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Alias in bash

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  • 12-04-2018 10:24am
    #1
    TomSweeney
    Registered Users Posts: 3,193 ✭✭✭


    Hello Linux chaps,

    In my .bashrc I have created the following alias
    alias rmtmp="sudo rm -rf /usr/local/snip/snip/*/temp/*"

    However when I log in 
    rmtmp

    gives command not found ...
    sudo rmtmp
    (then enter password) does the same, the only way I can run it is if I sudo as su.

    so 
    sudo su

    then rmtmp is regognised and runs.

    Is there some permission I need to toggle on .bashrc for this to run outside su ?


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    liamo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭liamo


    Did you create the alias in root's .bashrc by accident?


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    TomSweeney
    Registered Users Posts: 3,193 ✭✭✭TomSweeney


    liamo wrote: »
    Did you create the alias in root's .bashrc by accident?

    :)

    Was just coming in here to post that ... hehe
    :o

    thanks!


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    mach1982
    Registered Users Posts: 760 ✭✭✭mach1982


    Speaking about alias , as a Harry Potter fan I used spell names for some of mine ie apt-get == accio


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    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,667 ✭✭✭Worztron


    Damn handy feature is alias. I use them every day.

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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    nullObjects
    Registered Users Posts: 1,298 ✭✭✭nullObjects


    mach1982 wrote: »
    Speaking about alias , as a Harry Potter fan I used spell names for some of mine ie apt-get == accio

    Ha, that's kind of cool!

    alias Alohomora ="unzip"
    alias Avada_Kedavra = "kill -9"


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    mach1982
    Registered Users Posts: 760 ✭✭✭mach1982


    nullObjects wrote: »
    Ha, that's kind of cool!

    alias Alohomora ="unzip"
    alias Avada_Kedavra = "kill -9"


    Think I'll borrow them as just reinstalled Ubuntu , and might set up ssh as Portus.


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    mach1982
    Registered Users Posts: 760 ✭✭✭mach1982


    I just found a old blog post with all my Alisa

    alias accio='sudo apt-get install'
    alias ak='kill -9' # Avada Kedavra is just too long, an to hard to spell
    alias portus='cd /home'
    alias scourgify='sudo apt-get remove'
    alias mischief-managed='sudo shutdown –h now'


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    Dero
    Registered Users Posts: 724 ✭✭✭Dero


    A bit of a mouthful, but I like that mischievous feeling... :D
    alias i-solemnly-swear-that-i-am-up-to-no-good='sudo -i'


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