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alias showalias='cat ~/.bash_aliases' | |
#Type ma <aliasname> in a directory and it will create an alias to cd into that directory | |
makeAlias() | |
{ | |
curDir=`pwd` | |
echo "alias $1='cd $curDir'" >> ~/.bash_aliases | |
source ~/.bashrc | |
} | |
# ca "aliasname='<command>'" creates an alias aliasname for the command given | |
customAlias() | |
{ | |
storeString="alias $1" | |
echo $storeString | |
read -p "Do you wish to save this alias? [y/n]" yn | |
if [ "$yn" = "y" ]; then | |
echo $storeString>> ~/.bash_aliases; | |
source ~/.bashrc; | |
fi | |
} | |
# ra aliasname removes the alias | |
removeAlias() | |
{ | |
sed -i "/^alias $1/d" ~/.bash_aliases; | |
unalias $1; | |
source ~/.bashrc; | |
} | |
alias ma=makeAlias | |
alias ca=customAlias | |
alias ra=removeAlias | |
#To see the expansion of an alias use `type <alias>` |
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