Make Bash (Command Line) Aliases

If you do even a little work on the command line (which you should), bash aliases are going to make your life infinitely easier.

With about three minutes of setup, you can save a huge amount of unnecessary typing.

From your root directory, open .bash_profile with your favorite text editor.

$ sudo nano .bash_profile

Create aliases using the syntax: alias='command here' Example .bash_profile

if [ -f ~/.bashrc ];
then
   source ~/.bashrc
fi

#aliases
sites='cd ~/Sites'
..='cd ..'
...='cd ../ ..'

Save your file (Ctrl-O Ctrl-X for nano) and reload the shell by executing

$ source .bash_profile

Happy coding!