scripting/aliases

mayaabboud · 01-02-2008, 07:44 AM

hellow everyone,

does any1 know how to use aliases without having to log out and log in again?

thanks alot in advance
and happy new year by the way
maya

dive · 01-02-2008, 08:24 AM

If I get your meaning you are putting aliases in .bashrc .bash_profile or some other file and having to log out and in again to use them?

What I do is put my aliases in .aliases which gets sourced from my .bashrc file:

Code:

. ~/.aliases

Then if I make a new alias I just source the .aliases file from a console using the same command.

sycamorex · 01-02-2008, 08:24 AM

If you include some aliases in e.g .bashrc, save the file and then:

Quote:

$ . .bashrc

mayaabboud · 01-02-2008, 08:44 AM

i am sorry,

but what does .. bashrc exactly mean?

mayaabboud · 01-02-2008, 08:47 AM

so from what i understand :

i should create a .aliases file

but how to "source it" from my .bashrc file ?

thx again
maya

Nylex · 01-02-2008, 08:51 AM

Put ". ~/.aliases" in your .bashrc file, like dive said.

". .bashrc" means to source the .bashrc file. You can also run "source .bashrc".

FWIW, I put my aliases in my .bashrc file.

dive · 01-02-2008, 08:53 AM

put the this in your .bashrc:

Code:

[[ -f ~/.aliases ]] && . ~/.aliases

the . (dot) command is the same as the 'source' command.

dive · 01-02-2008, 08:55 AM

I used to put aliases directly in my .bashrc but I have so many now that I use a separate file. Plus it is easier to source the file from the console if I add any new ones.

mayaabboud · 01-02-2008, 08:58 AM

thanks alot for the quick reply

maya