"HELP" .bash_aliases on fedora linux

Linuxwolf · 11-04-2023, 10:13 PM

alias getdates='date | tee /home/name/fulldate.txt | cut -d " " -f 1 | tee /home/name/shortdate.txt | xargs echo hello'

I saved this in a (.bash_aliases) file. Then try to run getdates in the terminal. However, I get a response of bash: getdates: command not found...

lvm_ · 11-05-2023, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Linuxwolf

I saved this in a (.bash_aliases) file.

bash knows no such file, you should've placed it into ~/.bashrc. Read the "Invocation" section of bash man page for a full list of files bash executes automatically.

michaelk · 11-05-2023, 01:59 AM

Does .bash_aliases already exist? Does .bashrc contain code that uses it? Did you reload the file? Since those files are only read at login they must be reloaded or logout and then login again.

https://www.tecmint.com/create-and-u...ases-in-linux/

pan64 · 11-05-2023, 04:06 AM

yes, you need to source that file either manually or by opening a new shell (if properly configured). Just putting anything into that file has no any effect on the running terminal immediately.

jamison20000e · 11-05-2023, 05:21 AM

if you just trying to be told what to think ask away

but

we don't have a due date so yelling help won't help

michaelk · 11-05-2023, 08:14 AM

I do not know exactly what you are trying to accomplish but you can simplify your alias to just:

Code:

date '+Hello %a'

See the man pages for the date command.

uteck · 11-05-2023, 11:24 AM

I answered in the duplicate post with:

Code:

source ~/.bash_profile

to have bash read the updated file again.

Linuxwolf · 11-05-2023, 02:11 PM

I really appreciate the help and all the advice from everyone.