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title: "Linux How to Create Custom Command with ‘alias’ Easily"
description: "Explained about how to create your own command in Linux."
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date: 2020-03-24
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# Linux How to Create Custom Command with ‘alias’ Easily

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Here are the ideas on [how to](https://srinimf.com/2012/09/05/how-to-check-vsam-file-is-closed-or-not/) create custom [command in Linux](https://srinimf.com/2023/01/07/scp-command-in-linux-how-to-copy-file/) using ‘alias’

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One of the best examples is you need to go to a directory and display the contents in the order of edit made. To achieve this you need to issue two commands. Instead of using two commands you can complete this with a single command.

## 1. How to create Custom Command

I want to go to my home directory and list the components inside of it.

```
>$ cd (home_dir)
>Srini lsdm
test1
test2
test3
```

Here, I used two commands. One is ‘**cd**‘ and another one is ‘**lsdm’**.

**The command you need to create custom command is ‘*alias*‘**

### 2. How to Use Alias

>$ *alias name=’string’*

**Let me create a new command**

```
>$ alias foo='cd (home_dir); lsdm'
```

**Now new command is created with ‘foo’.**

```
>$ foo
>$srini
test1
test2
test3
```

### 3. How to Verify the Actual Commands Behind Your Custom Command

Use ‘type’ command to verify.

```
>$type foo
foo is aliased to 'cd (home_dir); lsdm'
```

**How to nullify alias-command**. The command is ‘unalias’

```
>$ unalias foo
```

Now the ‘alias-command’ foo is no longer present. So the ‘foo’ command is not available now.

**How to search for the files and content in the Files**

**Locate **– it will search the pathname of similar to what you entered in any directory.

**Find – **you can find a particular string in a group of directories.

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