I Alias “sudo !!” with “plz”

I rawdog every single command, I use no aliases at all.

(Bash-Specific)

App-Specific

alias battery='upower -i $(upower -e | grep 'BAT') | grep -E "state|to\ full|percentage"' # Get the battery level of my laptop server when I ssh into it

alias audio="yt-dlp -f 'ba' -x --audio-format mp3" # Download the audio version of a youtube video

alias wttr="curl wttr.in/Chicago" # Get the weather of my city in the terminal

Terminal Navigation

alias ba2sy="cp ~/.bash_aliases ~/Sync/" # copy my current iteration of my aliases to my shared syncthing folder so that it's accessible across devices

alias sy2ba="cp ~/Sync/.bash_aliases ~/" # replace the current iteration of my aliases w/ the synced version from my syncthing folder

alias mba='micro .bash_aliases' # open my aliases file in the modernized version of 'nano'

alias reload="source ~/.bashrc" # Quickly refresh my system so that the latest alias file is loaded

alias l='exa --group-directories-first -hlras modified --no-user --icons' # exa is a prettier version of ls. Options toggled: Human-readable, long format, reverse output, show hidden files/folders, sort by modified, hide the 'user' column since I'm the only one that uses the computer, and show the icons to make it look fancy```

Replaced Commands

alias cat='batcat --theme=ansi ' # Replace generic output of cat w/ a formatted version. This is bat (batcat in Debian)

alias rm='trash ' # Instead of auto-deleting files, put them in the 'trash' bin for 30 days, then delete.

Server & Docker-related

alias lazy='/home/macallik/.local/bin/lazydocker' # Run Docker

alias pad='ssh MyPad20334' # shorthand to ssh into my server

What… I didn’t know this was a thing.

So I could make be “sudo gimme-dat-new-new” Instead of “sudo DNF upgrade -y”

Some QoL stuff my good friend set-up for me.

# ALIASES -- EXA
alias ls='exa --group-directories-first --color=auto -h -aa -l --git'

# ALIASES -- YAY
alias yy='yay -Y --needed --norebuild --nocleanafter --nodiffmenu --noredownload --nocleanmenu --removemake --sudoloop'
alias ya='yay -S --needed --norebuild --nocleanafter --nodiffmenu --noredownload --nocleanmenu --removemake --sudoloop'
alias yu='yay -R --recursive --nosave'

# ALIASES -- CP
alias cp="cp --reflink=auto -i"

And then there’s a bunch of stuff from the output of alias, most of them are git aliases. Those which aren’t git-related are listed below:

-='cd -'
...=../..
....=../../..
.....=../../../..
......=../../../../..
1='cd -1'
2='cd -2'
3='cd -3'
4='cd -4'
5='cd -5'
6='cd -6'
7='cd -7'
8='cd -8'
9='cd -9'
_='sudo '
cp='cp --reflink=auto -i'
egrep='grep -E --color=auto --exclude-dir={.bzr,CVS,.git,.hg,.svn,.idea,.tox}'
fgrep='grep -F --color=auto --exclude-dir={.bzr,CVS,.git,.hg,.svn,.idea,.tox}'
history=omz_history
l='ls -lah'
la='ls -lAh'
ll='ls -lh'
ls='exa --group-directories-first --color=auto -h -aa -l --git'
lsa='ls -lah'
md='mkdir -p'
rd=rmdir
run-help=man
which-command=whence

I got so much crap gathered throughout the years… some of them I don’t even use, but, here they are:

#!/usr/bin/zsh
# vi: ft=zsh

#############
# zsh aliases
#############

# grep
alias grep='grep --color=auto'
alias fgrep='fgrep --color=auto'
alias egrep='egrep --color=auto'
alias zgrep='zgrep --color=auto'

# processes
#alias pss='ps auxww | grep -v grep | grep'   # show all processes with user, hide grep itself
alias top='top -i -e m -E m'                # hide inactive and zombie processes, show ram in MB

# update system
alias p='sudo pacman'
alias pu='paru -Sua --noconfirm'
# clean up
alias pc='sudo pacman -Rsn $(pacman -Qdtq) --noconfirm 2>/dev/null; paru -Sccd --noconfirm'

# lvim
alias nvim='lvim'
alias vim='lvim'
alias vi='lvim'
alias v='lvim'

# cpg & mvg
alias cp='/usr/bin/cpg -ig'
alias mv='/usr/bin/mvg -ig'

# other useful ones
alias rm='trash'
alias duu='du -d 1 -h'

# wayland
alias gparted='sudo /bin/env WAYLAND_DISPLAY="$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/$WAYLAND_DISPLAY"  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/user/run/0  /usr/sbin/gparted'

# edit configs
alias vcs="$EDITOR $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/starship/config.toml"     # starship
alias vca="$EDITOR $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/alacritty/alacritty.yml"  # alacritty
alias vct="$EDITOR $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/tmux.conf"           # tmux
alias vcv="$EDITOR $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim/init.vim"            # neovim
alias vcl="$EDITOR $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/lvim/config.lua"          # lunarvim
alias vch="$EDITOR $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/hypr/hyprland.conf"       # hyprland
alias vcw="$EDITOR $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/waybar/config"            # waybar

