Designing commands that make sense at a glance

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Aliases Worth Stealing

Here are some aliases that experienced Terminal users rely on. Copy the ones you like to your ~/.zshrc.

Navigation

alias ..="cd .."
alias ...="cd ../.."
alias desk="cd ~/Desktop"
alias dl="cd ~/Downloads"

File Listing

alias ll="ls -la"
alias la="ls -A"
alias l="ls -CF"

Quick Actions

alias c="clear"
alias o="open ."
alias h="history"

Build a collection of aliases that match how you work. Start small and add more as you notice patterns in your commands.