Re: [newbie] Alias

2004-06-19 Thread et
On Saturday 19 June 2004 09:04 pm, et wrote: > On Saturday 19 June 2004 07:45 pm, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > > On Sun, 2004-06-20 at 01:11, Lord Storm wrote: > > > I was wondering where I can find the mandrake alias setting file so I > > > can add short scripts like [code] ifdown & ifup & ifconfig -a &

Re: [newbie] Alias

2004-06-19 Thread et
On Saturday 19 June 2004 07:45 pm, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > On Sun, 2004-06-20 at 01:11, Lord Storm wrote: > > I was wondering where I can find the mandrake alias setting file so I can > > add short scripts like [code] ifdown & ifup & ifconfig -a & [/code] and > > have simmular to ipconfig /renew. And

Re: [newbie] Alias

2004-06-19 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Sun, 2004-06-20 at 01:11, Lord Storm wrote: > I was wondering where I can find the mandrake alias setting file so I can add > short scripts like [code] ifdown & ifup & ifconfig -a & [/code] and have > simmular to ipconfig /renew. And so Its all in the same place. Can you clarify that? There a

Re: [newbie] Alias thanks

2004-06-19 Thread Lord Storm
On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 02:05, Dick Gevers wrote: > Please do not set your reply to as currently: you should want to see a > reply to the list and not direct to you. > > On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 01:11:25 +1000, Lord Storm wrote about [newbie] Alias : > >I was wondering where I can find

Re: [newbie] Alias

2004-06-19 Thread Dick Gevers
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Please do not set your reply to as currently: you should want to see a reply to the list and not direct to you. On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 01:11:25 +1000, Lord Storm wrote about [newbie] Alias : >I was wondering where I can find the mandrake alias sett

[newbie] Alias

2004-06-19 Thread Lord Storm
I was wondering where I can find the mandrake alias setting file so I can add short scripts like [code] ifdown & ifup & ifconfig -a & [/code] and have simmular to ipconfig /renew. And so Its all in the same place. -- THIS HAS BEEN SENT FRO

Re: [newbie] alias problem

2002-03-13 Thread skinky
On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 05:16, alex wrote: > Did you restart your computer after you saved the alias or at least > reboot?. I use a lot of aliases and after saving them, I just reboot back > into Linux. Incidently, I have never put > the aliases into $HOME/.bashrc or $HOME/.bashrc_profileThe o

Re: [newbie] alias problem

2002-03-12 Thread Tim Holmes
To the best of my knowledge, this is a Linux thing. Now, Manadrake may use the /etc/profile.d/alias.sh script, but Linux uses the /etc/profile.d to keep some of it's aliases like that. Checking on a RedHAT machine, I can see other *.sh as well as *.csh files in that directory for setting up alia

Re: [newbie] alias problem

2002-03-11 Thread Tim Holmes
| Okay, let's back up here a second. | | 1) If you want ot add an alias, let's do this right. | | a) Edit your ~/.bashrc, adding this line at the very bottom | of the file: | | source ~/.aliases | | 2) Create your ~/.aliases by opening your favorite editor. |

Re: [newbie] alias problem

2002-03-11 Thread Hamster
> > I have made an alias in /etc/bashrc, $HOME/.bashrc and $HOME/.bash_profile > > as given below > > alias l="ls -alF --color=yes |more" > > this doesn't give the desired/actual result as given in command line. > I'm no expert but I'd figure that you would have to tell it which colour > other

Re: [newbie] alias problem

2002-03-11 Thread Tim Holmes
Okay, let's back up here a second. 1) If you want ot add an alias, let's do this right. a) Edit your ~/.bashrc, adding this line at the very bottom of the file: source ~/.aliases 2) Create your ~/.aliases by opening your favorite editor. vim ~/.aliases

Re: [newbie] alias problem

2002-03-10 Thread Gerald Waugh
On Sunday 10 March 2002 09:06 pm, you wrote: > On Sunday 10 March 2002 21:13, Hamster wrote: > > I have no idea if this is the answer to your problem, but aliases in my > > /etc/bashrc are surrounded by '' not "" > > > > ie mine reads > > alias ls='ls -a --color=auto' > > > > what does happen whe

Re: [newbie] alias problem

2002-03-10 Thread Moshe Kaminsky
Hi, Perhaps you can give some more details, like what does happen when you type l. Also, what do you get when you type `alias l'? Moshe * L.V.Gandhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [020310 17:35]: > I have made an alias in /etc/bashrc, $HOME/.bashrc and $HOME/.bash_profile > as given below > alias l="ls

Re: [newbie] alias problem

2002-03-10 Thread Hamster
I have no idea if this is the answer to your problem, but aliases in my /etc/bashrc are surrounded by '' not "" ie mine reads alias ls='ls -a --color=auto' what does happen when you type l ?? H > I have made an alias in /etc/bashrc, $HOME/.bashrc and $HOME/.bash_profile > as given below > a

[newbie] alias problem

2002-03-10 Thread L.V.Gandhi
I have made an alias in /etc/bashrc, $HOME/.bashrc and $HOME/.bash_profile as given below alias l="ls -alF --color=yes |more" this doesn't give the desired/actual result as given in command line. Any help please. -- L.V.Gandhi 203, Soundaryalahari Apartments, Lawsons Bay colony, Visakhapatnam,

Re: [newbie] Alias question...

