Alias files

#express Alias files are shortcuts where you give a variable a CLI command string.

  1. Create a .txt file in the /home/{user}/ directory called .aliases and open it up: 
    cd /home/{user}/
touch .aliases
sudo vim .aliases
  2. Enter in your list of alias commands in the current format: 
    alias shortcut-name='cd /mnt/c/users/some-dude'

    This text file will be executed by the terminal $SHELL each time it's booted up. 1

    cd /home/{user}/
vim .bashrc

and enter this at the bottom of the file:

source ~/.aliases

  1. This alias is usually in the same user directory as .bashrc config file by default. If you have a shell other than bash, like zsh then make sure commands that reference .bashrc file are changed accordingly. ↩