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# How to Create a Bash Alias
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1. Open your .bashrc file
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Using a text editor, open your .bashrc file, which is typically found in your home directory.
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> vim ~/.bashrc
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### Why .bashrc?
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This file is loaded whenever a new bash instance is started and should included bash-specific commands, like aliases.
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2. Create the alias
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The anatomy of an alias is as follows:
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> alias alias_name="text to alias"
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Here is a common example:
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> alias ll="ls -lha"
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This means that whenever you type ll, it will be as if you had typed ls -lha.
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It is basically a substitution, so if you have an alias set up like this: alias g="git". Then you can type g pull, which will execute git pull.
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3. Reload your bashrc
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If you'd like to use your alias, you can either open a new bash shell, or source your .bashrc file in your current shell using:
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> source ~/.bashrc
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This basically executes everything in your .bashrc file as if you had typed each command.
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