From 9ccac9f1797f62b4a3574f16b7d0316b221dcef6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Practicalli Johnny <250870+practicalli-johnny@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2023 09:53:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] install: astro alias for bash and zsh

Hint suggesting the use of a common aliases file when switching between aliases

Signed-off-by: Practicalli Johnny <250870+practicalli-johnny@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 docs/configuration/astronvim/index.md | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/configuration/astronvim/index.md b/docs/configuration/astronvim/index.md
index 86cd0ba2..2a626551 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/astronvim/index.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/astronvim/index.md
@@ -69,12 +69,27 @@ AstroNvim provides a [:fontawesome-brands-github: template repository](https://g
 
 Create a shell alias that sets `NVIM_APPNAME` to the location of the AstroNvim community config
 
-Add alias to `.bashrc` for Bash shell or `.zshenv` for Zsh
+Add alias to `.bashrc` for Bash shell or `.zshrc` for Zsh
 
 ```config
 alias astro="NVIM_APPNAME=astronvim nvim"
 ```
 
+!!! HINT "dot aliases file for both bash and zsh"
+    Create a `.config/aliases` file containing all shell aliases when often switching between different shells, avoiding the need to define aliases twice
+
+    Source the `.config/aliases` file from within `.bashrc` and `.zshrc`
+    
+    ```shell title=".bashrc"
+    if [ -f ~/.config/aliases ]; then
+        . ~/.config/aliases
+    fi
+    ```
+
+    ```shell title=".zshrc"
+    source $HOME/.config/aliases
+    ```
+
 [:fontawesome-solid-book-open: Configure shell alias](/neovim/configuration/){target=_blank .md-button}