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SSH with Command Doesn't Run as an Alias
I have the following command to remote into a local server and tail -f the latest log file for an application that I have.
The command works perfectly fine from the command line -
ssh user@hostname ...
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Do shell functions and aliases fork child processes?
Do shell functions and aliases fork child processes? Or are they both executed within the shell process?
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Bash (Git) - Functions, Alias, and SH script files
I have gotten quite prolific with the use of the aliases, especially with all the different git commands and their order and interdependencies etc. So, I've created a few alias that run more complex ...
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Bash alias with a space as a part of the command
I'm trying to create a bash alias, where the alias itself has a space in it.
The idea is that the alias (i.e. con) stands for sudo openvpn --config /path/to/my/openvpn/configs/. Which results in a ...
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Aliasing a command with special parameters [duplicate]
I would like to have an alias for the following code:-
g++ *.cc -o * `pkg-config gtkmm-3.0 --cflags --libs`;
but I want that when I enter the alias it should be followed by the file name *.cc and ...
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Aliasing a command with parameter supplied to another command
Namely: I want to alias tail -f to less +F but let tail with any other parameter supplied work the same way as before.
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Why alias inside function does not work? [duplicate]
See the code below:
a()(alias x=echo\ hi;type x;alias;x);a
I have an alias inside a function, I do not want to change the external environment (that is why I am using () instead of {}), even the ...
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How to test if command is alias, function or binary?
I have command foo, how can I know if it's binary, a function or alias?
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What are commands to find shell keywords, built in functions and user defined functions?
I was discussing with my friend on how the commands are parsed in the shell, and he told me that bash searches the command in following order
List of aliases
List of shell keywords
List of ...
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awk function with a number parameter for the column you want to print
I want to use my awk shortcut as a function, so that I can pass the column number which then prints me the output. My aliases are:
alias A="| awk '{print \$1}'
alias G="| grep -i'
Instad of typing:
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Combine two commands in .bash_profile
In my .bash_profile file, I'd like to setup a single command alias that is two commands that execute one after another. The first command takes an argument from the command line and the second is ...
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Aliases vs functions vs scripts [duplicate]
This site says, "Shell functions are faster [than aliases]. Aliases are looked up after functions and thus resolving is slower. While aliases are easier to understand, shell functions are preferred ...
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