In the case of that’s video that’s exactly what we’ve done. They’re called “aliases.” They’re essentially shortcuts to commonly typed sequences that can be as short as one letter. While it’s hardly a solution to all your complaints, BASH (and most other Unix terminals) offer a solution to the issue of typing long commands. As such, some people just never really like the terminal. Typing `ssh is never going to feel as fast as hitting a “connect” button, for example.
One of the most obviously annoying things about the terminal - especially to those of us living in the age of touch and GUIs - is how much you need to type. So we’ll quickly and effectively walk you through how to make BASH aliases. In the “terminal” world, Bash aliases solve a common problem: wanting to do things quicker and more effectively.
p) In the world of “command line interfaces,” Bash has been the go-to standard for decades, and is still the most common “terminal” in use. This Quick Guide covers a common question whose lingo may confuse newbies: how do I make a Bash shell alias? For those for whom that sentence was Greek-let start here: Bash is the “ Bourne Again Shell.” (There’s not relationship to the Matt Damon movie character, for better or worse.
