how to create linux like alias in solaris 10 ?

markraem · 02-14-2008, 03:27 AM

in linux, in /etc/bashrc, you can create aliases like :
alias sysbin ='cd /usr/bin'

in bash you can then type the alias command and see the sysbin alias and after typing sysbin you will be in the /usr/bin directory.

How can this be done in solaris 10 ?
the alias does not exist and /etc/bashrc neither.

I know there is the set command in solaris, but can I create varaibles which are actually not variables, but commands like 'cd /usr/bin' ?

thanx in advance/

crisostomo_enrico · 02-14-2008, 07:15 AM

Are you sure you're using bash? bash is not the default shell that solaris assigns to new users and there's no default /etc/bashrc either. If you read man bash and go to INVOCATION section you'll discover you have many possibilities to customize bash. If you want to customize bash for your user, you can just touch and edit several files in your user home directory such as .bash_profile, .bash_login, .bash_logout and .profile.

Bye,
Enrico.

jlliagre · 02-14-2008, 09:14 AM

On the other hand, you can keep using sh or better switch to ksh which is generally preferred on Solaris and just use the same alias syntax. You'll simply need to use /etc/profile instead of /etc/bashrc for system wide aliases.