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alias word='command' Invoking word will run command. Any arguments supplied to the alias are simply appended to the target of the alias: alias myAlias='some command --with --options' myAlias foo bar baz The shell will then execute: some command --with --options foo bar baz To include mul...

alias -p will list all the current aliases.

Assuming that bar is an alias for someCommand -flag1. Type bar on the command line and then press Ctrl+alt+e you'll get someCommand -flag1 where bar was standing.

To remove an existing alias, use: unalias {alias_name} Example: # create an alias $ alias now='date' # preview the alias $ now Thu Jul 21 17:11:25 CEST 2016 # remove the alias $ unalias now # test if removed $ now -bash: now: command not found

Sometimes you may want to bypass an alias temporarily, without disabling it. To work with a concrete example, consider this alias: alias ls='ls --color=auto' And let's say you want to use the ls command without disabling the alias. You have several options: Use the command builtin: command...

Aliases are named shortcuts of commands, one can define and use in interactive bash instances. They are held in an associative array named BASH_ALIASES. To use this var in a script, it must be run within an interactive shell #!/bin/bash -li # note the -li above! -l makes this behave like a login s...