bash alias disappears when opening new terminal [duplicate]
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im setting up a new alias by typing this command:
vi ~/.bashrc
and then placing my alias:
alias school='ssh -Y username@linux.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca'
followed by exiting the file using: wq
however when i close my terminal and open my terminal, i get a "command can't be found." error message.
if i type source ~/.bash_aliases, it will work, the alias will work, but when i open a new terminal it won't.
is my .bashrc supposed to be empty when i vi into it?
bash alias
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im setting up a new alias by typing this command:
vi ~/.bashrc
and then placing my alias:
alias school='ssh -Y username@linux.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca'
followed by exiting the file using: wq
however when i close my terminal and open my terminal, i get a "command can't be found." error message.
if i type source ~/.bash_aliases, it will work, the alias will work, but when i open a new terminal it won't.
is my .bashrc supposed to be empty when i vi into it?
bash alias
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What's the exact error message you get?
– melpomene
Nov 12 at 22:25
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so.bashrcis not sourced when you login. Search for.bash_bashrcor.bash_profileor.profileetc.
– Kamil Cuk
Nov 12 at 22:41
See lhunath's very useful answer to understand how these things work: About .bash_profile, .bashrc, and where should alias be written in?.
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im setting up a new alias by typing this command:
vi ~/.bashrc
and then placing my alias:
alias school='ssh -Y username@linux.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca'
followed by exiting the file using: wq
however when i close my terminal and open my terminal, i get a "command can't be found." error message.
if i type source ~/.bash_aliases, it will work, the alias will work, but when i open a new terminal it won't.
is my .bashrc supposed to be empty when i vi into it?
bash alias
edited Nov 12 at 23:53
codeforester
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asked Nov 12 at 22:24
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About .bash_profile, .bashrc, and where should alias be written in? [duplicate]
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im setting up a new alias by typing this command:
vi ~/.bashrc
and then placing my alias:
alias school='ssh -Y username@linux.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca'
followed by exiting the file using: wq
however when i close my terminal and open my terminal, i get a "command can't be found." error message.
if i type source ~/.bash_aliases, it will work, the alias will work, but when i open a new terminal it won't.
is my .bashrc supposed to be empty when i vi into it?
This question already has an answer here:
About .bash_profile, .bashrc, and where should alias be written in? [duplicate]
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bash alias
bash alias
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What's the exact error message you get?
– melpomene
Nov 12 at 22:25
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so.bashrcis not sourced when you login. Search for.bash_bashrcor.bash_profileor.profileetc.
– Kamil Cuk
Nov 12 at 22:41
See lhunath's very useful answer to understand how these things work: About .bash_profile, .bashrc, and where should alias be written in?.
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What's the exact error message you get?
– melpomene
Nov 12 at 22:25
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so.bashrcis not sourced when you login. Search for.bash_bashrcor.bash_profileor.profileetc.
– Kamil Cuk
Nov 12 at 22:41
See lhunath's very useful answer to understand how these things work: About .bash_profile, .bashrc, and where should alias be written in?.
– codeforester
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.bashrc is not sourced when you login. Search for .bash_bashrc or .bash_profile or .profile etc.– Kamil Cuk
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Nov 12 at 22:41
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– codeforester
Nov 12 at 23:50
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The reason your alias is getting lost is because you dont have your bashrc sourced in a new terminal.
Same will happen even if you create a new alias file and source it in bashrc because its scope gets limited to the terminal you are editing in.
What you can do is logout once and then log in back so that bashrc entries gets updated for your user account or you can source in each terminal by typing
source ~/.bashrc
By adding the same entry to '''.profile''' you are making sure the alias is set on each system boot.
So its better to set the alias in .bashrc rather than .profile
Another major point to nite here is to make sure you dont delete anything in bashrc since that will do catastrophic changes to you session.
answered Nov 13 at 5:32
Amit Bhardwaj
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is there a way to make my alias permanent instead of doing "source ~/.bashrc" every time?
– SqR_08
Nov 14 at 2:43
As i commented in my answer you do a logout/login session and that should work for you.
– Amit Bhardwaj
Nov 14 at 10:56
how exactly do i logout/login? i closed the terminal, opened a new one and it didnt work. also tried restarting my computer
– SqR_08
Nov 15 at 18:28
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The reason your alias is getting lost is because you dont have your bashrc sourced in a new terminal.
Same will happen even if you create a new alias file and source it in bashrc because its scope gets limited to the terminal you are editing in.
What you can do is logout once and then log in back so that bashrc entries gets updated for your user account or you can source in each terminal by typing
source ~/.bashrc
By adding the same entry to '''.profile''' you are making sure the alias is set on each system boot.
So its better to set the alias in .bashrc rather than .profile
Another major point to nite here is to make sure you dont delete anything in bashrc since that will do catastrophic changes to you session.
answered Nov 13 at 5:32
Amit Bhardwaj
1638
is there a way to make my alias permanent instead of doing "source ~/.bashrc" every time?
