means writing "alias ls='ls --color=auto'" at the bottom of the file .bashrc, which will work only with bash. You can try to find out which shell you're using by running
Code:
echo $0
If it is bash, try editing .bashrc in a text editor, then.
Code:
. !$
The dot means sourcing a file, in bash it is the same as the command "source".
"!$" is a history expansion, and it means $HOME/.bashrc, which was the last argument from the previous command.
In other words
Code:
source $HOME/.bashrc
You don't need the last command if you just open a new terminal window.
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BTW, "# . !$" means you're running the command as root, doesn't it? .bashrc is in your user's $HOME.
I'm running Debian and doesn't really like gnome nor KDE and read about this XFce that ought to be a more simple X which is exactly what I'm looking for. So I re-installed the bare minimums of Debian and here I am, with nothing but Links/Lynx vim and apt-get (lovely isn't it?) trying to configure... (1 Reply)
At the moment I am using Ubuntu hardy on my desktop. I am going to be adding other Linux's and maybe FreeBSD. I use gnome for special effects, eye candy, and plain old show off stuff. But I want to have a simple DE in my computer installed. I like the way CDE looks and the reviews about its... (7 Replies)
For a long time, when I type man anything on my Mac, both the manpage header fonts and the background was black, so I had to use my mouse to highlight the manpage output to read it. It was really annoying.
The problem was the same both locally or using the terminal and going ssh somewhere.
... (1 Reply)
Hallo,
Ich habe oft viele Terminals (nicht xterms) geöffnet. In den Terminals source ich dann verschiedene tools. Spätestens ab 4 Terminals verliere ich da schnell den Überblick in welchem Terminal ich welches tool gesetzt habe. DUmmer Weise gibt es im Menu des Terminals nicht die Möglichkeit dem... (1 Reply)
Hi,
I work noramly with 3/4/5 Terminals (not xterms) open. In the different Terminal I set different tools (software).
Unfortunately I loose easily the overview of all these Terminals. Which setup is in which Terminal?
It would be nice to have a possibility to name Termianls. By the way I work... (4 Replies)
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Regards
Malcolm (6 Replies)
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Hello All,
I have a text file containing output from a command that contains lots of escape/control characters that when viewed using vi or view, looks like jibberish. But when viewed using the cat command the output is formatted properly.
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
go2
GO2(1)GO2(1)NAME
go2 - directory finder
SYNOPSIS
go2 [-h] [--cd] [-i] [-r] [--setup] [--version] [pattern [pattern ...]]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the go2 command.
This manual page was written for the Debian(TM) distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.
go2 is a program that finds (and changes to) directories.
IMPORTANT
go2 requires be loaded from the shell. To do this include the next sentence in your $HOME/.bashrc file:
[ -e /usr/lib/go2/go2.sh ] && source /usr/lib/go2/go2.sh
If your wish improve directory caching, you may include also the next sentence:
alias cd='go2 --cd'
Both are made by the setup process the first time you invoke go2.
OPTIONS
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes ('-'). A summary of options is included
below. For a complete description, see the Info files.
--cd Just change working directory
-i Case insensitive.
-r Search from root directory.
-d Search in hidden directories.
-l List only, print matches and exists.
--setup
Install go2 in your .bashrc.
SEE ALSO
This program is fully documented in
http://arco.esi.uclm.es/~david.villa/go2.html
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2011 David Villa
This manual page was written for the Debian system (and may be used by others).
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or (at
your option) any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.
On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.
AUTHOR
David.Villa@uclm.es
2011-08-05 GO2(1)