Mac Bash Aliases

Streamline your macOS workflow with our curated collection of Bash aliases. Save time and boost productivity with these powerful command-line shortcuts.

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Getting Started
Installation
Aliases List
Contributing
Changelog

Getting Started

Bash aliases are shortcuts that help you execute commands more efficiently. By defining aliases in your terminal configuration file, you can save time and keystrokes.

Installation

Step 1: Backup your existing configuration file:

                    
                        
                        
                          cp ~/.bash_profile ~/.bash_profile_backup
                           
                        
                        # or
                      

                        
                        
                          cp ~/.bashrc ~/.bashrc_backup
                           
                        
                        # or
                      

                        
                        
                          cp ~/.zshrc ~/.zshrc_backup

Step 2: Create my_scripts folder and copy scripts:

                    
                        # Manually:
                        
                          cd ~ && mkdir my_scripts
                           
                        
                        # Then copy the content of /scripts folder inside


                      
                        # Automatically:
# Use one of the provided scripts:
                        
                            
                              python installation.py
                               
                            
                            # or
                          

                            
                              node installation.js

Step 3: Append aliases to your configuration file:

                    
                        
                        
                          nano ~/.bash_profile
                           
                        
                        # or
                      

                        
                        
                          nano ~/.bashrc
                           
                        
                        # or

                      

                        
                        
                          nano ~/.zshrc


                      
                        # Alternatively:
                        
                            
                              open -e ~/.bash_profile
                               
                            
                            # or
                          

                            
                              open -e ~/.bashrc
                               
                            
                            # or
                          

                            
                              open -e ~/.zshrc

Step 4: Reload your Bash configuration:

                    
                        
                        
                          source ~/.bash_profile
                           
                        
                        # or
                      

                        
                        
                          source ~/.bashrc
                           
                        
                        # or
                      

                        
                        
                          source ~/.zshrc

Aliases List

ll

                        alias ll='ls -l'

List all files in long format without hidden files

llh

                        alias llh='ls -lah'

List all files in long format with hidden files

..

                        alias ..='cd ..'

Navigate up one directory

...

                        alias ...='cd ../..'

Navigate up two directories

port

                        alias port='bash ~/my_scripts/check-port.sh'

Check what is running on a port

status

                        alias status='git status'

Show the working tree status

add

                        alias add='git add .'

Add all changes

commit

                        alias commit='git commit -m'

Commit with a message

new-branch

                        alias new-branch='git checkout -b'

Create a new local branch

commitall

                        alias commitall='git add . && commit'

Add all changes and commit with a message

commitm

                        alias commitm='bash ~/my_scripts/commit-multiple-messages.sh'

Commit with multiple messages

push

                        alias push='bash ~/my_scripts/push-current-git-branch.sh'

Push changes to the remote repository

pull

                        alias pull='bash ~/my_scripts/pull-current-git-branch.sh'

Pull changes from current remote branch or from specific branch

pullm

                        alias pullm='bash ~/my_scripts/pull-from-main.sh'

Pull changes from main or master branch

revert-file

                        alias revert-file='bash ~/my_scripts/revert-file.sh'

Revert file from a remote branch

myip

                        alias myip='curl ifconfig.me'

Get your public IP address

flushdns

                        alias flushdns='dscacheutil -flushcache && sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder'

Flush DNS cache

update

                        alias update='sudo softwareupdate -i -a; brew update; brew upgrade'

Update macOS and Homebrew packages

df

                        alias df='df -h'

Show disk usage in human-readable format

du

                        alias du='du -sh *'

Show the size of directories and files in human-readable format

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have a useful alias or improvement, please follow these steps:

Fork the repository.
Create a new branch: git checkout -b feature/your-feature
Commit your changes: git commit -am 'Add your feature'
Push to the branch: git push origin feature/your-feature
Create a pull request.

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
The format is based on Keep a Changelog ,
and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning .

[Version 0.1.1] - 2025-01-28

Added

Added new script to initialize Express server.

Mac Bash Aliases

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Installation

Aliases List

ll

llh

..

...

port

status

add

commit

new-branch

commitall

commitm

push

pull

pullm

revert-file

myip

flushdns

update

df

du

Contributing

Changelog

Changelog

[Version 0.1.1] - 2025-01-28

Added