zscripts-token-savers/bash
kellymichels 09f86c1cba
feat(bash): native bash port of all z-scripts for Linux/macOS/WSL (#5)
* feat(bash): native bash port of all z-scripts for Linux/macOS/WSL

Full port: zhelpers.sh library (jq config, ssh, http/tcp, archive builder,
build-version, motd, port-kill), all commands (zstart/zkill/zrestart/zstop,
zdeploy with 5 kind handlers, zec2/zec2online/zrepair, zbackup/zbackup_ec2/
zsync/zbackup_and_sync, zstart_docker, zsetup_mail, setup_backup_schedule via
cron), Unix-path zconfig.example.json, and a bash/README.md.

Verified: bash -n clean on all scripts; archive exclusions, config semantics,
and zec2 tested against the real config and live server from Git Bash. Needs a
Linux/macOS/WSL shakedown for lsof/rsync/nohup paths before merging.

* chore: pin line endings (.gitattributes) - bash LF, powershell CRLF

* docs(readme): point Linux/macOS/WSL users at the bash port

* fix(bash): don't run the Windows venv python.exe on WSL/Linux/macOS

zstart's venv detection fell back to .venv/Scripts/python.exe (a Windows
binary) whenever it existed. On a Windows-built project accessed from WSL that
file sits on the mount and looks executable, so it got picked and failed with
'exec format error' instead of falling through to python3. Guard that branch to
Windows-family shells (msys/cygwin), where a .exe can actually run.

Verified on WSL: zstart --detached now backgrounds a stdlib app via python3,
serves HTTP 200, logs to /tmp/zstart-<key>.log, and zkill terminates it and
frees the port.

* feat(bash): add token-usage tracking to the bash port (#6)

Adds z_track_start/z_track_stop + z_record to zhelpers.sh and wires
z_track_start into every command script. Each run now captures its own output
volume (FIFO+tee, ANSI stripped), prints the '--- N lines / N chars / ~N tokens
est. (Claude Code) ---' footer, and appends one JSONL row per top-level run in
the same shape as the PowerShell tokens.jsonl. A nested-run guard keeps
zrestart from double-counting its zkill/zstart children.

Data dir precedence: $ZTOKENS_DATA, config ztokens.dataDir, sibling
../../ztokens/data, else ~/.ztokens/data. Docs + example config updated.

Verified on WSL (isolated data dir): single run records correctly; nested
zrestart produces one combined record, not three; est = round(chars/3.5).
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README.md feat(bash): native bash port of all z-scripts for Linux/macOS/WSL (#5) 2026-07-22 16:35:05 -05:00
setup_backup_schedule feat(bash): native bash port of all z-scripts for Linux/macOS/WSL (#5) 2026-07-22 16:35:05 -05:00
zbackup feat(bash): native bash port of all z-scripts for Linux/macOS/WSL (#5) 2026-07-22 16:35:05 -05:00
zbackup_and_sync feat(bash): native bash port of all z-scripts for Linux/macOS/WSL (#5) 2026-07-22 16:35:05 -05:00
zbackup_ec2 feat(bash): native bash port of all z-scripts for Linux/macOS/WSL (#5) 2026-07-22 16:35:05 -05:00
zconfig.example.json feat(bash): native bash port of all z-scripts for Linux/macOS/WSL (#5) 2026-07-22 16:35:05 -05:00
zdeploy feat(bash): native bash port of all z-scripts for Linux/macOS/WSL (#5) 2026-07-22 16:35:05 -05:00
zec2 feat(bash): native bash port of all z-scripts for Linux/macOS/WSL (#5) 2026-07-22 16:35:05 -05:00
zec2online feat(bash): native bash port of all z-scripts for Linux/macOS/WSL (#5) 2026-07-22 16:35:05 -05:00
zhelpers.sh feat(bash): native bash port of all z-scripts for Linux/macOS/WSL (#5) 2026-07-22 16:35:05 -05:00
zkill feat(bash): native bash port of all z-scripts for Linux/macOS/WSL (#5) 2026-07-22 16:35:05 -05:00
zrepair feat(bash): native bash port of all z-scripts for Linux/macOS/WSL (#5) 2026-07-22 16:35:05 -05:00
zrestart feat(bash): native bash port of all z-scripts for Linux/macOS/WSL (#5) 2026-07-22 16:35:05 -05:00
zsetup_mail feat(bash): native bash port of all z-scripts for Linux/macOS/WSL (#5) 2026-07-22 16:35:05 -05:00
zstart feat(bash): native bash port of all z-scripts for Linux/macOS/WSL (#5) 2026-07-22 16:35:05 -05:00
zstart_docker feat(bash): native bash port of all z-scripts for Linux/macOS/WSL (#5) 2026-07-22 16:35:05 -05:00
zstop feat(bash): native bash port of all z-scripts for Linux/macOS/WSL (#5) 2026-07-22 16:35:05 -05:00
zsync feat(bash): native bash port of all z-scripts for Linux/macOS/WSL (#5) 2026-07-22 16:35:05 -05:00

