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Do you use aliases? (self.linux)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by laverabe to c/linux

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command line aliases to make repeated processes quicker. I've used them in the past and on specific programs but never on command line utilities.

like for instance with Debian, I'm repeatedly typing sudo apt-get install, so I aliased it: alias sagi="sudo apt-get install" and it works pretty good.

Are there any best practices or aliases to avoid when using them? Other than known commands obviously. Are there popular alias lists out there?

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[–] kometes 29 points 4 months ago (3 children)

alias more="less -cX"
alias moer=more
alias meor=more
alias meor=more
alias mroe=more
alias More=more

alias grpe=grep
alias gerp=grep
alias gpre=grep

[–] model_tar_gz 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

In a big fan of the ‘fuck’ package for this. Try it out. Sudo apt install thefuck.

edit: oops got the name wrong; been a while since I installed it. Fuck.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

@model_tar_gz @kometes "yay fuck" sounds better I believe

Does it *work*? IRL?

[–] model_tar_gz 2 points 4 months ago

Yes it’s for real. I type fuck, it fixes my prompt, I accept and move on.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

The what, now?

googles hastily

Oohhhhh mmmmmyyyyyyy…

[+] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] model_tar_gz 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Funny. I never even thought of using thefuck in any remotely production-esque kind of way. Only for its intended use case: to save me a few keystrokes retyping some command I fucked up typing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah I imagine that was just a simple focus issue, like typing in the wrong tmux pane or sending terminal commands while his editor was focused. I’ve done that plenty of times.

I think it’s a fun and useful package too. If there’s a moral to that story, it’s just to treat others with respect and avoid isolating yourself by discouraging feedback. Thefuck just made the anecdote colorful enough to share lol

(Sorry for delete btw, realized after I woke up that a few of those coworkers switched to lemmy and I never told anyone I let that bug go)

[–] laverabe 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

oh my

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Have tou heard of the sl command?

[–] laverabe 3 points 4 months ago

choo chooo

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

alias g=grep -i