{"id":260,"date":"2009-06-30T18:35:03","date_gmt":"2009-06-30T18:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fir3netwp.gmsrrpobkbd.com\/2009\/06\/30\/linux-how-to-use-the-alias-command\/"},"modified":"2021-07-24T19:03:48","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T19:03:48","slug":"linux-how-to-use-the-alias-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/UNIX\/Linux\/linux-how-to-use-the-alias-command.html","title":{"rendered":"Linux &#8211; how to use the alias command"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>alias<\/strong> command allows you to create command shortcuts within your shell. 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