Add command aliases

qutebrowser/commands/utils.py

@@ -148,11 +148,12 @@ class CommandParser(QObject):
         self._cmd = None
         self._args = []
 
-    def _parse(self, text):
+    def _parse(self, text, aliases=True):
         """Split the commandline text into command and arguments.
 
         Args:
             text: Text to parse.
+            aliases: Whether to handle aliases.
 
         Raise:
             NoSuchCommandError if a command wasn't found.
@@ -162,6 +163,13 @@ class CommandParser(QObject):
         if not parts:
             raise NoSuchCommandError("No command given")
         cmdstr = parts[0]
+        if aliases:
+            try:
+                alias = config.config.get('aliases', cmdstr)
+            except config.NoOptionError:
+                pass
+            else:
+                return self._parse(alias, aliases=False)
         try:
             cmd = cmd_dict[cmdstr]
         except KeyError:

qutebrowser/qutebrowser.conf

@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ PP = tabpaste sel
 @Ctrl-D@ = scroll_page 0 0.5
 @Ctrl-U@ = scroll_page 0 -0.5
 
+[aliases]
+# Here you can add aliases for commands. By default, no aliases are defined.
+# Example which adds a new command :qtb to open qutebrowsers website:
+#   qtb = open http://www.qutebrowser.org/
+
 [colors]
 # Colors used in the UI. A value can be in one of the following format:
 #   - #RGB/#RRGGBB/#RRRGGGBBB/#RRRRGGGGBBBB