Add alias command to a Laravel Sail container

Create file and folder in Laravel called “aliases/.bash_aliases” at the top level (eg same as app folder)

Insert required aliases for php artisan as per your preference in the .bash_aliases file
eg

alias pa="php artisan"

alias pat="php artisan tinker"

alias pamfs="php artisan migrate:fresh --seed"

Then in the Docker compose file, in the laravel section add the following line in the volumes section.

volumes:
            - '.:/var/www/html'
            - './aliases/.bash_aliases:/root/.bash_aliases'

Then build the sail containers.

Open the terminal in docker destop and type “bash” to get bash terminal, then all alias commands will work!

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