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+# https://github.com/dbbolton/
+#
+# Debian-related zsh aliases and functions for zsh
+
+
+# Aliases ###################################################################
+
+# Some self-explanatory aliases
+alias afs='apt-file search --regexp'
+alias aps='aptitude search'
+alias apsrc='apt-get source'
+alias apv='apt-cache policy'
+
+alias apdg='su -c "aptitude update && aptitude safe-upgrade"'
+alias apud='su -c "aptitude update"'
+alias apug='su -c "aptitude safe-upgrade"'
+
+# print all installed packages
+alias allpkgs='aptitude search -F "%p" --disable-columns ~i'
+
+# Install all .deb files in the current directory.
+# Warning: you will need to put the glob in single quotes if you use:
+# glob_subst
+alias di='su -c "dpkg -i ./*.deb"'
+
+# Create a basic .deb package
+alias mydeb='time dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -us -uc'
+
+# Remove ALL kernel images and headers EXCEPT the one in use
+alias kclean='su -c '\''aptitude remove -P ?and(~i~nlinux-(ima|hea) ?not(~n`uname -r`))'\'' root'
+
+
+
+# Functions #################################################################
+
+# create a simple script that can be used to 'duplicate' a system
+apt-copy() {
+	print '#!/bin/sh'"\n" > apt-copy.sh
+
+	list=$(perl -m'AptPkg::Cache' -e '$c=AptPkg::Cache->new; for (keys %$c){ push @a, $_ if $c->{$_}->{'CurrentState'} eq 'Installed';} print "$_ " for sort @a;')
+
+	print 'aptitude install '"$list\n" >> apt-copy.sh
+
+	chmod +x apt-copy.sh
+}
+
+
+# Kernel-package building shortcut
+dbb-build () {
+	MAKEFLAGS=''		# temporarily unset MAKEFLAGS ( '-j3' will fail )
+	appendage='-custom' # this shows up in $ (uname -r )
+    revision=$(date +"%Y%m%d") # this shows up in the .deb file name
+
+    make-kpkg clean
+
+    time fakeroot make-kpkg --append-to-version "$appendage" --revision \
+        "$revision" kernel_image kernel_headers
+}
+
+