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In this tutorial you will learn how to create your own custom alias<\/a> commands in Linux<\/a>. Setting up a Linux<\/a> alias<\/a> is a very easy thing to do. Aliases are very beneficial as they save a lot of time, such as remembering long or complicated commands. We will be adding our own aliases<\/a> by editing the “.bashrc”<\/strong> file. This tutorial will work on virtually all Linux<\/a> distributions. Continue reading below to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open the Terminal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The first thing you need to do is open a new Terminal window in Linux<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edit the .bashrc File<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Once you have the new terminal window open, enter the command nano<\/strong> ~\/.bashrc<\/strong> and press Enter<\/strong>. This will open your .bashrc file using the nano text editor. The .bashrc file is a script that runs every time you launch Bash. You can add commands here for customizing and automating your Linux<\/a> environment. If you open the file and it is blank it means you do not already have it (the file). The file will be created once you save using Ctrl+X, press the Y key, then press Enter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add the Command Alias’s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Towards the top of your bashrc file you will want to add a few new lines. Afterwards you can begin typing your alias commands. The format to use is alias aliasname=”Linux Command”<\/strong>. For example one of my aliases is ‘alias pg=”ping google.com”‘<\/strong>. When the command “pg” is ran, it will ping Google. The possibilities with aliases are endless. After adding your custom aliases simply save and close the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reload the Bash Configuration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Next you will have to reload the .bashrc file to reload the changes you just made. To do this type “source ~\/.bashrc<\/strong>” and press Enter<\/strong>. The alias is now ready to be used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Test the Linux Alias’s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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To use your custom Linux<\/a> aliases type the command that was written for it. In my example I used “pg”<\/strong> to ping google.com. Above is an example of the custom alias command running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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