alias shortcuts

etech3 · 10-19-2011, 10:40 AM

What alias shortcuts do you use on a regular basis?

Here's one that is almost one of the first things that I do to a fresh install.

Code:

alias cls=clear

How about posting some of your alias shortcuts.

mmrtnt · 10-19-2011, 11:42 AM

Code:

alias home='cd;clear'

etech3 · 10-19-2011, 11:50 AM

That's a good one mmrtnt!

theNbomr · 10-21-2011, 08:42 AM

Inheriting from my DOS & VMS history:

Code:

alias dir='ls -lash'

Also,

Code:

alias hi='history'
alias long="PS1='[\u@\h:\w ]$ '"
alias short="PS1='[\u@\h:\W ]$ '"

Not strictly an alias, but used in similar ways:

Code:

mkcd () { 
    if [ ! -e $1 ]; then
        mkdir -p $1;
        cd $1;
    else
        echo $1 already exists;
    fi
}

--- rod.