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 An '''alias''' is a ''substitute for a (complete) command''. It can be thought of as a shortcut.
-'''.bashrc''' is found in the ''home folder'' of a user ( ~ ) . It is a hidden file, to see it enable "Show Hidden Files".
+'''.bashrc''' is found in the ''home folder'' of a user ( ~ ) . It is a hidden file, to see it show hidden files in your file manager or use '''ls -a'''
-A shorcut for that is <Ctrl + H> in XFCE.
 == Backup your current .bashrc ==
-It is handy to backup the ~/.bashrc before editing it, as it allows one to be able to easily recover from the unexpected.
+It can be useful to backup the ~/.bashrc before editing it, as it allows one to be able to easily recover from the unexpected.
 To make a backup of your current .bashrc . Open a terminal and type -
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 == Note ==
-Any changes made to the .bashrc will have no effect on any currently open Terminal windows. After shutting an open Terminal window down & then restarting it, one can then test out their alias(s).
+Any changes made to the .bashrc will have no effect on any currently open terminal windows. To test newly updated changes in your .bashrc open a new terminal or use the command:
-Or for a quicker way, after having modified the ~/.bashrc run the following command:
   source .bashrc
-To reload the configuration file.
+== Aliases Examples ==
-== Aliases ==
 Aliases can turn a complex command string into a simple custom made command that one can type in the Terminal.
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-To upgrade packages installed from the AUR via yaourt, the command used is '''''yaourt -Syu --aur'''''
+To upgrade packages installed from the AUR via yay, the command used is '''''yay -Syu --aur'''''
 This can be aliased with-
-  alias aup="yaourt -Syu --aur"
+  alias aup="yay -Syu --aur"
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 == Conclusion ==
-This list is not comprehensive. A user can add many aliases that (s)he commonly uses.
+This list is not comprehensive. Almost anything that is commonly used can be shortened with an alias
-== Support ==
-Following is a link to this page's forum counterpart where you can post any related feedback and get more information about aliases: [https://forum.manjaro.org/index.php?topic=14608.0]
-Credits go to Handy for his .bashrc guide.
+== See Also ==
+[https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/index.html Bash documentation]
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