> -----Original Message-----
> From: roberto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 4:09 AM
> To: debian users
> Subject: alias strange problem
>
>
> Hi all, today i got stuck into the following problem with my
> ~/.bashrc which i attach here:
> ==============================================================
> ====================================
> # ~/.bashrc: executed by bash(1) for non-login shells.
> # see /usr/share/doc/bash/examples/startup-files (in the
> package bash-doc) # for examples
>
> # If running interactively, then:
> if [ "$PS1" ]; then
>
> # don't put duplicate lines in the history. See bash(1)
> for more options
> # export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups
>
> # enable color support of ls and also add handy aliases
> if [ "$TERM" != "dumb" ]; then
> eval `dircolors -b`
> alias ls='ls --color=auto'
> #alias dir='ls --color=auto --format=vertical'
> #alias vdir='ls --color=auto --format=long'
> fi
>
>
> export EDITOR=vim
> # some more ls aliases
> alias ll ='ls -l'
> alias la ='ls -A'
> alias cpi ='cp -i'
> #alias l='ls -CF'
>
> # set a fancy prompt
> PS1='[EMAIL PROTECTED]:\w\$ '
>
>
> # If this is an xterm set the title to [EMAIL PROTECTED]:dir
> #case $TERM in
> #xterm*)
> # PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne
> "\033]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]: ${PWD}\007"'
> # ;;
> #*)
> # ;;
> #esac
>
> # enable programmable completion features (you don't need
> to enable
> # this, if it's already enabled in /etc/bash.bashrc).
> #if [ -f /etc/bash_completion ]; then
> # . /etc/bash_completion
> #fi
> fi
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> ====================================
>
> well, today when i tried to open a new bash shell i received
> the following:
> bash: alias: ll: not found
> bash: alias: =ls -l: not found
>
> while on the other already opened bashes i can use ll command
> correctly; actually i have changed the ~/.bashrc once last
> week to introduce a new alias for cp, as u can see above;
> probably the problem is linked with this?
>
> thank you very much!
>
I think you'll find that your problem is the space between the alias
name and it's equates. For example, the first alias:
alias ll ='ls -l'
Should be:
alias ll='ls -l'
Notice the removal of the space between 'll' and '='.
-mk
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