One of the really useful features almost every Unix shell has is support for command aliases – a way to run a command or a series of Unix commands using a shorter name you get associated with such commands.
Here’s one of the most useful aliases I have for Solaris systems:
solaris$ alias ls='/usr/local/gnu/bin/ls --color -F'
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