Creating a bash alias that ends in single quotation
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I have a command line string:
ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' '
which outputs file names in the current folder, in a single line, surrounded by quotations.
I attempted to add this to my .bash_profile as an alias, however I think the single quotes are causing an issue and I can't get it to work.
I tried this with no luck:
alias='ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' ''
How would one go about creating an alias for the above?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help with this noob question and I appreciate your time :)
Cheers,
Stephen.
bash command-line-interface alias
asked Nov 22 '18 at 13:17
Stephen J PereiraStephen J Pereira
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I have a command line string:
ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' '
which outputs file names in the current folder, in a single line, surrounded by quotations.
I attempted to add this to my .bash_profile as an alias, however I think the single quotes are causing an issue and I can't get it to work.
I tried this with no luck:
alias='ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' ''
How would one go about creating an alias for the above?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help with this noob question and I appreciate your time :)
Cheers,
Stephen.
bash command-line-interface alias
asked Nov 22 '18 at 13:17
Stephen J PereiraStephen J Pereira
62
add a comment |
I have a command line string:
ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' '
which outputs file names in the current folder, in a single line, surrounded by quotations.
I attempted to add this to my .bash_profile as an alias, however I think the single quotes are causing an issue and I can't get it to work.
I tried this with no luck:
alias='ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' ''
How would one go about creating an alias for the above?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help with this noob question and I appreciate your time :)
Cheers,
Stephen.
bash command-line-interface alias
asked Nov 22 '18 at 13:17
Stephen J PereiraStephen J Pereira
62
I have a command line string:
ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' '
which outputs file names in the current folder, in a single line, surrounded by quotations.
I attempted to add this to my .bash_profile as an alias, however I think the single quotes are causing an issue and I can't get it to work.
I tried this with no luck:
alias='ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' ''
How would one go about creating an alias for the above?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help with this noob question and I appreciate your time :)
Cheers,
Stephen.
bash command-line-interface alias
bash command-line-interface alias
asked Nov 22 '18 at 13:17
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work here with using "
alias X="ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' '"
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:21
Incrivel Monstro VerdeIncrivel Monstro Verde
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Thank you so much :) that worked perfectly!
– Stephen J Pereira
Nov 22 '18 at 13:23
@StephenJPereira If you problem was resolved, you should accept an answer to close the question.
– Socowi
Nov 23 '18 at 16:57
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Enquote the whole command in double quotes and escape the double quotes inside the command with a backslash:
alias a="ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' '"
or use a function
a() {
ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' '
}
By the way: Parsing ls is a bad practice. It would be safer and easier to use globs and printf:
printf '"%s" ' *
or, if you want to properly quote for using the arguments inside eval or something similar
printf '%q ' *
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:21
SocowiSocowi
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The alias should enclose the command line into ' AND each already existing ' should be escaped with '''
Give a try to this:
alias lsquoted='ls | sed -e '''s/^/"/g''' -e '''s/$/"/g''' | tr '''n''' ''' ''''
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:23
Jay jargotJay jargot
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work here with using "
alias X="ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' '"
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:21
Incrivel Monstro VerdeIncrivel Monstro Verde
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Thank you so much :) that worked perfectly!
– Stephen J Pereira
Nov 22 '18 at 13:23
@StephenJPereira If you problem was resolved, you should accept an answer to close the question.
– Socowi
Nov 23 '18 at 16:57
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work here with using "
alias X="ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' '"
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:21
Incrivel Monstro VerdeIncrivel Monstro Verde
43316
1
Thank you so much :) that worked perfectly!
– Stephen J Pereira
Nov 22 '18 at 13:23
@StephenJPereira If you problem was resolved, you should accept an answer to close the question.
– Socowi
Nov 23 '18 at 16:57
add a comment |
work here with using "
alias X="ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' '"
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:21
Incrivel Monstro VerdeIncrivel Monstro Verde
43316
work here with using "
alias X="ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' '"
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:21
Incrivel Monstro VerdeIncrivel Monstro Verde
43316
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:21
Incrivel Monstro VerdeIncrivel Monstro Verde
43316
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:21
Incrivel Monstro VerdeIncrivel Monstro Verde
43316
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:21
Incrivel Monstro VerdeIncrivel Monstro Verde
43316
43316
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Thank you so much :) that worked perfectly!
