A curated list of awesome Bash aliases.

Website: https://vikaskyadav.github.io/awesome-bash-alias/

# Calculator

• alias bc="bc -l"

# Clear

• alias c="clear"
• alias cl="clear"
• alias ckear="clear"
• alias clr="clear"

# Change Directories

• alias .="cd .."
• alias ..="cd ../.."
• alias ...="cd ../../.."
• alias ....="cd ../../../.."
• alias .....="cd ../../../../.."

• alias ..="cd .."

• alias ...="cd ../.."

• alias ....="cd ../../.."

• alias .....="cd ../../../.."

• alias ......="cd ../../../../.."

• alias .1="cd .."

• alias .2="cd ../.."

• alias .3="cd ../../.."

• alias .4="cd ../../../.."

• alias .5="cd ../../../../.."

• alias ..1="cd .."

• alias ..2="cd ../.."

• alias ..3="cd ../../.."

• alias ..4="cd ../../../.."

• alias ..5="cd ../../../../.."

• alias cd..="cd .."

• alias cd...="cd ../.."

• alias cd....="cd ../../.."

• alias cd.....="cd ../../../.."

• alias cd......="cd ../../../../.."

• alias cd1="cd .."

• alias cd2="cd ../.."

• alias cd3="cd ../../.."

• alias cd4="cd ../../../.."

• alias cd5="cd ../../../../.."

# useful Docker functions

• dock-run() { sudo docker run -i -t --privileged $@ ;}
• dock-exec() { sudo docker exec -i -t $@ /bin/bash ;}
• dock-log() { sudo docker logs --tail=all -f $@ ;}
• dock-port() { sudo docker port $@ ;}
• dock-vol() { sudo docker inspect --format '{{ .Volumes }}' $@ ;}
• dock-ip() { sudo docker inspect --format '{{ .NetworkSettings.IPAddress }}' $@ ;}
• dock-rmc() { sudo docker rm sudo docker ps -qa --filter 'status=exited' ;}
• dock-rmi() { sudo docker rmi -f sudo docker images | grep '^<none>' | awk '{print $3}' ;}
• dock-stop() { sudo docker stop $(docker ps -a -q); }
• dock-rm() { sudo docker rm $(docker ps -a -q); }

*dock-do() { if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then echo "Usage: $0 start|stop|pause|unpause|" fi

for c in $(sudo docker ps -a | awk '{print $1}' | sed "1 d") do sudo docker $1 $c done }

# Kubernetes commands

• alias k="kubectl"
• alias ka="kubectl apply -f"
• alias kpa="kubectl patch -f"
• alias ked="kubectl edit"
• alias ksc="kubectl scale"
• alias kex="kubectl exec -i -t"
• alias kg="kubectl get"
• alias kga="kubectl get all"
• alias kgall="kubectl get all --all-namespaces"
• alias kinfo="kubectl cluster-info"
• alias kdesc="kubectl describe"
• alias ktp="kubectl top"
• alias klo="kubectl logs -f"
• alias kn="kubectl get nodes"
• alias kpv="kubectl get pv"
• alias kpvc="kubectl get pvc"

# Docker commands

• alias dl="sudo docker ps -l -q"
• alias dps="sudo docker ps"
• alias di="sudo docker images"
• alias dip="sudo docker inspect --format '{{ .NetworkSettings.IPAddress }}'"
• alias dkd="sudo docker run -d -P"
• alias dki="sudo docker run -i -t -P"
• alias dex="sudo docker exec -i -t"
• alias drmf='sudo docker stop $(sudo docker ps -a -q) && sudo docker rm $(sudo docker ps -a -q)'

# Estimate file space usage to maximum depth

• alias du1="du -d 1"

# Git commands

• alias gs="git status"
• alias gst="git status -sb"
• alias gl="git log"
• alias ga="git add"
• alias gaa="git add -A"
• alias gal="git add ."
• alias gall="git add ."
• alias gca="git commit -a"
• alias gc="git commit -m"
• alias gcot="git checkout"
• alias gchekout="git checkout"
• alias gchckout="git checkout"
• alias gckout="git checkout"
• alias go="git push -u origin"
• alias gsh='git stash'
• alias gw='git whatchanged'
• alias gitlg="git log --graph --pretty=format:'%Cred%h%Creset -%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset' --abbrev-commit"
• alias nah="git clean -df && git checkout -- ."

# History commands

• alias h="history"
• alias h1="history 10"
• alias h2="history 20"
• alias h3="history 30"
• alias hgrep='history | grep'

# List commands

• alias l="ls"
• alias l='ls -lAh'
• alias ls="ls -a"
• alias la="ls -a"
• alias ll="ls -al"

# Ping Commands

• alias pg="ping google.com -c 5"
• alias pt="ping facebook.com -c 5"
• alias ping="ping -c 5"
• alias fastping="ping -c 100 -s.2"

# Exit Command

• alias :q="exit"
• alias ext="exit"
• alias xt="exit"
• alias by="exit"
• alias bye="exit"
• alias die="exit"
• alias quit="exit"

# Launch Simple HTTP Server

• alias serve='python -m SimpleHTTPServer'

# Confirmation

• alias mv='mv -i'
• alias cp='cp -i'
• alias ln='ln -i'
• alias rm='rm -I --preserve-root'

# Parenting changing perms on /

• alias chown='chown --preserve-root'
• alias chmod='chmod --preserve-root'
• alias chgrp='chgrp --preserve-root'

# Install & Update utilties

• alias sai="sudo apt install"
• alias sai="sudo apt-get install"
• alias sau="sudo apt update"
• alias sau="sudo apt-get update"
• alias update="sudo apt update"
• alias update="yum update"
• alias updatey="yum -y update"

# System state

• alias reboot="sudo /sbin/reboot"
• alias poweroff="sudo /sbin/poweroff"
• alias halt="sudo /sbin/halt"
• alias shutdown="sudo /sbin/shutdown"
• alias flighton='sudo rfkill block all'
• alias flightoff='sudo rfkill unblock all'
• alias snr='sudo service network-manager restart'

# Show open ports

• alias ports='sudo netstat -tulanp'

# Free and Used

• alias meminfo="free -m -l -t"

# Get top process eating memory

• alias psmem="ps auxf | sort -nr -k 4"
• alias psmem10="ps auxf | sort -nr -k 4 | head -10"

# Get top process eating cpu

• alias pscpu="ps auxf | sort -nr -k 3"
• alias pscpu10="ps auxf | sort -nr -k 3 | head -10"

# Get details of a process

• alias paux='ps aux | grep'

# Get server cpu info

• alias cpuinfo="lscpu"

# Older system use /proc/cpuinfo

• alias cpuinfo="less /proc/cpuinfo"

# Get GPU ram on desktop / laptop

• alias gpumeminfo="grep -i --color memory /var/log/Xorg.0.log"

# Resume wget by default

• alias wget="wget -c"

# Grabs the disk usage in the current directory

• alias usage='du -ch | grep total'

# Gets the total disk usage on your machine

• alias totalusage='df -hl --total | grep total'

# Shows the individual partition usages without the temporary memory values

• alias partusage='df -hlT --exclude-type=tmpfs --exclude-type=devtmpfs'

# Gives you what is using the most space. Both directories and files. Varies on current directory

• alias most='du -hsx * | sort -rh | head -10'

# MacOs commands

• alias rp='. ~/.bash_profile'
• alias myip='ifconfig en0 | grep inet | grep -v inet6 | cut -d ' ' -f2'