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→INVESTIGATION 3: ALIASES / COMMAND HISTORY
# Make certain that you are logged into your Matrix account.<br><br>[[Image:alias-1.png|thumb|right|400px|Issuing the '''alias''' command (<u>without</u> arguments) will display a list of existing aliases on your Unix / Linux system.]]
# Issue a Linux command to confirm that you are located in your '''home''' directory.<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command: <span style="color:blue;font-family:courier;font-weight:bold">alias | more</span><br><br>Take a few moments to view Observe those <u>existing </u> aliases that have previously been declared.<br>Take a few moments to run those aliases to see what happens.<br><br>
# Issue the following to create an alias: <span style="color:blue;font-family:courier;font-weight:bold">alias lal='ls -al'</span><br><br>
# Issue the following alias: <span style="color:blue;font-family:courier;font-weight:bold">lal</span><br><br>What do you notice?<br><br>
