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New article: "The command line (mostly Git) abbreviations I rely on"

I'm all about saving keystrokes. Common CLI tasks are an easy target. I use abbreviations (CLI text expansion) but many of these will work as aliases too.

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olets.dev/posts/the-command-li

olets.devThe command line (mostly Git) abbreviations I rely on
More from Henry Bley-Vroman
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Email aliases are alternative email addresses, except when email is sent to an alias, it still arrives in your main inbox. Use them in conjunction with filters and folders as a powerful way to organize incoming messages.

#email #address #alias #inbox
pcworld.com/article/2535032/us

PCWorldWant a tidier inbox? Start using email aliases. Here's howHow to set up email aliases for newsletters, receipts, and more.

Linked is not a recommendation - as I have not tried it. But I've been typing lots of repetitive commands the last few days and I got to thinking that having a way to have aliases which were more than a single word would make them easier to remember and more flexible. This is one that I foundhttps://salas.com/2025/01/26/cmdalias-multi-word-alias/#cli #bash #tricks #alias