The concern you are responding to here was my initial reaction, but I think you've changed my mind. I like this a lot. Not only do you gain experience using c

The concern you are responding to here was my initial reaction, but I think you've changed my mind. I like this a lot. Not only do you gain experience using commands by setting up your aliases, but you now have a reference for the future and are learning the commands by repetition; exposing yourself to the config during tweaks. Add in the use of apropos to find appropriate commands (without googling) and learn to use the search feature while viewing a man page (/[STRING] same as vim!) and you're golden.