Some bash shortcuts

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# Shorthand Stuff
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alias qfind="find . -name "
alias pg='ps aux | grep'  #requires an argument
alias openports='netstat -nape --inet'
alias ll="ls -l"

alias show_hidden="defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES"
alias hide_hidden="defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles NO"

alias firefox='open -a firefox'

trash () { command mv "$@" ~/.Trash ; } # trash: Moves a file to the MacOS trash
show () { qlmanage -p "$*" >& /dev/null; } # ql: Opens any file in MacOS Quicklook Preview

scannetwork () {
    # Ping the broadcast address
    # (you can find it with ifconfig | grep broadcast)
    ifconfig | grep broadcast;
    arp -a
}