# edit & source zsh configs
alias scz="source $ZDOTDIR/.zshrc"
alias vcz="$EDITOR $ZDOTDIR/.zshrc && source $ZDOTDIR/.zshrc"
alias vczo="$EDITOR $ZDOTDIR/options && source $ZDOTDIR/options"
alias vczb="$EDITOR $ZDOTDIR/bindkeys && source $ZDOTDIR/bindkeys"
alias vcze="$EDITOR $ZDOTDIR/exports && source $ZDOTDIR/exports"
alias vcza="$EDITOR $ZDOTDIR/aliases && source $ZDOTDIR/aliases"
alias vczc="$EDITOR $ZDOTDIR/completions && source $ZDOTDIR/completions"
alias vczf="$EDITOR $ZDOTDIR/functions && source $ZDOTDIR/functions"

# other cool toys
alias exa='exa --long --header --git --sort=name --group-directories-first'
alias ls='exa'
alias cat='bat -pp'
alias bat='bat --style=full'

# x11
# alias X='startx ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/X11/xinitrc'
# alias XX='~/.screenlayout/home2.sh'
# alias kb='setxkbmap -rules evdev -model pc105 -layout "ro,de" -variant "basic" -option "grp:shift_caps_toggle"'

# tmux
alias tmux="tmux -f $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/tmux.conf"
alias t="tmux new-session -A -s id"

# dmenu stuff
# alias dnm='networkmanager_dmenu'
# alias dbt='dmenu-bluetooth'

# other cli utils
alias pm='pulsemixer'

# locations
alias lab='cd ~/priv/code/lab'
alias own='cd ~/priv/code/own'
alias pixl='aft-mtp-mount ~/priv/pixl'

# cleanup home
alias irssi="irssi --home ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/irssi"
alias svn="svn --config-dir ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/subversion"
alias wget="wget --hsts-file=$XDG_DATA_HOME/wget-hsts"

# dotfiles
alias stowe="sudo stow -d $HOME/.dotfiles/etc/ -t /etc/"

# ansible
alias ansible-vault='EDITOR=lvim ansible-vault'

# acme
alias acme='acme.sh --home "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"/acme.sh/'

# vscode
alias code='vscodium --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform --ozone-platform=wayland'

# time sync
alias synctime='echo "time now:" && date && sudo systemctl stop ntpd && sudo ntpd -gq && sudo systemctl start ntpd && echo "new time:" && date'

# nordvpn
alias nvro='sudo systemctl start nordvpnd && nordvpn c ro && nordvpn whitelist add subnet 10.0.0.0/8 && nordvpn set dns 10.10.10.10'
alias nvdown='nordvpn d && sudo systemctl stop nordvpnd'

# work
alias vpnup='nmcli con up vpn-work --ask'
alias vpndown='nmcli con down vpn-work'
alias vpn='nmcli con down vpn-work; nmcli con up vpn-work --ask'
alias vault-connect='source $HOME/work/secrets/vault.work'
alias terraform-connect='source $HOME/work/secrets/terraform.work'
alias teamsx='killall -15 teams'
alias adm='sudo mount /home/$HOME/work/adm'
alias mongo='ssh -L \*:27777:appserver:27017 jumphost'

So I’ve checked and…

alias la='ls -a'
alias mplayer='mplayer -noautosub -alang en'
alias ll='ls $LS_OPTIONS -lh'
alias l='ls $LS_OPTIONS -lAa'
alias x='startx'
alias ekgi='ekg -i'
alias glinks='links2 -g'

My god, this must be in my .bashrc since forever. I mean… links2? ekg? startx? It’s like archeology.

I will keep it there for future historians.

vim grindset 💪

alias q=exit
alias :q=exit
alias :wq=exit

alias nano='nano -l'

my only one, to have line numbers when searching for errors in log files

I alias most of my flatpaks to autorun, made a tool for that called flatalias.

https://github.com/trytomakeyouprivate/flatalias

Also

set fish_greeting

alias update='flatpak update -y && notify-send -a Updater "Flatpaks ready" && rpm-ostree update && notify-send -a Updater "rpm-ostree ready"'

alias upfin='flatpak update -y && rpm-ostree update && shutdown -h now''

alias flatrm='flatpak remove --delete-data'

alias ls="ls --color=auto -GF"

alias reload="source ~/.config/fish/config.fish && echo 'Fish-config updated'"

abbr conf "kate ~/.config/fish/config.fish && source ~/.config/fish/config.fish && echo 'Fish-config updated'"

