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    ##Create Aliases in .bash_profile to Assign Shortcuts for Common Terminal Commands
###Instruction: Enter these aliases into your ~/.bash_profile or ~/.zshrc (if using zsh)

Let’s say you often browse to a directory that requires a lot of typing, such as:

alias cdp="cd ~/Dropbox/projects/source/"

OR 

go() { cd ~/Dropbox/projects/source/$1"; }
_go() { _files -W ~/Dropbox/projects/source/ -/; }
compdef _go go


The problem with ping is that it continues to run after you start it, so you have to cancel it. Alias ping to ping -o to grab only one reply packet and exit—now, ping will display the site's IP address and exit.

alias ping="ping -o"


Another useful alias you can create is for opening files with your favorite text editor. In my case, it’s Sublime Text 3

ln -s "/Applications/Sublime Text.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl" /usr/local/bin/subl

###A Safer rm

If you use the rm command to delete files, they're gone forever. Adding the -i flag to rm tells the command to ask you first before deleting the file. I like this layer of cross-checking to help prevent me from accidentally deleting files I want.

alias rm="rm -i"

###Lazy git
function lazygit() {
    git add .
    git commit -a -m "$1"
    git push
}

-This allows you to provide a commit message, such as:
lazygit "My commit msg"

###My Favorites
alias bye="exit" #Users can type "bye" to exit a terminal.

alias BYE="exit" #BASH is case-sensitive, so "bye" is different from "BYE"

alias Exit="exit" #If a user has a bad habit of capitalizing the first letter of commands, this alias will handle that issue

alias EXIT="exit" #This alias helps users that tend to leave caps-lock on.

alias clr="clear" #This is a shortcut for "clear"

alias clsh="clear; history -c; echo \"\" > ~/.bash_history; exit" #This alias command will clear the terminal, delete the history, and exit. The backslashes protect the quotes that are within the aliases coding.

alias del="rm" #Users that are accustomed to using DOS will benefit from an alias that mimics DOS.

alias delete="rm" #This alias allows the user to use a easier-to-remember command to remove files.

alias copy="cp" #This alias also allows a user to use a command that is not as abstract.

alias ...="cd ../.." #This shortcut can save users time. The alias is three key-presses while the original requires eight.

alias sendbeta="bzr push lp:novabot-xaiml; bzr push lp:novabot-xaiml" #To push many projects at once, add each push command separated with a semicolon.

alias coffee="coffeescript" #Coffeescript users can save time by only typing "coffee". If you are still too lazy for that, try the next alias.

alias cs="coffeescript"

alias editalias="(subl ~/.bash_profile)" OR  alias editalias="(subl ~/.zshrc)" #Opening a file manager and changing the view settings to show hidden files and then finding the alias file can all be time-consuming. Guess what? Make another time saving alias. Now, users can quickly have the file open for modifications.

alias back="cd -" #To go back to the previous folder location, typing "back" will be quick to use and easy for users to remember.