Alias command in Linux
The alias command instructs the shell to replace one string with another string while executing the commands.
When a user often has to use a single big command multiple times, in those cases, the user can create something called an alias for that command. An alias is like a shortcut command which will have the same functionality as if the user is writing the whole command.
Syntax:
Creating an alias :
Syntax:
Creating an Unalias: Removing an existing alias is known as unaliasing.
Syntax:
Options for Alias command:
-p option: This option prints all the defined aliases in reusable format.
Syntax:
%u2013help option: It displays help Information.
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