
How to see the command attached to a bash alias? - Ask Ubuntu
Feb 7, 2012 · Just type alias while at the Shell prompt. It should output a list of all currently-active aliases. Or, you can type alias [command] to see what a specific alias is aliased to, as an …
How do I create a permanent Bash alias? - Ask Ubuntu
Dec 15, 2010 · I would like to create an alias to rm command in order to have a confirmation message after executing this command. So I am creating an alias like this alias rm='rm -i'. But …
command line - How do I remove an alias? - Ask Ubuntu
You can use type gs to check if the command is an executable file, an alias, a bash function or a bash builtin.
command line - How to find aliases? - Ask Ubuntu
Aug 11, 2017 · Where can I find a list/file of all aliases created in Ubuntu 17.04? I mean shortcuts for commands most frequently used and more.
Can I pass arguments to an alias command? - Ask Ubuntu
May 21, 2015 · In (t)csh, "\!*" references arguments to an alias (the backslash is just to escape the exclamation mark which normally means "history"), and you can even reference individual …
Multi line alias in bash - Ask Ubuntu
Sep 2, 2018 · You have a couple of issues here unlike in csh, in bash (and other Bourne-like shells), aliases are assigned with an = sign e.g. alias foo=bar quotes can't be nested like that; …
bash - What command is the alias ll for? - Ask Ubuntu
May 9, 2018 · Can someone tell me what terminal command the alias ll is for? All I can find online is many people saying that it is an alias for ls -l or ls -la or ls -ltr. But that's simply wrong. The …
bash - How to run an alias in a shell script? - Ask Ubuntu
If alias expansion would occur in the shell in which . or source is run, it occurs. However, it's important to realize that this method is only sometimes useful, because often one needs or …
Why is setting alias in .profile not working? - Ask Ubuntu
Mar 26, 2013 · So if there are alias commands in .profile they will have been executed along with setting environment variables like the PATH etc. When a terminal window is opened a new …
Why is my alias from .bashrc not working? - Ask Ubuntu
Oct 24, 2021 · 0 I've written a line in .bashrc alias untar='sudo tar –xvzf' Now, when I use "untar" in bash I get the error: untar filename.tar.gz tar: invalid option -- ' ' Try 'tar --help' or 'tar - …