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setting global alias for all users howto??? Fedora 18

in the past i have just edited the .bash_profile for the user and added my alias's i want for each user.

under Fedora 18 i have done so for both the user of the laptop and for root (for me) with the following alias:

alias d='ls -laF'

real simple. nothing fancy, nothing crazy.

When i start the terminal withing Gnome the user has no access to the alias, but if i su - then root does. what gives?

More importantly what file(s) do i need to edit to make this simple alias for all users including new users created down the line?

Thanks.

Code:

$ cat .bash_profile 

# .bash_profile



# Get the aliases and functions

if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then

        . ~/.bashrc

fi



# User specific environment and startup programs



PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/bin

alias d='ls -laF'



export PATH

Code:

# cat .bash_profile 

# .bash_profile



# Get the aliases and functions

if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then

        . ~/.bashrc

fi



# User specific environment and startup programs



PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin

alias d='ls -laF'



export PATH

Define a universal /etc/bash_profile in the system effective and readable for all users; or, declare the aliases at the /etc/profile. This is what directory '/etc' is for.

Hope that helps.

Goodluck.

Better

Code:

echo "alias d='/bin/ls -laF'" > /etc/profile.d/z_local_aliases.sh

as that's what /etc/profile.d/ is for?

Quote:

Originally Posted by unSpawn (Post 4855217)

Better

Code:

echo "alias d='/bin/ls -laF'" > /etc/profile.d/z_local_aliases.sh

as that's what /etc/profile.d/ is for?

fantastic. thank you much for the help, both of you.