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My collection of .bash_profile aliases
# The following commands are tested on macOS only, so a few
# tweaks might be necessary on a different OS
# Go to home folder
alias ~='cd ~'
# Navigate back
alias cd1='cd ..'
alias cd2='cd ../..'
alias cd3='cd ../../..'
alias cd4='cd ../../../..'
alias cd5='cd ../../../../..'
alias cd6='cd ../../../../../..'
# Quick access to frequently used directories
# Keep the '/' in the end to avoid overwriting built-in commands
alias projectName/='cd /path/to/project'
# Copy/move file or folder
# 'i' for prompting before overwrite
# 'v' for printing source and destination
alias cp='cp -iv'
alias mv='mv -iv'
# Create new directory on navigate into it
mcd () { mkdir -p "$1" && cd "$1"; }
# Move file to trash
trash () { command mv "$@" ~/.Trash ; }
# Create new directory
# 'p' for creating parent folders of target, if they don't exist
# 'v' for printing destination
alias mkdir='mkdir -pv'
# Clear terminal
alias c='clear'
# 'edit file_name' - Open the target file on Sublime
# Link on the tweet for how to configure opening Sublime from terminal
edit () { sublime "$1" }
# Open bash_profile on Sublime
alias ebp='edit ~/.bash_profile'
# Restart bash_profile after editing it,
# otherwise changes will only work on a new tab
alias rbp='source ~/.bash_profile'
# NPM frequently used commands shortcuts
alias npms='npm start'
alias npmb='npm run build'
alias npmt='npm run test'
# 'npmr your_command' - Shortcut for custom commands
npmr () { npm run "$1" }
# Git frequently used commands shortcuts
alias gcs='git checkout staging'
alias gcp='git checkout production'
# Vercel
alias v='vercel'
alias vp='vercel --prod'
# Connect to server through SSH
alias serverName='ssh root@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx'
# Display public and local IP
alias publicIP='curl ipecho.net/plain ; echo'
alias localIP='ifconfig | grep inet'
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