title: Alias setup -bash: vm: command not found
body: <p>In the <em>Build Larabook from scratch</em> Laracast tutorial, it is required to synchronize the local folder of the app with the virtual machine (Homestead) and vice versa.</p>
  
  <p>To simplify development, the tutorial recommends to create the following alias:</p>
  
  <pre><code>ssh vagrant@127.0.0.1 -p 2222
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>by placing <code>alias vm="ssh vagrant@127.0.0.1 -p 2222"</code> in an <code>~/.aliases</code> file, which I did.</p>
  
  <p>This lets the narrator simply type the <code>vm</code> command from the local app folder to launch the virtual machine.</p>
  
  <p>When I try to do so, I get <code>-bash: vm: command not found</code></p>
  
  <p>Did I miss something?</p>