.bash_profile question

Gald3r · 09-18-2005, 07:32 PM

The problem I face is that whenever I add let's say an alias command in this file and i log in again the new command does not correspond. I add the commands at the end of the file. Any ideas?

Tinkster · 09-18-2005, 07:38 PM

When you say "Log in again" ... what exactly do you mean?
And: older aliases (ones you created in earlier sessions) do
work?

Cheers,
Tink

Gald3r · 09-18-2005, 07:46 PM

I mean log on again with the same account

None of the aliases nor the functions work, however they are in the file. (I put them at the end) A simple example... I add there the line : alias l='ls -l' When I return to the prompt (after logging on again) and write l I get an error message.

Tinkster · 09-18-2005, 07:49 PM

In that case your "login" is probably not a login-shell at
all... try putting them in ~/.bashrc. Alternatively source
~/.bash_profile from ~/.bashrc.

Cheers,
Tink

sunsane · 09-20-2005, 07:07 AM

Gald,
Need not to worry you just forgot to do one little thing->
just write source .bashrc or .bash_profile(whichever you had edited)
and then see your aliases will work.

cheers

vimal · 09-20-2005, 09:10 AM

Hi Gald3r,
You specified user aliases in the wrong file. user defined aliases must go into ~/.bashrc.
vimal,....

wmakowski · 09-20-2005, 12:54 PM

You'll want to make sure that these lines are in your .bash_profile. This will execute your .bashrc when you login.

Code:

# Get the aliases and functions
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
        . ~/.bashrc
fi

Also, can you show us what you wrote for alias commands? Perhaps this is part of the problem. It would also help to see your .bashrc and .bash_profile to verify if any of your alias' are being overridden.

Bill

mjjzf · 09-20-2005, 02:01 PM

That is true - it might be an alias format issue.

Gald3r · 09-20-2005, 07:17 PM

Thank you all, my problem is solved. I added them in my ~/.bashrc.