Essential Bash

Remove an alias

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To remove an existing alias, use: 

unalias {alias_name}

Example: 

# create an alias    
$ alias now='date'

# preview the alias
$ now
Thu Jul 21 17:11:25 CEST 2016

# remove the alias
$ unalias now

# test if removed
$ now
-bash: now: command not found
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