Handy Bash Shell Aliases
An alias is a shortcut to commands. The alias command allows user to launch any command or group of commands (including options and filenames) by entering a single word. Use alias command to display list of all defined aliases. You can add user defined aliases to ~/.bashrc file.
To create the alias use the following syntax:
alias name=value alias name='command' ## Colorize the ls output ## alias ls='ls --color=auto' ## Use a long listing format ## alias ll='ls -la'
To remove an alias, the syntax is as follows:
unalias aliasname