Alias your cd commands and save time

Opinion and Editorial

ByOscar Gonzalez Published on:September 15, 2009May 25, 2015 Updated on:May 25, 2015 Opinion and Editorial Reading Time: 1 minute

When you’re bouncing around from one directory to another in Linux or OSX, or even Cygwin in windows, remember you can use alias to save you time.

For example, I’ve been working a lot on these two directories in my pxeboot server^[1].

/opt/xxxx/sources/linuxdistros/centos/x86_64/5.3
/opt/xxxx/sources/linuxdistros/centos/x86/4.4

Typing those in each time, using tabs, and even using relative paths can be quite a pain in the butt. So I set two alias to get me back to those directories quickly after I wonder off and need to come back.

I added these two lines to my .bashrc file:

alias nn='cd /opt/xxxx/sources/linuxdistros/centos/x86_64/5.3/'
alias oo='cd /opt/xxxx/sources/linuxdistros/centos/x86/4.4'

Then either source .bashrc, or logout and log back in. Now when I type “nn” or “oo” I get sent to those directories.

Footnotes:

The xxxx is just a placeholder

Oscar Gonzalez

Oscar Gonzalez is an IT and Web veteran with over 20 years of experience working in marketing, technology, and infrastructure, seeking, designing, and implementing solutions for businesses and individuals.