– SqR_08
Nov 14 at 2:43
As i commented in my answer you do a logout/login session and that should work for you.
– Amit Bhardwaj
Nov 14 at 10:56
how exactly do i logout/login? i closed the terminal, opened a new one and it didnt work. also tried restarting my computer
– SqR_08
Nov 15 at 18:28
add a comment |
The reason your alias is getting lost is because you dont have your bashrc sourced in a new terminal.
Same will happen even if you create a new alias file and source it in bashrc because its scope gets limited to the terminal you are editing in.
What you can do is logout once and then log in back so that bashrc entries gets updated for your user account or you can source in each terminal by typing
source ~/.bashrc
By adding the same entry to '''.profile''' you are making sure the alias is set on each system boot.
So its better to set the alias in .bashrc rather than .profile
Another major point to nite here is to make sure you dont delete anything in bashrc since that will do catastrophic changes to you session.
answered Nov 13 at 5:32
Amit Bhardwaj
1638
is there a way to make my alias permanent instead of doing "source ~/.bashrc" every time?
– SqR_08
Nov 14 at 2:43
As i commented in my answer you do a logout/login session and that should work for you.
– Amit Bhardwaj
Nov 14 at 10:56
how exactly do i logout/login? i closed the terminal, opened a new one and it didnt work. also tried restarting my computer
– SqR_08
Nov 15 at 18:28
add a comment |
The reason your alias is getting lost is because you dont have your bashrc sourced in a new terminal.
Same will happen even if you create a new alias file and source it in bashrc because its scope gets limited to the terminal you are editing in.
What you can do is logout once and then log in back so that bashrc entries gets updated for your user account or you can source in each terminal by typing
source ~/.bashrc
By adding the same entry to '''.profile''' you are making sure the alias is set on each system boot.
So its better to set the alias in .bashrc rather than .profile
Another major point to nite here is to make sure you dont delete anything in bashrc since that will do catastrophic changes to you session.
answered Nov 13 at 5:32
Amit Bhardwaj
1638
The reason your alias is getting lost is because you dont have your bashrc sourced in a new terminal.
Same will happen even if you create a new alias file and source it in bashrc because its scope gets limited to the terminal you are editing in.
What you can do is logout once and then log in back so that bashrc entries gets updated for your user account or you can source in each terminal by typing
source ~/.bashrc
By adding the same entry to '''.profile''' you are making sure the alias is set on each system boot.
So its better to set the alias in .bashrc rather than .profile
Another major point to nite here is to make sure you dont delete anything in bashrc since that will do catastrophic changes to you session.
answered Nov 13 at 5:32
Amit Bhardwaj
1638
answered Nov 13 at 5:32
Amit Bhardwaj
1638
answered Nov 13 at 5:32
Amit Bhardwaj
1638
answered Nov 13 at 5:32
Amit Bhardwaj
1638
1638
is there a way to make my alias permanent instead of doing "source ~/.bashrc" every time?
– SqR_08
Nov 14 at 2:43
As i commented in my answer you do a logout/login session and that should work for you.
– Amit Bhardwaj
Nov 14 at 10:56
how exactly do i logout/login? i closed the terminal, opened a new one and it didnt work. also tried restarting my computer
– SqR_08
Nov 15 at 18:28
add a comment |
is there a way to make my alias permanent instead of doing "source ~/.bashrc" every time?
– SqR_08
Nov 14 at 2:43
As i commented in my answer you do a logout/login session and that should work for you.
– Amit Bhardwaj
Nov 14 at 10:56
how exactly do i logout/login? i closed the terminal, opened a new one and it didnt work. also tried restarting my computer
– SqR_08
Nov 15 at 18:28
is there a way to make my alias permanent instead of doing "source ~/.bashrc" every time?
– SqR_08
Nov 14 at 2:43
is there a way to make my alias permanent instead of doing "source ~/.bashrc" every time?
– SqR_08
Nov 14 at 2:43
As i commented in my answer you do a logout/login session and that should work for you.
– Amit Bhardwaj
Nov 14 at 10:56
As i commented in my answer you do a logout/login session and that should work for you.
– Amit Bhardwaj
Nov 14 at 10:56
how exactly do i logout/login? i closed the terminal, opened a new one and it didnt work. also tried restarting my computer
– SqR_08
Nov 15 at 18:28
how exactly do i logout/login? i closed the terminal, opened a new one and it didnt work. also tried restarting my computer
– SqR_08
Nov 15 at 18:28
add a comment |
1
What's the exact error message you get?
– melpomene
Nov 12 at 22:25
1
so
.bashrcis not sourced when you login. Search for.bash_bashrcor.bash_profileor.profileetc.– Kamil Cuk
Nov 12 at 22:41
See lhunath's very useful answer to understand how these things work: About .bash_profile, .bashrc, and where should alias be written in?.
– codeforester
Nov 12 at 23:50