Re: .bash_aliases setup

2008-10-26 Thread zhuzhixin
Andrei Popescu wrote: > Sorry for being a nitpick, but you don't need execute permissions as > long as you only *source* the file (which is what was done here). The > OP's problem was due to the fact that he forgot to add the 'alias' > statement. > > Regards, > Andrei Thanks very much:-) Reg

Re: .bash_aliases setup

2008-10-26 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Sun,26.Oct.08, 18:51:51, zhuzhixin wrote: > I think the file .bash_aliases need permission to execute. For when you > open a terminal, it invoke ~/.bashrc which will invoke .bash_aliases. > Hope this will be help. Sorry for being a nitpick, but you don't need execute permissions as long as

Re: .bash_aliases setup

2008-10-26 Thread Anton Piatek
2008/10/26 zhuzhixin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > GI_Mike - Herman von Mandel wrote: >> Greetings to the list! >> >> Apparently I am missing something which is frustrating me a bit. I have a >> user account on a Debian Etch system which is needing some additional >> aliases and rather than muck around

Re: .bash_aliases setup

2008-10-26 Thread zhuzhixin
GI_Mike - Herman von Mandel wrote: > Greetings to the list! > > Apparently I am missing something which is frustrating me a bit. I have a > user account on a Debian Etch system which is needing some additional aliases > and rather than muck around with .bashrc, I would rather the aliases be > p

.bash_aliases setup

2008-10-25 Thread GI_Mike - Herman von Mandel
Greetings to the list! Apparently I am missing something which is frustrating me a bit. I have a user account on a Debian Etch system which is needing some additional aliases and rather than muck around with .bashrc, I would rather the aliases be placed in ~/.bash_aliases. The user created ali