Bash: alias

alias does not accept parameters but a function can be called just like an alias, according to official documentation "for almost every purpose, shell functions are preferred over aliases"

Examples

• Execute alias to display your aliases

alias trim="awk ' {\$1=\$1} 1 '"

source <(kubectl completion zsh)
source <(k9s completion zsh)

alias k="kubectl"
export do="-o yaml --dry-run=client"

alias tf="terraform"
alias tg="terragrunt"

alias g="grep"
alias gi="grep -i"
alias gir="grep -i"
alias gv="grep -v"
alias agir="ag -ir"

alias la="ls -la"

alias NF="awk '{print \$NF}'"

alias srcprofile="source ~/.bash_profile"
alias sourceprofile="source ~/.bash_profile"
alias zsourceprofile="source ~/.zprofile"
alias vizprofile="vi ~/.zprofile"

alias p8="ping 8.8.8.8"

alias bip="while true; do tput bel; sleep 1; done"

alias mp="multipass"
alias mp_l="multipass list"
alias mp_la="multipass launch"
alias mp_launch="multipass launch"
alias mp_find="multipass find"
alias mp_f="multipass find"
alias mpc="multipass connect"

alias viconfig="vi ~/.ssh/config"
alias visshconfig="vi ~/.ssh/config"
alias viawsconfig="vi ~/.aws/config"
alias viawscredentials="vi ~/.aws/credentials"

alias awswhoiam="aws iam get-user"

alias viprofile="vi ~/.bash_profile"
alias vizprofile="vi ~/.zprofile"
#viprofile () { vi ~/.bash_profile }

Related terms

• Shell functions
• ifconfig and IP alias address
• .bashrc and .bash profile
• source
• aws list all
• suaws function
• .zprofile
• viprofile
• Append a space
• compdef
• shopt -s expand aliases
• export -f

See also

• alias, Bash: alias: viconfig, bip, .bash_aliases
• Bash [ -c ], alias, &&, Bash history, Autocompletion, set, unset, export, .bash_aliases, .bashrc and .bash profile, PS1, echo, brace expansion, Function, shopt, trap, set -e, source, PATH, complete, disown, .hushlogin, .bashrc, builtin, eval, set, $PATH, $HOME, TZ, .profile, -e, -i, Builtin (Bash), mapfile, ~, return (Bash), for, until, declare, dirname, basename, functions.sh, Bash arithmetic expansion, shift, bash --rcfile, readonly

https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#Aliases