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Awesome Terminal Aliases (Featuring Brilliant Bash)
# fun stuff
alias lenny='echo \_(ツ)_/¯ | pbcopy'
alias tuxsay='cowsay -f tux '
alias fortunes='sh ~/.fortunes.sh'
alias life='figlet 42 | lolcat'
alias lol='while true; do sl; done;'
alias starwars='telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl'
alias fancy='figlet $@'
# to make people confused xD
alias vim='vi'
# terminal commands I mess up
alias c='clear'
alias cl='clear'
alias ckear='clear'
alias cear='clear'
alias clea='clear'
alias l='ls'
alias exot='exit'
alias exi='exit'
alias la='ls -a'
alias l='ls'
# mac specific
#alias apt='brew'
#alias apt-get='brew'
# mkdocs stuff
#alias mkpush='mkdocs gh-deploy --clean'
#alias mkdeploy='mkpush'
#alias mkrun='mkdocs serve'
# git commands
alias gs='git status'
alias ga='git add'
alias gaa='git add -A'
# editors
#alias mate='open -a TextMate'
#alias sublime='open -a Sublime\ Text'
#alias brackets='open -a Brackets'
#folder
#alias dev='cd /Users/ronakshah/Documents/Developer'
#terminal - unix
alias mkdir='mkdir -p'
# copy paste (mac specific)
# alias copy='pbcopy'
#Gradle Shortcut
#alias gradlew='./gradlew'
# handy to use
alias webThis='python -m SimpleHTTPServer'
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#
# A handful of bash aliases to strengthen the bond between you and your machine.
#
# All you can eat. Take whatever you want/need.
###############################################################################
### weather: pass your city or zip code, and it returns the weather!
### Usage: weather cleveland
### OR
### weather 44106
weather() { curl wttr.in/"$1"; }
### myip: prints out your IP address. Handy to check if your VPN is on!
alias myip="curl icanhazip.com"
### plz: re-run the last command as root.
alias plz="fc -l -1 | cut -d' ' -f2- | xargs sudo"
### ls but better: add some color to your life.
#alias ls='ls --color=auto'
#alias lsm='ls -lAhG --color=auto'
### a better clear
alias cls='clear;ls'
### update: update all of your packages!
#if [ uname -a | grep -i darwin == "darwin" ]; then
# alias update="homebrew update; homebrew upgrade --all; brew cleanup -s"
#elif [ cat /proc/version | grep -i == "arch" ]; then
# alias update="sudo pacman -Syyu"
#else
# echo "I have no clue what OS you're using..."
# #fi
# ls stuff, from https://github.com/nicolashery/mac-dev-setup/blob/master/.aliases
# Detect which `ls` flavor is in use
if ls --color > /dev/null 2>&1; then # GNU `ls`
colorflag="--color"
else # OS X `ls`
colorflag="-G"
fi
# List all files colorized in long format
alias ll='ls -lh'
# List all files colorized in long format, including dot files
alias la="ls -lha"
# List only directories
alias lsd='ls -l | grep "^d"'
# Always use color output for `ls`
alias ls="command ls ${colorflag}"
export LS_COLORS='no=00:fi=00:di=01;34:ln=01;36:pi=40;33:so=01;35:do=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=40;31;01:ex=01;32:*.tar=01;31:*.tgz=01;31:*.arj=01;31:*.taz=01;31:*.lzh=01;31:*.zip=01;31:*.z=01;31:*.Z=01;31:*.gz=01;31:*.bz2=01;31:*.deb=01;31:*.rpm=01;31:*.jar=01;31:*.jpg=01;35:*.jpeg=01;35:*.gif=01;35:*.bmp=01;35:*.pbm=01;35:*.pgm=01;35:*.ppm=01;35:*.tga=01;35:*.xbm=01;35:*.xpm=01;35:*.tif=01;35:*.tiff=01;35:*.png=01;35:*.mov=01;35:*.mpg=01;35:*.mpeg=01;35:*.avi=01;35:*.fli=01;35:*.gl=01;35:*.dl=01;35:*.xcf=01;35:*.xwd=01;35:*.ogg=01;35:*.mp3=01;35:*.wav=01;35:'
# SSH Shortcuts cuz I'm lazy
alias cse11='export DISPLAY=:0 ; open -a XQuartz ; ssh -X username@ieng6.ucsd.edu'
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