My Handy Zsh Aliases for Lightning Fast Workflows

Git Essentials

I map all my daily Git actions to 2-3 keystrokes to stay in flow.

alias gst='git status'
alias ga='git add .'
alias gc='git commit -m'
alias gp='git push'
alias gl='git pull'
alias gco='git checkout'
alias lg='lazygit'

Modern CLI Replacements

I completely replace ls and cat with their Rust-based modern equivalents (eza and bat).

alias ls='eza --icons'
alias ll='eza -la --icons --git'
alias lt='eza --tree --icons --level=2'
alias lta='eza --tree --icons --level=3 --all'
alias cat='bat'

Package Management (Bun)

Bun is insanely fast, and abbreviating its commands saves even more time.

alias bi='bun install'
alias ba='bun add'
alias br='bun remove'
alias dev='bun run dev'
alias build='bun run build'

Parallel Features

For branching and isolated environments, I use git worktrees instead of checking out branches directly. This script automates it:

wt() {
  local branch="$1"
  local dir="../$(basename "$PWD")__\${branch//\//-}"
  git worktree add -b "$branch" "$dir" && cd "$dir"
}

Usage is simple: wt feature/auth creates a new directory adjacent to the current one, linked to a new branch, and drops you into it.

Fast Traversal

Instead of spamming cd .., I use these to quickly jump up directories.

alias ..='cd ..'
alias ...='cd ../..'
alias ....='cd ../../..'
alias c='clear'

Safety Nets

Adding the -i flag ensures the shell will prompt me before destroying files by mistake.

alias rm='rm -i'
alias cp='cp -i'
alias mv='mv -i'

Container Management

Nobody wants to type docker compose down -v every time. These abbreviations save massive amounts of keystrokes over a year.

alias dcu="docker compose up -d"
alias dcd="docker compose down"
alias dcr="docker compose restart"
alias dcl="docker compose logs -f"