
 {
-    cat $DOTFILES/functions.sh | grep --color=no -A 1 '^##' | sed -E 's/function (.*)/\1/g'
+    grep --color=no -A 1 '^##' $DOTFILES/functions.sh | sed -E 's/function (.*)/\1/g'
 }
 
 
@@ -194,9 +198,9 @@ function ramdisk
     mydev=$(hdiutil attach -nomount ram://$NUMSECTORS )
     # strip whitespace (hdiutil outputs a lot of spaces/tabs along with the device name)
     mydev=$(echo "$mydev"| xargs echo)
-    newfs_hfs $mydev
+    newfs_hfs "$mydev"
     mkdir -p "/tmp/$name"
-    mount -t hfs $mydev "/tmp/$name"
+    mount -t hfs "$mydev" "/tmp/$name"
     echo "RAM Disk mounted: /tmp/$name"
     echo "To eject (destroy) RAM disk, use:"
     echo "  $ diskutil eject $mydev"
@@ -212,18 +216,14 @@ function man2pdf
 function nman
 {
     if [ $# -eq 1 ] ; then
-        open x-man-page://$1 ;
+        open "x-man-page://$1"
     elif [ $# -eq 2 ] ; then
-        open x-man-page://$1/$2 ;
+        open "x-man-page://$1/$2"
     fi
 }
-fi # end of mac-specific functions
+fi
 
-# Force update  git repo from origin/master
-function gitupdate(){
-     git fetch --all
-     git reset --hard origin/master
-}
+### end of mac-specific functions
 
 function pipupdate(){
     for pip in pip2 pip3; do
@@ -235,6 +235,6 @@ function pipupdate(){
 }
 
 # dotfiles user functions
-if [[ -f ~/.dotfiles_functions ]]; then
-    source ~/.dotfiles_functions
+if [[ -f $HOME/.dotfiles_functions ]]; then
+    source "$HOME/.dotfiles_functions"
 fi