15 command-line aliases to save you time

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Some aliases are included by default in your installed Linux distro.

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Linux command-line aliases are great for helping you work more efficiently. Better still, some are included by default in your installed Linux distro.
This is an example of a command-line alias in Fedora 27:

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The command alias shows the list of existing aliases. Setting an alias is as simple as typing: alias new_name="command"
Here are 15 command-line aliases that will save you time:

1. To install any utility/application:
   alias install="sudo yum install -y"
   Here, sudo and -y are optional as per user’s preferences:
   

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2. To update the system:
   alias update="sudo yum update -y"
   
3. To upgrade the system:
   alias upgrade="sudo yum upgrade -y"
   
4. To change to the root user:
   alias root="sudo su -"
   
5. To change to "user," where "user" is set as your username:
   alias user="su user"
   
6. To display the list of all available ports, their status, and IP:
   alias myip="ip -br -c a"
   
7. To ssh to the server myserver:
   alias myserver="ssh user@my_server_ip”
   
8. To list all processes in the system:
   alias process="ps -aux"
   
9. To check the status of any system service:
   alias sstatus="sudo systemctl status"
   
10. To restart any system service:
    alias srestart="sudo systemctl restart"
    
11. To kill any process by its name:
    alias kill="sudo pkill"
    

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12. To display the total used and free memory of the system:
    alias mem="free -h"
    
13. To display the CPU architecture, number of CPUs, threads, etc. of the system:
    alias cpu="lscpu"
    
14. To display the total disk size of the system:
    alias disk="df -h"
    
15. To display the current system Linux distro (for CentOS, Fedora, and Red Hat):
    alias os="cat /etc/redhat-release"
    

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