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The alias command can be used to simplify a few commands. For the root administrative user, the default aliases a bit of safety. To see the aliases for the current user, run the alias command. The following output is the default Red Hat aliases for the root user.
Definition :
alias is a built-in shell command in Linux / Unix operating systems. It can save you a lot of typing by assigning a name to long commands. For example, if you need to repeatedly copy files from one directory to another using the command .
Commonly used for a long strings that are frequently used. Alias allows you to have a small more familiar command or name to execute a long string.
# cp /home/jones/data1/* /usr/local/share/latest/.
you can replace this long command line with a short easy to remember name like "moveit" using the alias command as follows:
# alias moveit = "cp /home/jones/data1/* /usr/local/share/latest/."
Syntax
alias [name=['command']]
name Specifies the alias name.
command Specifies the command the name should be an alias for.
-a Removes all alias definitions from the current shell execution environment.
-t Sets and lists tracked aliases.
-x Sets or prints exported aliases. An exported alias is defined for scripts invoked by name.
# aliases cp = 'cp -i'
# aliases l. = 'ls -d' .* --color = auto'
The alias command can be used to simplify a few commands. For the root administrative user, the default aliases a bit of safety. To see the aliases for the current user, run the alias command. The following output is the default Red Hat aliases for the root user.
Definition :
alias is a built-in shell command in Linux / Unix operating systems. It can save you a lot of typing by assigning a name to long commands. For example, if you need to repeatedly copy files from one directory to another using the command .
Commonly used for a long strings that are frequently used. Alias allows you to have a small more familiar command or name to execute a long string.
# cp /home/jones/data1/* /usr/local/share/latest/.
you can replace this long command line with a short easy to remember name like "moveit" using the alias command as follows:
# alias moveit = "cp /home/jones/data1/* /usr/local/share/latest/."
Syntax
alias [name=['command']]
name Specifies the alias name.
command Specifies the command the name should be an alias for.
-a Removes all alias definitions from the current shell execution environment.
-t Sets and lists tracked aliases.
-x Sets or prints exported aliases. An exported alias is defined for scripts invoked by name.
# aliases cp = 'cp -i'
# aliases l. = 'ls -d' .* --color = auto'
