Common
These aliases work across most shells and provide useful shortcuts for common commands.Copy
# Directory listing
alias ll='ls -l'
alias la='ls -la'
alias l='ls -CF'
# Navigation
alias ..='cd ..'
alias ...='cd ../..'
alias ....='cd ../../..'
# Safety aliases
alias rm='rm -i'
alias cp='cp -i'
alias mv='mv -i'
# System information
alias df='df -h'
alias du='du -h'
alias free='free -h'
# Process management
alias ps='ps aux'
alias psg='ps aux | grep'
# Network
alias ports='netstat -tulanp'
Bash
Bash-specific aliases and functions. Add these to your~/.bashrc file.
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# Git shortcuts
alias gs='git status'
alias ga='git add'
alias gc='git commit'
alias gp='git push'
alias gl='git log --oneline'
alias gd='git diff'
# Docker shortcuts
alias dps='docker ps'
alias dpa='docker ps -a'
alias di='docker images'
alias dc='docker-compose'
# System updates (Debian/Ubuntu)
alias update='sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade'
alias install='sudo apt install'
alias search='apt search'
# Quick file editing
alias bashrc='nano ~/.bashrc'
alias vimrc='nano ~/.vimrc'
# History with timestamps
alias h='history'
alias hg='history | grep'
# Make directories and navigate
mkcd() {
mkdir -p "$1" && cd "$1"
}
# Extract various archive formats
extract() {
if [ -f $1 ] ; then
case $1 in
*.tar.bz2) tar xjf $1 ;;
*.tar.gz) tar xzf $1 ;;
*.bz2) bunzip2 $1 ;;
*.rar) unrar e $1 ;;
*.gz) gunzip $1 ;;
*.tar) tar xf $1 ;;
*.tbz2) tar xjf $1 ;;
*.tgz) tar xzf $1 ;;
*.zip) unzip $1 ;;
*.Z) uncompress $1 ;;
*.7z) 7z x $1 ;;
*) echo "'$1' cannot be extracted via extract()" ;;
esac
else
echo "'$1' is not a valid file"
fi
}
Fish
Fish shell specific aliases and functions. Add these to your~/.config/fish/config.fish file.
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# Git shortcuts
alias gs 'git status'
alias ga 'git add'
alias gc 'git commit'
alias gp 'git push'
alias gl 'git log --oneline'
alias gd 'git diff'
# Docker shortcuts
alias dps 'docker ps'
alias dpa 'docker ps -a'
alias di 'docker images'
alias dc 'docker-compose'
# System shortcuts
alias ll 'ls -l'
alias la 'ls -la'
alias l 'ls -CF'
# Navigation
alias .. 'cd ..'
alias ... 'cd ../..'
alias .... 'cd ../../..'
# System information
alias df 'df -h'
alias du 'du -h'
alias free 'free -h'
# Make directory and navigate
function mkcd
mkdir -p $argv[1]; and cd $argv[1]
end
# Quick file editing
alias fishconfig 'nano ~/.config/fish/config.fish'
# Process management
alias psg 'ps aux | grep'
# Network
alias ports 'netstat -tulanp'
# Safety (Fish has built-in confirmations, but these can be helpful)
alias rm 'rm -i'
alias cp 'cp -i'
alias mv 'mv -i'
# Reload Fish configuration
alias reload 'source ~/.config/fish/config.fish'