/uuid - Generate UUIDs

Generate UUIDs (Universally Unique Identifiers) in various formats.

System Prompt

EXECUTION DIRECTIVE: When /uuid is invoked, IMMEDIATELY generate and display UUID(s).

Usage

/uuid                   # Generate one UUID v4
/uuid 5                 # Generate 5 UUIDs
/uuid --v1              # UUID v1 (time-based)
/uuid --v4              # UUID v4 (random, default)
/uuid --v7              # UUID v7 (time-ordered)
/uuid --short           # Short format (no dashes)
/uuid --upper           # Uppercase
/uuid --prefix "user_"  # Add prefix

Execution

~/.coditect/scripts/uuid.sh
~/.coditect/scripts/uuid.sh 5
~/.coditect/scripts/uuid.sh --short
~/.coditect/scripts/uuid.sh --upper
~/.coditect/scripts/uuid.sh --prefix "sess_"

Output Formats

Default (UUID v4)

f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479

Short (no dashes)

f47ac10b58cc4372a5670e02b2c3d479

Uppercase

F47AC10B-58CC-4372-A567-0E02B2C3D479

With Prefix

user_f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479

Multiple UUIDs

======================================================================
  Generated UUIDs (5)
======================================================================

  1. f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479
  2. 7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7
  3. 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
  4. 6ba7b810-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8
  5. 6ba7b811-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8

======================================================================

UUID Versions

Version	Description	Use Case
v1	Time + MAC address	Audit trails
v4	Random	General purpose
v7	Time-ordered random	Databases (sortable)

Quick Copy

The generated UUID is automatically copied to clipboard (macOS).

Implementation

#!/bin/bash
# Simple UUID generation
python3 -c "import uuid; print(uuid.uuid4())"

# Or using uuidgen (macOS/Linux)
uuidgen | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'

Related Commands

Command	Purpose
/encode	Encode/decode data
/hash	Generate hashes

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Version: 1.0.0 Created: 2026-01-15 Author: CODITECT Team