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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.
  • List all aliases:
    alias
  • Create a generic alias:
    alias {{word}}="{{command}}"
  • View the command associated to a given alias:
    alias {{word}}
  • Remove an aliased command:
    unalias {{word}}
  • Turn rm into an interactive command:
    alias {{rm}}="{{rm --interactive}}"
  • Create la as a shortcut for ls --all:
    alias {{la}}="{{ls --all}}"

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