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Linux useful shortcuts

Edit ~/.bashrc and add the following lines at the end of the file:

alias ls='ls -lah1 --color'                  #LS colored, show hidden, 1 line per file, file size in Ks
alias du='du -hs'                            #Disk Usage in Ks
alias rmx='rm -R -f'                         #Remove directory folders recursive and forcing delete read-only files
alias aptx='sudo apt-get -y install'         #Apt-get install with Yes to all
alias grepx='grep --color=auto -iRI'         #grep  colored, ignore case, recursive
alias nanox='sudo nano'                      #nano with sudo
alias servx='sudo systemctl'                 #sudo systemctl shortcut
alias clearx='history -c'                    #clear Bash history
alias journal='journalctl -b 0 --no-pager'   #journalctl to check last entries
alias distro='lsb_release -a'                #Display Linux Distro name/version
alias reload='. ~/.bashrc'                   #reload Bash with new .bashrc entries
alias reboot='sudo reboot'                   #reboot shortcut

Comments are welcome.