How to set an alias in nixos?

Question

In ubuntu I had a ~/.bashrc file with a number of aliases of the form

alias gs='git status'

How do I set an alias in nixos?

You still can use `.bashrc`, see this related [answer](https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/377663/23003) — wizzup, Jul 11 '17 at 12:55

score 12 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 07 '22 at 05:22

12

environment.interactiveShellInit = ''
  alias gs='git status'
'';

edited Jul 07 '22 at 05:22

Eleanor Holley

answered Jul 11 '17 at 06:48

iElectric

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 31 '17 at 13:19

You can set programs.bash.shellAliases in your global configuration:

programs.bash.shellAliases = {
  l = "ls -alh";
  ll = "ls -l";
  ls = "ls --color=tty";
}

In general, one can search for configuration options at https://nixos.org/nixos/options.html

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