alias Command

The alias command is a shell command that allows you to create a custom command that stands in for a longer command or sequence of commands. For example, if you often find yourself running a certain command with a certain set of options, you can create an alias for that command with those options so that you can simply run the alias instead of typing out the entire command.

Here are some examples of using the alias command:

alias l='ls -al'

This creates an alias called l that runs the ls -al command when you type l. So, if you want to see a long list of the files in your current directory, you can just type l instead of ls -al.

alias g='git'

This creates an alias called g that stands in for the git command. So, if you want to run a git command, you can type g followed by the command you want to run. For example, g status is the same as git status.

alias p='python3'

This creates an alias called p that stands in for the python3 command. So, if you want to run a Python 3 script, you can type p script.py instead of python3 script.py.

You can also use aliases to create custom commands that run multiple commands at once or perform some other action. For example:

alias update='sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade'

This creates an alias called update that runs the sudo apt update and sudo apt upgrade commands in sequence. You can use this alias to update and upgrade your system by simply typing update.

Note that aliases are only available in the current shell session, so if you want to use an alias in future sessions, you will need to define it again. To make an alias permanent, you can add it to your shell’s configuration file (e.g., ~/.bashrc for the Bash shell).

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