This article is reprinted from the book A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming 3rd edition, with permission of the author and publisher ...

Setting up the most useful aliases on Linux is a mix of what's otherwise annoying to enter, hard to remember or typed way too often. Used frequently, bash aliases can make working on the Linux command ...

Setting up aliases on Linux systems can save you a lot of time and trouble on the command line. This post shows how to set up and manage aliases and provides a number of examples on how and why to use ...

Sometimes, you may see advice that suggests using full paths in your aliases. Stop a moment. Is that really the behavior you want, and how can you even decide? An alias is a shorter way of typing a ...

Keeping up with my workload is a constant challenge, and in order to maintain my sanity, I've had to come up with all sorts of tricks to speed up parts of my workflow that can eat into my day. Part of ...