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Old 08-15-2011
Trying to setup alias but getting error
Hi All,

I am trying to setup an Alias but it's not working properly. Can someone please help ?
Code:
alias lx='ls -lat | awk '{k=0;for(i=0;i<=8;i++)k+=((substr($1,i+2,1)~/[rwx]/)*2^(8-i));if(k)printf("%0o ",k);print}


Thanks,
Last edited by Scott; 08-15-2011 at 05:34 AM.. Reason: Code tags
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Old 08-15-2011
You need to escape your awk single quotes
Code:
alias lx='ls -lat | awk '\''{k=0;for(i=0;i<=8;i++)k+=((substr($1,i+2,1)~/[rwx]/)*2^(8-i));if(k)printf("%0o ",k);print}'\'''

Last edited by Scott; 08-15-2011 at 05:35 AM.. Reason: Code tags
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Old 08-15-2011
it is better to write a shell function instead.
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Old 08-19-2011
Thanks! I really appreciate your help. I will consider using functions next time as stated above.
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