layout: default title: Aliaskit Documentation

🚀 Aliaskit — Command Line Superpowers

Aliaskit is a comprehensive, modular open-source Bash alias toolkit with 17 built-in domains covering everything from system monitoring to cloud infrastructure.

Quick Install

Linux / macOS / WSL (Windows):

curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/blackstart-labs/aliaskit/main/install.sh | bash

The installer auto-detects your OS and shell profile automatically:

Platform	Shell Profile Injected	APT Auto-Hook
Ubuntu / Debian	`~/.bashrc`	✅ Optional
Arch / Fedora / Other Linux	`~/.bashrc`	❌ Skipped
macOS (Zsh, default since Catalina)	`~/.zprofile`	❌ N/A
WSL / Git Bash (Windows)	`~/.bashrc`	✅ Optional

💡 Tip: On macOS, aliaskit uses pbcopy for clipboard commands. On WSL it uses clip.exe. On Linux it uses xclip or xsel.

Then reload your terminal:

source ~/.bashrc   # Linux / WSL
source ~/.zprofile # macOS

Core Commands

Command	Description
`ak help`	Show the main help menu
`ak help <module>`	Show all aliases in a module
`ak search <term>`	Search all aliases by keyword
`ak modules`	List all available modules
`ak update`	Pull the latest version
`ak add`	Create a custom module (wizard mode)
`ak edit`	Edit or delete custom modules
`ak custom`	View custom module/command status
`ak stats`	Show GitHub community statistics
`ak version`	Show current version

Module Overview

Aliaskit ships with 17 modules and 100+ aliases out of the box. Select a chapter in the sidebar to browse any module in detail.

#	Module	Focus
01	Navigation	Fast directory jumping
02	Files	File operations & clipboard
03	System	CPU, RAM, disk monitoring
04	Process	Kill processes & ports
05	Packages	APT shortcuts
06	Network	IPs, ports, sockets
07	Git	VCS aliases
08	Docker	Container management
09	Python	Venvs, pip, ruff
10	Node / JS	npm, yarn, pnpm
11	.NET	Build, run, test
12	C++ & Java	Compile & execute
13	Archives	Universal extractor
14	Editors	vim, nano, VS Code
15	Servers	systemctl, logs
16	SSH	Keys, configs
17	Productivity	Weather, timers, fun