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I made an alias in my .bashrc file for ls. really simple, its lst="ls -l". works like it should. when i am root it doesn't work, that makes sense, but is there a place where I can do something similar for root, or do i need to make it a script?
Each user has one in their home directory. Here is mine
Code:
# fancypiper ./.bashrc for user phil
# User specific aliases and functions
alias x='dial ; fetchmail ; startx'
# Become full root
alias god='su -'
# Alter the ls command
alias ls='ls -a'
alias lls='ls -la'
# Connect/disconnect the internet by modem
alias dial='/sbin/ifup ppp0'
alias hangup='/sbin/ifdown ppp0'
# Launch links with my linux links page
alias links='links /home/phil/bookmarks.html'
# Power down/reboot
alias off='shutdown -h now'
alias boot='shutdown -r now'
# For Redhat editor because I forget which one I use in which distro
alias pico='pico -w'
alias nano='pico -w'
# For Gentoo editor because I forget which one I use in which distro
# alias pico='nano -w'
# alias nano='nano -w'
# This script needs to be on the bottom of the file or RH updates will fsck it up
# Source global definitions
if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
. /etc/bashrc
fi
Last edited by fancypiper; 03-01-2003 at 03:13 PM.
Thanks, I thought there would be something like that. I thought I looked, but I guess i looked in the wrong spot? As soon as I get my other problem fixed, i'll try that.
Just a little FYI here. If you want the alias to be available to ALL users on the machine then you could add the alias line to the bottom of the /etc/bashrc file assuming you are using bash.
By the way I like some of your alias Fancypiper. Can I use some of those or do I need to pay for a product key to use those?
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