title: Quick and easy alias for Laravel published: true description: Are you tired of typing 'php artisan' every time you need to create a controller or clear some configuration cache? This alias will save you some keystrokes and make you happier. tags: laravel, shortcuts, development

Alias for PHP ARTISAN

If you are on a Linux or Mac machine...

Open up your ~/.bash_profile with your favorite text editor and add the following line at the end of the file:

bash alias a="php artisan"

Save the file and load it for the current terminal profile with:

bash source ~/.bash_profile

  • - the next time you log onto a terminal window it should already be working

Lazy 'php artisan'

Now instead of typing in all those nasty characters 'php artisan' all you need to do is type a followed by your favorite command!

instead of typing:

bash php artisan view:clear php artisan queue:restart php artisan make:controller

You can now do: bash a view:clear a queue:restart a make:controller

Isn't that a blessing?