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+# Advanced Aliases.
+# Use with caution
+#
+
+# ls, the common ones I use a lot shortened for rapid fire usage
+alias ls='ls --color' #I like color
+alias l='ls -lFh'     #size,show type,human readable
+alias la='ls -lAFh'   #long list,show almost all,show type,human readable
+alias lr='ls -tRFh'   #sorted by date,recursive,show type,human readable
+alias lt='ls -ltFh'   #long list,sorted by date,show type,human readable
+alias ll='ls -l'      #long list
+alias ldot='ls -ld .*'
+alias lS='ls -1FSsh'
+alias lart='ls -1Fcart'
+alias lrt='ls -1Fcrt'
+
+alias zshrc='vim ~/.zshrc' # Quick access to the ~/.zshrc file
+
+alias grep='grep --color'
+alias sgrep='grep -R -n -H -C 5 --exclude-dir={.git,.svn,CVS} '
+
+alias t='tail -f'
+
+# because typing 'cd' is A LOT of work!!
+alias ..='cd ../'
+alias ...='cd ../../'
+alias ....='cd ../../../'
+alias .....='cd ../../../../'
+
+# Command line head / tail shortcuts
+alias -g H='| head'
+alias -g T='| tail'
+alias -g G='| grep'
+alias -g L="| less"
+alias -g M="| most"
+alias -g LL="2>&1 | less"
+alias -g CA="2>&1 | cat -A"
+alias -g NE="2> /dev/null"
+alias -g NUL="> /dev/null 2>&1"
+alias -g P="2>&1| pygmentize -l pytb"
+
+alias dud='du --max-depth=1 -h'
+alias duf='du -sh *'
+alias fd='find . -type d -name'
+alias ff='find . -type f -name'
+
+alias h='history'
+alias hgrep="fc -El 0 | grep"
+alias help='man'
+alias j='jobs'
+alias p='ps -f'
+alias sortnr='sort -n -r'
+alias unexport='unset'
+
+alias whereami=display_info
+
+alias rm='rm -i'
+alias cp='cp -i'
+alias mv='mv -i'
+
+# zsh is able to auto-do some kungfoo
+# depends on the SUFFIX :)
+if [ ${ZSH_VERSION//\./} -ge 420 ]; then
+  # open browser on urls
+  _browser_fts=(htm html de org net com at cx nl se dk dk php)
+  for ft in $_browser_fts ; do alias -s $ft=$BROWSER ; done
+
+  _editor_fts=(cpp cxx cc c hh h inl asc txt TXT tex)
+  for ft in $_editor_fts ; do alias -s $ft=$EDITOR ; done
+
+  _image_fts=(jpg jpeg png gif mng tiff tif xpm)
+  for ft in $_image_fts ; do alias -s $ft=$XIVIEWER; done
+
+  _media_fts=(avi mpg mpeg ogm mp3 wav ogg ape rm mov mkv)
+  for ft in $_media_fts ; do alias -s $ft=mplayer ; done
+
+  #read documents
+  alias -s pdf=acroread
+  alias -s ps=gv
+  alias -s dvi=xdvi
+  alias -s chm=xchm
+  alias -s djvu=djview
+
+  #list whats inside packed file
+  alias -s zip="unzip -l"
+  alias -s rar="unrar l"
+  alias -s tar="tar tf"
+  alias -s tar.gz="echo "
+  alias -s ace="unace l"
+fi
+
+# Make zsh know about hosts already accessed by SSH
+zstyle -e ':completion:*:(ssh|scp|sftp|rsh|rsync):hosts' hosts 'reply=(${=${${(f)"$(cat {/etc/ssh_,~/.ssh/known_}hosts(|2)(N) /dev/null)"}%%[# ]*}//,/ })'
+