A list of my common bash shell aliases. Place in ~/.bash_aliases

bash_alias.sh

# Clear term
alias cls='clear'

# Keep 1000 lines in .bash_history (default is 500)
export HISTSIZE=1000
export HISTFILESIZE=1000

#Stop bash from caching duplicate lines.
HISTCONTROL=ignoredups

# Disk free in human terms
alias df='df -h'

# List paths
alias path='echo -e ${PATH//:/\\n}'

# Upgrade/update system
alias upgrade='sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && sudo apt-get autoremove'

# Install gems as root
alias sgem='sudo gem'

# Display a list of escaped codes for bash
alias chars="man bash | sed -n '/ASCII bell/,/end a sequence/p'"