Ubuntu how to create a shortcut that execute a command

Question

When I work I often do:

cd ~/dev/lab/prod/

It is just an example but I would like to be able just to run:

prod

With the same effect (changing into the ~/dev/lab/prod folder).

Possible duplicate of [How to pass command line arguments to a shell alias?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/941338/how-to-pass-command-line-arguments-to-a-shell-alias) — leopal, Dec 04 '18 at 14:46

Vladas Maier · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-10T13:24:37.547

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Alias is what you are looking for.

For bash you have to do following steps:

1) Open your .bashrc

nano ~/.bashrc

2) Add new alias (at the end of file)

alias prod='cd ~/dev/lab/prod/'

3) Save and close the file

4) Source the .bashrc file

source ~/.bashrc

5) Use created alias prod for cd ~/dev/lab/prod/ command

edited Dec 10 '18 at 13:24

answered Dec 04 '18 at 14:39

Vladas Maier

Thanks, I most edit ./zshrc instead ./bashrc, it is exactly what I needed – PierreD Dec 04 '18 at 15:19

Justin Wood · Answer 2 · 2018-12-04T14:58:03.497

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edited Dec 04 '18 at 14:58

answered Dec 04 '18 at 14:41

Justin Wood

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This is broken, and a common FAQ: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/255414/why-doesnt-cd-work-in-a-shell-script – tripleee Dec 04 '18 at 15:52

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