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#bash_aliases

bash 2-3 letter aliases to shortcut various commands, variously:

git commands
package commands for apt (Ubuntu/Debian), dnf (Fedora/CentOS) & pacman (ARCH)
octopress blogging
.mov to .gif conversion (using ffmpeg)
common DOS command equivalents
ssh encryption key creation and authorization (especially elliptical curve)
dns cache flush
command history
mysql/mariadb
- ls
- mkdir/rmdir
- vi/vim
- dpkg
- btrfs
- systemctl
- journalctl
- blkid
- mount/umount

##Installation assuming the git clone directory tree has a conventional layout and looks like

~/git/
  └── bash_aliases/
      ├── bash_aliases
      ├── LICENSE
      └── README.md

Use the following commands:

ln -s ~/git/bash_aliases/bash_aliases ~/.bash_aliases 
source ~/.bash_aliases

#
# add bash_aliases login load for everyone
#
BR=bashrc							#run control file name
BA=bash_aliases 					#alias file name
EF=\$EF								#execution file
if [ -e /etc/bash.$BR ]				#?-ubuntu central rc?
then
	BR=/etc/bash.$BR				#y-save for later
else
	BR=/etc/$BR						#n-use fedora style
fi									#@end rc style check

grep "source" $BR  >/dev/null	 	#see if we are already there
if [ $? -eq 1 ]						#?-find us?
then								#n-add the logic
cat <<_EOF >>$BR					#append to /etc RC file
# do alias load for everyone
EF=~/.$BA 
if [ -e $EF ];
then
	source $EF
fi
_EOF
fi									#@-done adding bashrc logic

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