How to Alias a Command (in Linux and Mac Terminal)

Learn how to create an alias for a command in Mac, Unix, and Linux operating systems which will execute a command(s) when you enter your custom alias.

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[julienheng]

I watched a lot of tutorials and still couldn't figure out until i stumbled upon your video! thank you so much!

[keoshawatkins]

This was an awesome tutorial. Thank you! Exactly what i needed.

[veercoo]

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[hakimakbary]

i did not have the zshrc file in my home directory for mac, ventura 13 (zsh shell)

I did:

cd ..
cd ..
cd etc
nano zshrc
alias cda='cd Dekstop'

when I want to close the zshrc, it says I do not have "Write" permission. I went back and wrote:

cdmod 755 zshrc

then tried to edit the zshrc but still it says I do not have the "write" permission. I have two questions now:

1. Am I trying to edit the write file (give that my zshrc is in the etc directory)?
2. How can I resolve the "write" permission issue?

[joelwafotalom]

I do not have the file .zshrc. i have create it manually but anyone could help with what should the contains of the file in order to add aliases in it ? i just added the alias in the file but it did not worked. also when i run the command alias on my mac terminal i see some aliases. i don't know they are saved

[vrajpatel]

hey bro I also wanna run linux/ubuntu in Mac OS terminal how do I do it

[ryanmerten]

hey- newb here, awesome video! I got my first alias to work to get me into a directory, but can't get the second one to work which is a command to open a program. Can you help?

[robertzoufood]

Love it, then we can execute a short command for a long one.

[johndon]

using "ls ." doesn't display hidden files for me

[alishmadhvani]

for people who dont have .zshrc file just create one in the home directory. You can use "nano .zshrc" to create the file and the save it and exit.