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Mahdi Abolfazli
Mahdi Abolfazli

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Create alias in mac zsh

Let's see the steps without any further information:
1- check if we have bash or zsh:

echo $SHELL
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2- If it is zsh, open the file .zshenv (if it did not work, add them to .zshrc file):

vim .zshenv
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3- Add aliases here (I have created some aliases to use the git more efficiently):

alias g="git"
alias gl="git log"
alias gs="git status"
alias gc="git commit -a"
alias gaa="git add --all"
alias gpusho="git push origin"
alias gpullo="git pull origin"
alias gco="git checkout"
alias gb="git branch"
alias gcb="git checkout -b"
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4- Close the terminal and open a new one to apply the effects.

DONE!

If we had bash instead of zsh, we should have used the bashrc file. To see the full video about this, you can watch this amazing video.

If you use any useful aliases, let me know in the comments!

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