### NETWORKING
abbr myip 'curl ifconfig.co'
abbr netlisten 'netstat -plntu'
abbr pingtest 'ping -c 2 wikipedia.de'

abbr rpmq "distrobox enter -n fedora -- dnf search"
abbr rstat "rpm-ostree status"

abbr rpmfind "rpm -qa | grep"

abbr flatinst 'flatpak install -y'

abbr flatfind "flatpak list | grep"

abbr history-off 'set +o history'

abbr sshcloud "ssh -i /home/user/.local/share/Cryptomator/mnt/SSH-keys/KEYNAME -p PORTNUMBER root@IP
# and others

abbr httpcode "curl --head --silent --output /dev/null --write-out '%{http_code}' "

abbr "pin-this" "ostree admin pin 0"
abbr "q" "exit"
abbr c "clear"

abbr errors-boot "journalctl -b"
abbr errors-last-boot "journalctl -b -1"

function copy
    if test -f $argv[1]
        cat $argv[1] | wl-copy
        echo "Copied to clipboard."
    else
        echo "Error: '$argv[1]' is not a file!"
    end
end

abbr off "shutdown -h now"

function findmod
    set mod_path (whereis $argv[1] | cut -d' ' -f2)
    kate $mod_path;
end

function mdtopdf -a filename
  set -x name (basename $filename .md)
  pandoc $filename -o $name.pdf | tee $name.pdf
end

function mdtoodt -a filename
  set -x name (basename $filename .md)
  pandoc $filename -o $name.odt | tee $name.odt
end

function mdtotex -a filename
  set -x name (basename $filename .md)
  pandoc $filename -s -o $name.tex | tee $name.tex
end

abbr rootfish "sudo -i fish"

abbr eng "export LANG=en_US.UTF-8"
abbr english "export LANG=en_US.UTF-8"
alias conf='nano ~/.config/fish/config.fish'
alias reload='. ~/.config/fish/config.fish'

alias pipwire-restart="systemctl --user restart pipewire.service"

function tarbrot #not yet fully working I think
    if test -z $argv[1]
        echo "Usage: tarbrot "
        return 1
    end

    set folder $argv[1]
    set tarball (basename $folder).tar
    set brotli_file $tarball.br

    # Start the timer
    set start_time (date +%s)

    # Create a tarball without compression
    tar -cf $tarball $folder

    # Display the time elapsed
    set end_time (date +%s)
    set elapsed_time (math $end_time - $start_time)

    # Compress the tarball with Brotli
    brotli $tarball && rm -f "$tarball"

    echo "Folder '$folder' has been tarred and Brotli compressed as '$brotli_file'"
    echo "Time elapsed: $elapsed_time seconds"
    echo "Size of compressed file: (du -h $brotli_file | awk '{print $1}')"
end

I use fish btw, nice shell.

My favorite one: alias upgrate=“sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade”

Here ya go

Discussion and suggestions welcome :)

ussr

For connecting as root with a private key on my main server named Undine Sous Speed.

A different way to do the usual ..="cd .." and endless chains of ...="cd ../.." types of aliases:

bash/ksh version:

..() {
    local count="${1:-1}"
    local path="../"
    while (( --count > 0 )); do
        path="$path../"
    done
    cd -- "$path"
}

zsh single-line version:

..() { cd $(printf "../%.s" {1..${1:-1}}) }

These take the number of directories that you want to move up as an argument (e.g. .. 3), otherwise they move you up one directory when used with no arguments.

alias a='alias'

a c='clear'
a p='pwd'
a e='exit'
a q='exit'

a h='history | tail -n20'
# turn off history, use 'set -o history' to turn it on again
a so='set +o history'

a b1='cd ../'
a b2='cd ../../'
a b3='cd ../../../'
a b4='cd ../../../../'
a b5='cd ../../../../../'

a ls='ls --color=auto'
a l='ls -ltrhG'
a la='l -A'
a vi='gvim'
a grep='grep --color=auto'

# open and source aliases
a oa='vi ~/.bash_aliases'
a sa='source ~/.bash_aliases'

# sort file/directory sizes in current directory in human readable format
a s='du -sh -- * | sort -h'

# save last command from history to a file
# tip, add a comment to end of command before saving, ex: ls --color=auto # colored ls output
a sl='fc -ln -1 | sed "s/^\s*//" >> ~/.saved_commands.txt'
# short-cut to grep that file
a slg='< ~/.saved_commands.txt grep'

# change ascii alphabets to unicode bold characters
a ascii2bold="perl -Mopen=locale -Mutf8 -pe 'tr/a-zA-Z/𝗮-𝘇𝗔-𝗭/'"

### functions
# 'command help' for command name and single option - ex: ch ls -A
# see https://github.com/learnbyexample/command_help for a better script version
ch() { whatis $1; man $1 | sed -n "/^\s*$2/,/^$/p" ; }

# add path to filename(s)
# usage: ap file1 file2 etc
ap() { for f in "$@"; do echo "$PWD/$f"; done; }

# simple case-insensitive file search based on name
# usage: fs name
# remove '-type f' if you want to match directories as well
fs() { find -type f -iname '*'"$1"'*' ; }

# open files with default application, don't print output/error messages
# useful for opening docs, pdfs, images, etc from command line
o() { xdg-open "$@" &> /dev/null ; }

# if unix2dos and dos2unix commands aren't available by default
unix2dos() { sed -i 's/$/\r/' "$@" ; }
dos2unix() { sed -i 's/\r$//' "$@" ; }