bash_aliases

.bash_aliases

# 'easy extract'
extract () {
  if [ -f "$1" ] ; then
  case $1 in
    *.tar.bz2)   tar xjf "$1"     ;;
    *.tar.gz)    tar xzf "$1"     ;;
    *.bz2)       bunzip2 "$1"     ;;
    *.rar)       unrar e "$1"     ;;
    *.gz)        gunzip "$1"      ;;
    *.tar)       tar xf "$1"      ;;
    *.tbz2)      tar xjf "$1"     ;;
    *.tgz)       tar xzf "$1"     ;;
    *.zip)       unzip "$1"       ;;
    *.Z)         uncompress "$1"  ;;
    *.7z)        7z x "$1"        ;;
    *)     echo "'$1' cannot be extracted via extract()" ;;
  esac
  else
    echo "'$1' is not a valid file"
  fi
}

function syslog() {
  tail -f /var/log/system.log
}

# checks port number to see what service is attached
function port2service() {
  lsof -i -P | grep "$1"
}

alias ls='ls -F --color=always'
alias ll='ls -l'
alias cp='cp -iv'
alias rm='rm -i'
alias mv='mv -iv'
alias grep='grep --color=auto -in'

# get rid of command not found
alias cd..='cd ..'

# a quick way to get out of current directory
alias ..='cd ..'
alias ...='cd ../../'
alias ....='cd ../../../'

# show hidden files only
alias ls.='ls -d .* --color=auto'

# show extra options
alias dir='ls -alv'

# go to directory and execute 'ls'
function cdl() {
    if [ "$*" = "" ]
    then
        cd
    else
        cd "$*";
    fi
        dir;
}