What's in your .bash_aliases file?

[fancypiper]

I am looking for some more neat tricks you can use with a .bash_aliases file.

Here is my user .bash_aliases file. Post yours.

## tinwhistle box ~/.bash_aliases file for user
# User specific aliases and functions

# Streaming Radio Stations
alias kdox='mplayer http://wms2.mainstreamnetwork.com/kdox-am &'
alias wabc='mplayer http://69.28.128.148:80/stream/citadelcc_WABC-AM &'

# Clear the terminal
alias cls='clear'

# Start X server
alias x='startx'

# Change bash prompt. See the article
# http://www-106.ibm.com/developerwork.../l-tip-prompt/
export PS1='\d \@ \[\e[32;1m\]\u\[\e[34;1m\]@\[\e[36;1m\]\H \[\e[34;1m\]\w\[\e[32;1m\] $ \[\e[0m\]'

# Monitor logs
# alias syslog='sudo tail -100f /var/log/syslog'
# alias messages='sudo tail -100f /var/log/messages'

# Keep 1000 lines in .bash_history (default is 500)
export HISTSIZE=1000
export HISTFILESIZE=1000

#Stop bash from caching duplicate lines.
HISTCONTROL=ignoredups

# Disk free in human terms
alias df='df -h'

# List paths
alias path='echo -e ${PATH//:/\\n}'

# Upgrade/update system
# alias upgrade='sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && sudo apt-get autoremove'

# Encode wav files to flac and delete the wav file
alias zipwavd='flac -V --best --delete-input-file *.wav'

# Encode wav files to flac and keep the wav file
alias zipwav='flac -V --best *.wav'

# Decode flac files to wav format
alias uzipwav='flac -d -V *.flac'

# Encode wav to ogg
# alias oggem=oggenc -n *.wav -o *.ogg

# Allow local users to use my X session
# xhost +local:

# I can't remember the new gnome command!
alias gtop='/usr/bin/gnome-system-monitor'

# Alter the ls command
alias ll='ls --color --time-style="+%b %d %Y %H:%M"'
alias ls='ls -ac'
alias lls='ls -lac'
alias la="ls --color -lAGbh --time-style='+%b %d %Y %H:%M'"

# Set background in Fluxbox
# alias bg='fbsetbg -a /home/phil/Pictures/kells/kelljesusarrest.gif'
# alias bg='fbsetbg -a /home/phil/Pictures/kells/KellsFol114rArrestOfChrist.jpg'
# alias bg='fbsetbg -a /home/phil/Pictures/kells/KellsFol007vMadonnaChild.jpg'
# alias bg='fbsetbg -a /home/phil/Pictures/kells/4evangelists.jpg'

# Become system administrator
alias god='sudo -i'
alias root='sudo -i'

# Because less is more and more is less
alias more='less'

# xterm
# alias xterm='xterm -bg black -fg green'

# Launch links or w3m with my linux links page
alias web='links2 -g /home/phil/bookmarks.html'
alias wweb='w3mmee /home/phil/bookmarks.html'

# For nano editor
alias nano='nano -w'

# Start gkrellm after stopping it in x
alias gkrellm='gkrellm -w &'

# Kill mplayer
alias kmp='killall -9 mplayer & killall -9 gnome-mplayer'

[akvino]

lt='ls -alt|more' ->newest files
xx='exit'

[SuperSonic4]

#Installation
alias y='yaourt'
alias up='y -Syu --aur'
#
#Network
alias ping1='ping -c 4 www.google.com'
alias ping2='ping -c 4 192.168.0.1'
alias wget='wget -c'
alias mac='ifconfig | grep HWaddr'
#
#Multimedia
alias avidemux='/usr/bin/avidemux2_qt4 --video-codec xvid'
alias handbrake1='handbrake -i /dev/sr1 -t 6 -e x264 -b 1024 -E ac3 -s 1 -o output.avi'
alias flash='get_flash_videos'
#
#KDE Desktop
alias plasmoid='kbuildsycoca4 --noincremental && clear'
#alias shutdown='sudo shutdown -hP now'
alias ls='ls --color=always'
alias unmount='umount'
alias crossover='/home/lee/cxoffice/bin/cxinstallwizard /usr/bin/crossover'
#
#Other
alias 'make_me_a_sandwich'='echo "What? Make it yourself"'
alias 'sudo_make_me_a_sandwich'='echo "ok"'
#
#System
export GREP_COLOR="1;33"
alias grep='grep --color=auto'
#alias command=''history|awk '{print $2}'|awk 'BEGIN {FS="|"} {print $1}'|sort|uniq -c|sort -r''
alias hddtemp='sudo hddtemp /dev/sda /dev/sdb /dev/sdc'
#
# Amarok SVN
#export PATH=$HOME/kde/bin:$PATH
export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH

[apmcd47]

Among other things, this vipath function. I don't use it much now, but it can be useful.

Andrew

[johnl]

The two most useful for me:

# perform 'ls' after 'cd' if successful.
cdls() {
  builtin cd "$*"
  RESULT=$?
  if [ "$RESULT" -eq 0 ]; then
    ls
  fi
}

alias cd='cdls'

# search for a string recursively in any C source files 
alias src-grep='find . -name "*.[ch]" | xargs grep '

[diesch]

alias apt-install='sudo apt-get install'
alias apt-search='apt-cache search'
alias apt-show='apt-cache show'
alias apt-purge='sudo apt-get --purge  remove'
alias apt-remove='sudo apt-get remove'
alias apt-up="sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade"
alias apt-policy="LANG=C apt-cache policy"

[Barriehie]

alias emacs='emacs22-gtk'
alias emacsfs='emacs22-gtk -fs'
alias gohome='cd ~; clear'
alias h='head'
alias ls='ls --color=auto'
alias reload='source $HOME/.bashrc'
alias showalias='cat $HOME/.bash_alias'
alias shr='shred -u '
alias t='tail'
alias temps='acpi -t'

[junapp]

alias h='history | grep '

[Simian Man]

alias emacs='echo "emacs sucks " && sleep 2 && vim'


Just in case I forget.

[dwhitney67]

<oops... I misunderstood the thread; I thought it was about something meaningful.>