Re: [OT] Using aliases or functions in bash script
On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:40:02 +0000, William Pursell wrote:
>> An advanced bash alias expansion question --
>> How can I use my aliases or functions in my bash script?
>
>> PS. I even tried the following but it didn't work either:
>>
>> $ bash -O expand_aliases -c '. ~/.bashrc; (rd /tmp/ttt; alias rd; dt bin; type dt)'
>
> The point of my previous response, which I complete failed to
> make (and in fact didn't realize until after I'd sent it...)
> is that your .bashrc probably includes a line of the form:
> [ -z "$PS1" ] && return
>
> So that the bashrc returns prior to defining any aliases. . .
OMG, that's EXACTLY the reason!
NEARLY THREE YEARS[1] has the question been haunting me, and you solve it,
by identifying my culprit line via looking through a crystal ball :-).
Thanks a million William!!!
[1] http://unix.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/comp.unix.shell/2005-06/0416.html
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