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Setting an alias only for current user in Unix

I want to create a Unix alias, that allows me for example to type l for ls -l. Nevertheless, I do not want to modify the file /etc/bash.bashrc as that one applies to all users I believe. How can I ...
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Where are aliases set in CentOS?

There is a typo which causes an error message upon logon (someone typed lias instead of alias). I have checked /etc/bashrc as well as ~/.bashrc and /etc/profile as well as ~/.bash_profile for ...
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How to create alias for - minus sign

I want to map the - to cd - I've tried escaping it, w/ and w/o single/double quotes but neither of them seems to work. alias \-='cd -' or alias '-'='cd -' => bash: alias: -=: invalid option ...
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create alias to ssh to a server and then connect to mysql

I currently have an alias to connect to a remote server: alias server='ssh user@ec2-00-00-00-000.compute-1.amazonaws.com' I would like to have an alias to connect to this server, and then ...
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Multiple-command alias enters bash shell but fails to navigate to path

I have this alias defined to run bash then navigate to a certain folder but when I run it, it only runs bash and stays in the current path/directory/folder. I've defined them in two different ways in ...
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csh cd alias: how to eliminate error when no parameter is supplied

I am familiar with bash, but my works require csh. in my .cshrc, I created this alias: alias cd 'cd \!:1; ls -l' It works very well except for one case: when I cd without any parameter: cd In ...
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alias for multiple sequential commands?

How do I create an alias c that will cd and then immediately ls? alias c='cd; ls' Is there some kind of way to insert a special variable that represents the input? Or is that not the way that alias ...
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How can I set up an alias or shortcut to do the *nix find command?

When at the command line, I find that I have to type out this command very often: find . -iname "*php" -exec grep -H query {} \; I'd love to set up an alias, script, or shortcut to make it work ...
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Is there a way to alias a multi-worded command in Unix?

I am trying to alias the command sudo shutdown but in my .profile I can't just do alias "sudo shutdown"="my command". Is there another way to alias multi-worded commands in Unix?
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How to set alias permanently using command?

Dear Folks I don't have access to home directory. So I can't access .bashrc or .profile file. So the only option (I guess) is using the command for setting alias. Is there any way to add alias ...
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How to undo alias, PATH=$PATH:./Test - (Unix)

1.) In a terminal when we make an alias for any command line,the life of that alias is as long as the terminal is open. alias new_command=old_command example: alias dog=cat But can we explicitly ...
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How does \cp work?

I know that if you have some alias with the name cp, you can bypass it using \cp. Is this unix syntax? Are there any other uses of this syntax?
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How to create shortcut command in Mac

I would like to a shortcut command in Mac as I frequently call commands that are a bit long in Terminal. How can I do that?
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Unix: Overloading Aliases

What happens if I have this in my bashrc: alias ls="ls -l" alias ls="ls -a" when I type ls they will both match. Is the last one kept or both?
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Bash: Spaces in alias name

I am trying to create an aliases in bash. What I want to do is map ls -la to ls -la | more In my .bashrc file this is what I attempted: alias 'ls -la'='ls -la | more' However it does not work ...