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+# Common Aliases Plugin
+
+This plugin creates helpful shortcut aliases for many commonly used commands.
+
+To use it add `common-aliases` to the plugins array in your zshrc file:
+
+```zsh
+plugins=(... common-aliases)
+```
+
+## Aliases
+
+### ls command
+
+| Alias | Command       | Description                                                                    |
+|-------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| l     | `ls -lFh`     | List files as a long list, show size, type, human-readable                     |
+| la    | `ls -lAFh`    | List almost all files as a long list show size, type, human-readable           |
+| lr    | `ls -tRFh`    | List files recursively sorted by date, show type, human-readable               |
+| lt    | `ls -ltFh`    | List files as a long list sorted by date, show type, human-readable            |
+| ll    | `ls -l`       | List files as a long list                                                      |
+| ldot  | `ls -ld .*`   | List dot files as a long list                                                  |
+| lS    | `ls -1FSsh`   | List files showing only size and name sorted by size                           |
+| lart  | `ls -1Fcart`  | List all files sorted in reverse of create/modification time (oldest first)    |
+| lrt   | `ls -1Fcrt`   | List files sorted in reverse of create/modification time(oldest first)         |
+
+### File handling
+
+| Alias | Command               | Description                                                                        |
+|-------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| rm    | `rm -i`               | Remove a file                                                                      |
+| cp    | `cp -i`               | Copy a file                                                                        |
+| mv    | `mv -i`               | Move a file                                                                        |
+| zshrc | `${=EDITOR} ~/.zshrc` | Quickly access the ~/.zshrc file                                                   |
+| dud   | `du -d 1 -h`          | Display the size of files at depth 1 in current location in human-readable form    |
+| duf   | `du -sh`              | Display the size of files in current location in human-readable form               |
+| t     | `tail -f`             | Shorthand for tail which outputs the last part of a file                           |
+
+### find and grep
+
+| Alias | Command                                             | Description                             |
+|-------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
+| fd    | `find . -type d -name`                              | Find a directory with the given name    |
+| ff    | `find . -type f -name`                              | Find a file with the given name         |
+| grep  | `grep --color`                                      | Searches for a query string             |
+| sgrep | `grep -R -n -H -C 5 --exclude-dir={.git,.svn,CVS}`  | Useful for searching within files       |
+
+### Other Aliases
+
+| Alias     | Command             | Description                                                 |
+|-----------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
+| h         | `history`           | Lists all recently used commands                            |
+| hgrep     | `fc -El 0 \| grep`  | Searches for a word in the list of previously used commands |
+| help      | `man`               | Opens up the man page for a command                         |
+| p         | `ps -f`             | Displays currently executing processes                      |
+| sortnr    | `sort -n -r`        | Used to sort the lines of a text file                       |
+| unexport  | `unset`             | Used to unset an environment variable                       |
+
+## Global aliases
+
+These aliases are expanded in any position in the command line, meaning you can use them even at the
+end of the command you've typed. Examples:
+
+Quickly pipe to less:
+```zsh
+$ ls -l /var/log L
+# will run
+$ ls -l /var/log | less
+```
+Silences stderr output:
+```zsh
+$ find . -type f NE
+# will run
+$ find . -type f 2>/dev/null
+```
+
+| Alias | Command                     | Description                                                 |
+|-------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
+| H     | `\| head`                   | Pipes output to head which outputs the first part of a file |
+| T     | `\| tail`                   | Pipes output to tail which outputs the last part of a file  |
+| G     | `\| grep`                   | Pipes output to grep to search for some word                |
+| L     | `\| less`                   | Pipes output to less, useful for paging                     |
+| M     | `\| most`                   | Pipes output to more, useful for paging                     |
+| LL    | `2>&1 \| less`              | Writes stderr to stdout and passes it to less               |
+| CA    | `2>&1 \| cat -A`            | Writes stderr to stdout and passes it to cat                |
+| NE    | `2 > /dev/null`             | Silences stderr                                             |
+| NUL   | `> /dev/null 2>&1`          | Silences both stdout and stderr                             |
+| P     | `2>&1\| pygmentize -l pytb` | Writes stderr to stdout and passes it to pygmentize         |
+
+## File extension aliases
+
+These are special aliases that are triggered when a file name is passed as the command. For example,
+if the pdf file extension is aliased to `acroread` (a popular Linux pdf reader), when running `file.pdf`
+that file will be open with `acroread`.
+
+### Reading Docs
+
+| Alias | Command     | Description                         |
+|-------|-------------|-------------------------------------|
+| pdf   | `acroread`  | Opens up a document using acroread  |
+| ps    | `gv`        | Opens up a .ps file using gv        |
+| dvi   | `xdvi`      | Opens up a .dvi file using xdvi     | 
+| chm   | `xchm`      | Opens up a .chm file using xchm     |
+| djvu  | `djview`    | Opens up a .djvu file using djview  |
+
+### Listing files inside a packed file
+
+| Alias   | Command     | Description                         |
+|---------|-------------|-------------------------------------|
+| zip     | `unzip -l`  | Lists files inside a .zip file      |
+| rar     | `unrar l`   | Lists files inside a .rar file      |
+| tar     | `tar tf`    | Lists files inside a .tar file      |
+| tar.gz  | `echo`      | Lists files inside a .tar.gz file   |
+| ace     | `unace l`   | Lists files inside a .ace file      |
+
+### Some other features
+
+- Opens urls in terminal using browser specified by the variable `$BROWSER`
+- Opens C, C++, Tex and text files using editor specified by the variable `$EDITOR`
+- Opens images using image viewer specified by the variable `$XIVIEWER`
+- Opens videos and other media using mplayer