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10 Easy Bash Shell Aliases

January 16, 2016 by cmdlinetips

Aliases are great way to simplify the terminal experience. Basically an alias is a command line shortcut that allows one personalize the way one interact with Linux commands. The basic idea is to come with a simple version of your favorite command and add it to .bashrc file so that you can reuse the simple version of commands and thus saving a lot of time and key strokes.

The ls command lists directory contents and you can colorize the output:

Alias to Colorize the ls output

 
alias ls='ls --color=auto'

Use a long listing format

 
alias ll='ls -la'

List the files according to its size

 
alias lk='ls -lS'

Show all files including hidden files

 
alias la='ls -Al'

Show hidden files only

 
alias l.='ls -d .*'

Copy interactive

 
alias cp="cp -iv"      # interactive, verbose

Remove interactive

 
alias rm="rm -i"      # interactive

Move interactive

 
alias mv="mv -iv"       # interactive, verbose

Ignore case in grep

 
alias grep="grep -i"  # ignore case

preserve root access

 
alias chmod='chmod --preserve-root'

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