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by vincentkriek 4900 days ago
Isn't an alias just a cool command with a shortcut? I agree that on the site it's just `command` and not `alias short_cmd=command`, but the idea is the same.
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benjy14 4900 days ago
One of the advantages of this site is that you can build a list of your aliases and then there are snippets that are provided to copy and source them into your bash aliases file. I guess the advantage is it allows you to a build a list on your own profile and easily sync them across machines. Does this site achieve that?
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nsmartt 4900 days ago
An alias is the sort of command you use often, or an interesting new way of using a command you use often (e.g. ls).

That's the difference.

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