I bloody love using aliases within my terminal. It does make everything better, as I have grown more confident using the terminal. I have continued to add more and more aliases, solely to make my workflow quicker.
Below I have put all my aliases that are currently in my .zshconfig file. I am sure more will be added over time. I have various ones for Python, Django, Gatsby and Git. The Python ones have made my workflow so much easier, especially when running virtual environments. Just a couple are:
Running a Python script
Before:
$ python <python-file>
After
$ p <python-file>
Installing Python packages
Before:
$ pipenv install <python-package>
After:
$ pi <python-package>
Switching Git branches
Before:
$ git switch <branch-name>
After:
$ gbs <branch-name>
The above are only small changes, but they will make a tonne of difference especially if you're having to frequently type the same commands. Take a look at the list before hopefully, you can get some inspiration from them.
If you're using ohmyzsh you can check out their aliases here.
alias zshconfig="code ~/.zshrc"
alias ohmyzsh="code ~/.oh-my-zsh"
alias ..="cd .."
alias ...="cd ../.."
alias ....="cd ../../.."
alias .....="cd ../../../.."
# Shortcuts
alias dt="cd ~/Desktop"
alias dev="cd ~/Developer"
alias dl="cd ~/Downloads"
# Git Shortcuts
alias gs="git status"
alias gp="git pull"
alias gb="git branch $1"
alias gbs="git switch $1"
alias ga="git add ."
alias gc="git commit -m $1"
alias gca="git commit -a -m $1"
alias gpo="git push origin $1"
# Python Shortcuts
alias python="/usr/local/bin/python3"
alias pip="pip3"
alias p="python $1" # saves typing python every time.
alias pi="pipenv install $1" # allows you to just type the package
alias ps="pipenv shell" # start a env with just "ps"
# Flask Shortcuts
alias fr="flask run" # start a flask app
# Django Shortcuts
alias rs="python manage.py runserver" # starts django server
alias dmm="python manage.py makemigrations" # makes db migrations in django
alias dm="python manage.py migrate" # migrates db in django
# Gatsby Shortcuts
alias gd="gatsby develop"
alias gbd="gatsby build"
# opens VSC from the cmd line:
code () { VSCODE_CWD="$PWD" open -n -b "com.microsoft.VSCode" --args $* ;}
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