https://github.com/homebrew/homebrew-aliases

:arrow_right: Aliases for Homebrew
https://github.com/homebrew/homebrew-aliases

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:arrow_right: Aliases for Homebrew

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/homebrew/homebrew-aliases
• Owner: Homebrew
• License: bsd-2-clause
• Created: 2015-05-11T19:22:52.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-16T18:58:25.000Z (2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-29T12:25:30.564Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: cmd, homebrew, tap
• Language: Ruby
• Homepage:
• Size: 157 KB
• Stars: 151
• Watchers: 12
• Forks: 31
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Homebrew Aliases

This tap allows you to alias your [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) commands.

## Install

    brew tap homebrew/aliases

## Usage

This works similar to the `alias` command:

    # add aliases

    $ brew alias ug='upgrade'

    $ brew alias i='install'

    # print all aliases

    $ brew alias

    # print one alias

    $ brew alias i

    # use your aliases like any other command

    $ brew i git

    # remove an alias

    $ brew unalias i

**Note:** Some commands are reserved and can’t be aliased (Homebrew core

commands as well as `alias` and `unalias`).

## Additional Features

All aliases are prefixed with `brew`, unless they start with `!` or `%`:

    # 'brew ug' -> 'brew upgrade'

    $ brew alias ug=upgrade

    # 'brew status' -> 'git status'

    $ brew alias status='!git status'

**Note:** You may need single-quotes to prevent your shell from

interpreting `!`, but `%` will work for both types.

    # Use shell expansion to preserve a local variable

    # 'brew git status' -> '/path/to/my/git status'

    $ mygit=/path/to/my/git

    $ brew alias git="% $mygit"

Aliases can include other aliases:

    $ brew alias show=info

    $ brew alias print=show

    $ brew print git # will run 'brew info git'

Aliases can be opened in `$EDITOR` with the `--edit` flag.

    # Edit alias 'brew foo'

    $ brew alias foo --edit

    # Assign and edit alias 'brew foo'

    $ brew alias foo=bar --edit

    # This works too

    $ brew alias --edit foo

    $ brew alias --edit foo=bar

    # Open all aliases in EDITOR

    $ brew alias --edit

**Note:** If the named alias doesn't exist it will be created.