alias
Create 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 forls --all
:
alias {{la}}="{{ls --all}}"