Linked by Tony Steidler-Dennison on Thu 10th Jul 2008 16:37 UTC
The Linux desktop has come a long, long way, but there are still times when I have to use the command line. (I am a hardcore user, after all.) But even though I'm used to typing, spending hours upon hours with my fingers at the keyboard, I still grow tired of typing the same commands over and over. To reduce that tedium, I always add aliases to my .bashrc file.
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2005-07-08
some that i've found useful and that were popular at my previous workplace:
Make common administration tasks go through sudo without having to type sudo:
alias dpkg="sudo dpkg"
alias apt-get="sudo apt-get"
alias modprobe="sudo modprobe"
Serve files from CWD via a webserver:
alias serve="python2.5 -m SimpleHTTPServer"
Color stuff; grep w/ less that doesn't mess it up
alias ls="ls --color=auto -F"
alias grep="grep --color=auto"
alias less="less -R"
open up files in existing vim session
alias rvim="gvim --remote"