Token Savers — bash port (Linux / macOS / WSL)

Native bash versions of the z-scripts. Same commands, same zconfig.json schema, same behavior — no PowerShell required.

Requirements

  • bash 4+, jq, curl, zip, OpenSSH (ssh/scp)
  • lsof (for zkill/zrestart), rsync (for zsync <project> mirror mode)
  • Docker + docker compose on the remote host for the deploy scripts

Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install jq curl zip lsof rsync macOS: brew install jq (the rest ships with the OS)

Install

git clone https://github.com/kellymichels/zscripts-token-savers.git ~/zscripts
cd ~/zscripts/bash
cp zconfig.example.json zconfig.json   # then fill in your values
chmod +x z* setup_backup_schedule
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/zscripts/bash:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc

Commands

Same set as the PowerShell versions — the project key in zconfig.json IS the command argument:

Command What it does
zstart <p> [--detached] start local dev server (python/vite/nextjs)
zkill <p> free the project's dev port
zrestart <p> [--detached] kill + start in one command
zstop <p> stop the project's compose stack on the server
zdeploy <p> [--note "msg"] zip → scp → docker compose build/up → verify build version
zec2 [<p>] TCP + HTTP + live-version reachability check
zec2online [<p>] deep health check; auto-starts downed stacks
zrepair <p> audit/repair container + proxy routing, smoke test
zbackup [<p>] [--tag t] local source zip (+ pg_dump when .env has DATABASE_URL)
zbackup_ec2 [<p>] pull db dump + data dirs down from the server
zsync copy new backup files offsite (never overwrites)
zbackup_and_sync both of the above; cron-friendly
setup_backup_schedule --install daily backup cron job
zsetup_mail --domain d provision docker-mailserver mailboxes + print DNS records
zstart_docker bring up the local compose stack in bash/docker/

Flags use GNU style (--port 3000, --detached) instead of PowerShell style (-Port, -Detached). Detached dev servers log to /tmp/zstart-<project>.log.

Usage tracking

Every run prints a footer with its own output volume:

--- 1,048 lines / 69,009 chars / ~19,717 tokens est. (Claude Code) ---

and (when jq is available) appends one JSON line per run to tokens.jsonl, so you can see how much infrastructure output you keep out of an AI agent's context over time. Fields: ts, script, projects, lines, chars, est, model (est ≈ chars / 3.5). Nested runs (the zkill/zstart inside zrestart) are counted once, not double.

Where it's written, first match wins:

  1. $ZTOKENS_DATA
  2. ztokens.dataDir in zconfig.json
  3. the sibling ../ztokens/data directory, if present
  4. ~/.ztokens/data (created on first run)

Set ZTOKENS_MODEL to tag records with a specific model; it defaults to est. chars/3.5.

Differences from the PowerShell versions

  • zsync <viteproject> mirrors dist/ with rsync -a --delete (robocopy /MIR equivalent).
  • Scheduling uses cron (setup_backup_schedule) instead of Windows Task Scheduler.
  • The MOTD banner picks a random motd/*.txt instead of tracking a shuffle rotation.
  • Windows-only helpers (.cmd launchers) don't exist — scripts are directly executable.