2001-12-30 Thread Michel Clasquin
On Saturday 29 December 2001 19:06, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > Hi. I'm trying to get to alias's (pleural sp?) to work and am having a > problem. Here is what I put into /home/darklord/.bashrc: > > alias diablo2=winex /mnt/windows/Program\ Files/Diablo\ II/Game.exe > alias starcraft=winex /mnt/windows

Re: [newbie] Alias question...

2001-12-30 Thread Ronald J. Hall
Spencer Collyer wrote: > In bash you need quotes around the aliased command if it consists of > more than one word. Thank you! -- /\

Re: [newbie] Alias question...

2001-12-30 Thread Tim Holmes
*Slight* correction. :0) In bash you need quotes if the alias includes spaces. Example: alias z=zwrite That DOES NOT need quotes. alias mp='mplayer -vo x11' This alias DOES need quotes. I know... I'm nit-picking, just giving away free information! :0) tdh --

Re: [newbie] Alias question...

2001-12-29 Thread Spencer Collyer
On Saturday 29 December 2001 17:06, you wrote: > Hi. I'm trying to get to alias's (pleural sp?) to work and am having > a problem. Here is what I put into /home/darklord/.bashrc: > > alias diablo2=winex /mnt/windows/Program\ Files/Diablo\ II/Game.exe > alias starcraft=winex /mnt/windows/Program\ >

[newbie] Alias question...

2001-12-29 Thread Ronald J. Hall
Hi. I'm trying to get to alias's (pleural sp?) to work and am having a problem. Here is what I put into /home/darklord/.bashrc: alias diablo2=winex /mnt/windows/Program\ Files/Diablo\ II/Game.exe alias starcraft=winex /mnt/windows/Program\ Files/Starcraft/starcraft.exe Bash always complains that

Re: [newbie] alias 'ls --color -F'

2001-12-22 Thread ai4a
Ric Tibbetts wrote: > > On Fri, 2001-12-21 at 18:34, ai4a wrote: > > tester wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, 2001-12-21 at 10:40, ai4a wrote: > > > > > > > > If I enter the alias command, it shows I have an alias 'ls --color=auto > > > > -F'. Where is this alias defined? I have looked in /home/~/.ba

Re: [newbie] alias 'ls --color -F'

2001-12-21 Thread Ric Tibbetts
On Fri, 2001-12-21 at 18:34, ai4a wrote: > tester wrote: > > > > On Fri, 2001-12-21 at 10:40, ai4a wrote: > > > > > > If I enter the alias command, it shows I have an alias 'ls --color=auto > > > -F'. Where is this alias defined? I have looked in /home/~/.bashrc & > > > /root/.bashrc and I do

Re: [newbie] alias 'ls --color -F'

2001-12-21 Thread ai4a
Ric Tibbetts wrote: > > ai4a wrote: > > > > > > If I enter the alias command, it shows I have an alias 'ls --color=auto > > -F'. Where is this alias defined? I have looked in /home/~/.bashrc & > > /root/.bashrc and I do not see it there. > > > > I am running Linux MD 7.2. > > I'm not sure o

Re: [newbie] alias 'ls --color -F'

2001-12-21 Thread ai4a
tester wrote: > > On Fri, 2001-12-21 at 10:40, ai4a wrote: > > > > If I enter the alias command, it shows I have an alias 'ls --color=auto > > -F'. Where is this alias defined? I have looked in /home/~/.bashrc & > > /root/.bashrc and I do not see it there. > > > > I am running Linux MD 7.2.

Re: [newbie] alias 'ls --color -F'

2001-12-21 Thread tester
On Fri, 2001-12-21 at 10:40, ai4a wrote: > > If I enter the alias command, it shows I have an alias 'ls --color=auto > -F'. Where is this alias defined? I have looked in /home/~/.bashrc & > /root/.bashrc and I do not see it there. > > I am running Linux MD 7.2. > > Tks Charles > > >

Re: [newbie] alias 'ls --color -F'

2001-12-21 Thread Ric Tibbetts
ai4a wrote: > > > If I enter the alias command, it shows I have an alias 'ls --color=auto > -F'. Where is this alias defined? I have looked in /home/~/.bashrc & > /root/.bashrc and I do not see it there. > > I am running Linux MD 7.2. I'm not sure on 7.2, but on 8.1 it's in: /etc

[newbie] alias 'ls --color -F'

2001-12-21 Thread ai4a
If I enter the alias command, it shows I have an alias 'ls --color=auto -F'. Where is this alias defined? I have looked in /home/~/.bashrc & /root/.bashrc and I do not see it there. I am running Linux MD 7.2. Tks Charles Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to ht

[newbie] Alias with Input?

2000-03-17 Thread Lane Lester
Say, I'm going crazy typing in "locate [string] | more". I'd like to put an "lm" alias in .bashrc, but I don't know how to write it so that it will take the [string] argument. I've looked through some doc, but I'm not looking the right place. -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia US