This repository contains minimalistic dev configuration alias files to be productive with zsh terminal on MacOS.

Explaining the problem

In order to contain cleaniness of ~/.zshrc file we're going to use ~/.zsh_aliases file as a primary source file.

Setup

1. Open the terminal and make sure you're in the home directory: Running pwd terminal command should respond with /Users/<username>/. In case of the failure, run cd ~

2. Copy the .zsh_aliases file from this cloned repository to your home directory: cp .zsh_aliases ~/.zsh_aliases

3. Append the contents of .zshrc_edit to your ~/.zshrc file: cat .zshrc_edit >> ~/.zshrc

4. Reload your ~/.zshrc and ~/.zshrc_aliases files to apply the changes: source ~/.zshrc && source ~/.zshrc_aliases

Usage

Upon successful setup outcome, you will be able to execute aliases without typing out entire command. As an example try using . and it should return with folder name that is level above of your current directory.

Now, you can use all the aliases specified in .zsh_aliases right from your terminal. Customize .zsh_aliases anytime to add or update aliases, and simply reload ~/.zshrc to see the changes.

Troubleshooting

• Changes not applied: If your aliases are not recognized, ensure that you’ve correctly sourced ~/.zsh_aliases in your ~/.zshrc file and that source ~/.zshrc was run.
• File location: Confirm that .zsh_aliases is in the the home directory after executing step 2 in setup section. Make sure file is there by running ls -a ~ to list all hidden files.

Notes

Configuration files are not meant to be finite and therefore editing and saving changes will require to perform source <filename> command to make system aware about the changes in configuration files. In case of failure running source <filename> command latest changes will be reverted to previous state.

Contributions

Feel free to submit issues or pull requests for additional aliases, fixes, or improvements. Happy coding!