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How to expand a Bash alias given as an argument?
I probably approach this problem wrong. I update my Linux machines with bash aliases like:
alias upg-pi='\ssh -c [email protected] -C -i $ssh_identity -o ConnectTimeout=$ssh_timeout root@$...
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append newline to bash alias
Im finding great difficulty in adding a new line character to my bash alias in my ~/.bashrc file
alias mip="curl ifconfig.me/ip"
I want a newline to be inserted after the above script, so ...
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zsh, .bash_profile, and aliases
I have a script downloaded from the Internet, the beginning of which looks like this:
echo "alias myip='curl -s https://api.ipify.org/'" >> ~/.bash_profile
echo "alias myiplookup='...
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Understanding syntax of output from alias [duplicate]
I don't understand how to read the string and the escaping of the following output from listing aliases
> alias foo="echo 'hello'"
> alias
...
alias foo='echo '\''hello'\'''
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It ...
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Bash - get file count
I have the following alias defined in my .bashrc
alias lsfc='ls -l "$@" | tee /dev/tty | grep -v / | echo "File count: `wc -l`"'
which is intended to give me the number of ...
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Override tr in ~/.bashrc
I'm trying to create a function to translate words via a custom script:
function mean() {
~/scripts/translate.sh $1
}
I would prefer the function to be named tr, as it is much shorter and faster ...
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How to overload / customize bash (or any other shell) commands handler?
When in bash some non existing command is run, corresponding error message appears:
$ non-existent-command
non-existent-command: command not found
Is it possible to customize this behavior?
I would ...
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How to write an alias or bash script that renames a single file using the same syntax as the `ren` command of Windows?
I am a long-term a Windows user, so I find the syntax of the ren command both simple and convenient:
ren C:\pathTo\myFile\oldFileName.txt newFileName.txt
[Update 24 July 2024] To be clear about my ...
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Are there alternatives to alias I'm not aware of?
Today I started to notice weird behavior running a local command for a binary installed through Go. It seems the command is aliased, but consulting alias, it isn't.
The command buf somehow executes cp!...
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Can't unalias then redefine as a function in the same conditional [duplicate]
Here is a simplified implementation of an issue in my bash/zsh aliases file:
alias foobar='echo bar' # this is out of my control
if true; then
unalias foobar
echo we got inside the conditional
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Is it possible to use a command with an argument to trigger a bash alias?
I have a program that tries to trigger a screenlock using the following commands:
xdg-screensaver lock
xscreensaver -lock
cinnamon-screensaver-command --lock
The problem is that I'm using ...
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Is there a way I can use .bash_aliases in a shell-scripts? [duplicate]
Is there a way I can use bash aliases from my .bash_aliases file within a shell-scripts?
I thought of something like including
source "$HOME/.bash_aliases into my script
but it does not work.
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Can I reprogram the pwd command to add a trailing slash?
WHen I use the pwd command, it prints e.g /opt instead of /opt/. I would like it to print the trailing slash. However, I tried adding the following line to my ~/.bash_aliases file:
alias pwd=" ...
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alias defined in .zshrc does not propagate to shell script
I have python installed on my system as python3. In my .zshrc file I defined following alias:
alias python=python3
With this, I am able to run python3 using python on the command-line:
$ python
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How to show help for some bash command in less (like man do) rather than print it to console
For example, there is no manual pages for trap command. Running:
man trap
will give:
No manual entry for trap
Running:
trap --help
will print help straight to bash console without using less like ...
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