Some commands are used so often that it makes sense to further shorten them by placing them in `.bash_aliases` or a similar file for your favorite shell: ```

Some commands are used so often that it makes sense to further shorten them by placing them in `.bash_aliases` or a similar file for your favorite shell: ``` alias gs='git status' alias gl='git log' alias gd='git diff --color-words' alias ga='git add' alias gc='git commit' ```