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  1. 12-04-2011 #1
    fortitude
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    How would I compress a command in terminal?

    Say if I wanted to type "sudo apt-get", is there anyway I just type "s" and it turns into or means "sudo apt-get"?
    What would I have to do to do that?
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    Quote Originally Posted by fortitude View Post
    Say if I wanted to type "sudo apt-get", is there anyway I just type "s" and it turns into or means "sudo apt-get"?
    Hello and welcome!

    You could use the alias command:

    How to use the alias command
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