alias
Creates aliases -- words that are replaced by a command string.
Aliases expire with the current shell session unless defined in the shell's configuration file, e.g. ~/.bashrc
.
More information: https://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/aliases.html.
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List all aliases:
alias
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Create a generic alias:
alias {{word}}="{{command}}"
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View the command associated to a given alias:
alias {{word}}
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Remove an aliased command:
unalias {{word}}
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Turn
rm
into an interactive command:
alias {{rm}}="{{rm --interactive}}"
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Create
la
as a shortcut forls --all
:
alias {{la}}="{{ls --all}}"
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