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Open your terminal

Type "ls -a" and press enter to list all available files

You're looking for your shell files. If using zsh, you'll look for .zshrc. If using Bash, you'll look for .bash_profile

You'll see a list of all files, including hidden files

For example, if using VS Code and zsh like I am, you'll use the command <code>code ~/.zshrc</code> If using Atom and Bash, you would use the command <code>atom ~/.bash_profile</code> You may be using a different IDE and/or shell, in which case you can look up the equivalent command and file name

Open your shell config file

At the bottom of your file there may already be a place for aliases. If not, create a new section and add a comment indicating this is where you'll define aliases

These are a few of mine, and I've added <code>alias start="npm run start"</code> to the list

Add your alias(es)

On mac: <code>cmd + s</code> On PC: <code>ctrl + s</code>

Save your file

To apply changes, restart your terminal or type <code>source &lt;filename&gt;</code> That's it!

Update your terminal to use the new alias(es)

Create aliases to perform actions faster in your terminal