– Stephen J Pereira
Nov 22 '18 at 13:23
@StephenJPereira If you problem was resolved, you should accept an answer to close the question.
– Socowi
Nov 23 '18 at 16:57
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1
Thank you so much :) that worked perfectly!
– Stephen J Pereira
Nov 22 '18 at 13:23
@StephenJPereira If you problem was resolved, you should accept an answer to close the question.
– Socowi
Nov 23 '18 at 16:57
1
1
Thank you so much :) that worked perfectly!
– Stephen J Pereira
Nov 22 '18 at 13:23
Thank you so much :) that worked perfectly!
– Stephen J Pereira
Nov 22 '18 at 13:23
@StephenJPereira If you problem was resolved, you should accept an answer to close the question.
– Socowi
Nov 23 '18 at 16:57
@StephenJPereira If you problem was resolved, you should accept an answer to close the question.
– Socowi
Nov 23 '18 at 16:57
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Enquote the whole command in double quotes and escape the double quotes inside the command with a backslash:
alias a="ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' '"
or use a function
a() {
ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' '
}
By the way: Parsing ls is a bad practice. It would be safer and easier to use globs and printf:
printf '"%s" ' *
or, if you want to properly quote for using the arguments inside eval or something similar
printf '%q ' *
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:21
SocowiSocowi
7,93921428
add a comment |
Enquote the whole command in double quotes and escape the double quotes inside the command with a backslash:
alias a="ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' '"
or use a function
a() {
ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' '
}
By the way: Parsing ls is a bad practice. It would be safer and easier to use globs and printf:
printf '"%s" ' *
or, if you want to properly quote for using the arguments inside eval or something similar
printf '%q ' *
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:21
SocowiSocowi
7,93921428
add a comment |
Enquote the whole command in double quotes and escape the double quotes inside the command with a backslash:
alias a="ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' '"
or use a function
a() {
ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' '
}
By the way: Parsing ls is a bad practice. It would be safer and easier to use globs and printf:
printf '"%s" ' *
or, if you want to properly quote for using the arguments inside eval or something similar
printf '%q ' *
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:21
SocowiSocowi
7,93921428
Enquote the whole command in double quotes and escape the double quotes inside the command with a backslash:
alias a="ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' '"
or use a function
a() {
ls | sed -e 's/^/"/g' -e 's/$/"/g' | tr 'n' ' '
}
By the way: Parsing ls is a bad practice. It would be safer and easier to use globs and printf:
printf '"%s" ' *
or, if you want to properly quote for using the arguments inside eval or something similar
printf '%q ' *
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:21
SocowiSocowi
7,93921428
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:21
SocowiSocowi
7,93921428
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:21
SocowiSocowi
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answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:21
SocowiSocowi
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The alias should enclose the command line into ' AND each already existing ' should be escaped with '''
Give a try to this:
alias lsquoted='ls | sed -e '''s/^/"/g''' -e '''s/$/"/g''' | tr '''n''' ''' ''''
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:23
Jay jargotJay jargot
1,9621511
add a comment |
The alias should enclose the command line into ' AND each already existing ' should be escaped with '''
Give a try to this:
alias lsquoted='ls | sed -e '''s/^/"/g''' -e '''s/$/"/g''' | tr '''n''' ''' ''''
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:23
Jay jargotJay jargot
1,9621511
add a comment |
The alias should enclose the command line into ' AND each already existing ' should be escaped with '''
Give a try to this:
alias lsquoted='ls | sed -e '''s/^/"/g''' -e '''s/$/"/g''' | tr '''n''' ''' ''''
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:23
Jay jargotJay jargot
1,9621511
The alias should enclose the command line into ' AND each already existing ' should be escaped with '''
Give a try to this:
alias lsquoted='ls | sed -e '''s/^/"/g''' -e '''s/$/"/g''' | tr '''n''' ''' ''''
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:23
Jay jargotJay jargot
1,9621511
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:23
Jay jargotJay jargot
1,9621511
answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:23
Jay jargotJay jargot
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answered Nov 22 '18 at 13:23
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