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 ...

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 ...

Sometimes I need a shortcut to make things a bit faster. There are also situations where my memory needs a helping hand with the litany of commands I use throughout the week. That's why I often turn ...

With the right set of functions and aliases, Unix users can save themselves time and trouble and make their Unix accounts a lot nicer to use. In today’s “how to”, we’re going to look at a simple ...

Sometimes, a GUI app isn't enough.

The purpose of this document is to provide some basic information related to creating (permanent) aliases in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). These concepts likely apply to straight Linux/Unix, but ...

Is there a way to make all modifications I have made to my .bashrc file (new aliases, functions and scripts) without having to exit the current shell that I am in and starting a new one (currently ...