Difference between revisions of "Aliases in .bashrc"

==What's .bashrc? What is an alias?==

* '''.bashrc''' is the ''configuration file'' for bash, a linux shell/command interpreter.

* 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 show hidden files in your file manager or use '''ls -a'''

==Backup your current .bashrc==

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 execute

{{UserCmd|command=cp ~/.bashrc ~/.bashrc.bak}}

The original .bashrc can be restored with by executing

{{UserCmd|command=cp -i ~/.bashrc.bak ~/.bashrc}}

==Note==

{{UserCmd|command=source .bashrc}}

To upgrade the system via pacman, the command used is  

{{UserCmd|command=sudo pacman -Syu}}

This can be aliased in .bashrc with

alias pacup="sudo pacman -Syu"

To upgrade packages installed from the AUR via pamac, the command used is  

{{UserCmd|command=pamac upgrade --aur}}

This can be aliased with

alias aup="pamac upgrade --aur"

alias bashrc="nano ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc"

alias fstab="sudo nano /etc/fstab"

alias grub="sudo nano /etc/default/grub"

alias grubup="sudo update-grub"

==Conclusion==

==See Also==