Comments on: My Top 10 Ubuntu Aliases

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:19:05 +0000

Sweet! very nice…

By: Vijay

Vijay — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:02:02 +0000

Cool Stuff, I am very new to Ubuntu and your post is really very helpful Thanks!!!

By: Josh Gachnang

Josh Gachnang — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:41:57 +0000

Hey I made a few modifications to your script. Mainly, I dumped the aliases into ~/.bash_aliases, which is supported in the standard .bash_rc in Ubuntu. I also added a note that you simply need to type ‘bash’ into the terminal for changes to take effect instead of logging in and out. I also set up an alias to the script (and auto-restarting the terminal after the script) for convenience. Here’s my write up:

http://www.servercobra.com/add-aliases-in-ubuntu-shortcut/

By: Add Aliases in Ubuntu Shortcut | Server Cobra

Add Aliases in Ubuntu Shortcut | Server Cobra — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:38:59 +0000

[...] and upgrades all the packages on my system). While searching for other fun shortcuts, I came across this helpful post. It provides a quick way to install aliases into your system. I've modified it to make it a bit [...]

By: brockangelo

brockangelo — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:08:23 +0000

Hey guys, just updated the post to include the shell script. Enjoy!

By: Qusai Abu Hilal

Qusai Abu Hilal — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 03:38:26 +0000

Hello
My I have your script ?

Thank you in advance !.

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:35:22 +0000

Thanks for the alias suggestions i especially like typing s instead of sudo. i also added one called sag=”sudo apt-get install” but i would really like to take a look at your aa script

By: What's in your bin directory?

What's in your bin directory? — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:38:54 +0000

[...] not terribly creative with my aliases; so, here are some [...]

By: Brad Fullmer

Brad Fullmer — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:42:25 +0000

Brock,
I am newer to Ubuntu, but loves aliases. Please send me the shell script add_alias.sh.
Thank,s
Brad Fullmer