What are the best bash aliases for git?

gs='git status', ga='git add', gl='git log --oneline --graph -20'. Short, visual, no obscurity.

How to grep bash history quickly?

hg='history | grep'. Then !n to rerun. Essential.

Yes—once you fat-finger an overwrite, you'll thank it. Annoyance beats catastrophe.

Ever purged your .bashrc and felt liberated? These battle-tested aliases survived because they deliver—unlike the dotfiles theater most hoard.

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