scripting

When working with bash and executing the same commands over and over, using aliases is essential to save time and effort.

Alias allows to create a alternative name for executing command(s) or script.

Here my few experience regarding what is the best way to use it.

1. To indentify quickly the aliases I’ve created, the alias should start with the same prefix (my name).
2. When I need to find quickly the requered alias, I put the prefix and press Tab twice to get the list of “my” aliases. Then i continue entering the needed name and press Tab again.
3. To enable my aliases in the bash start I use ~/.bashrc script file. All my aliases I add there.

Example:

alias john-get-all-logs="cp -r /opt/com/myapp /home/john