You'll need to source the file, rather than executing it. If you execute it, the script is run in a child process and the shell that invoked it will not "see" any variables, aliases etc. that are created/changed in the child. By sourcing the file, you cause it to be interpreted by the current shell as though you had entered the commands at the command line.
I would add it to my profile, but assuming you don't want the alias in your .profile, you could create a file in your home directory called .special. When you want to set the alias, execute the following command:
That dot (.) is the source command and will cause the interpreter to parse the named file and process it just as if it had been typed at the command line.
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Guess we all said the same thing at roughly the same time. Great minds, no?
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I have a C program that is using the **environ pointer and I am trying to set up aliases for a system("/bin/ksh") call. This works for other environment variables but not for the aliases. Does anyone know if this can be done? Thanks ahead of time. (1 Reply)
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How can i dynamically read files names from a list file and execute them from a single shell script.
Please help its urgent
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Can any one show me how to create an alias account that silently copies local emails to the administrator (root) using a linux cmd line or GUI?
The answer needs to be very simplly explained at this stage, as I am new to the command prompt...expecialy in linux.
thanks heaps guys
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I have directory/dns server running sparc solaris 9.
while troubleshooting another issue, i overwrote the aliases file on accident.
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i have several server with own etc aliases. right now i want to combine it all into a general etc aliases in a new freebsd server. cause it consist hundred thousand of record user inside how to make a shell script to combine it or configure it.
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hi, I am trying to create a script in AIX (5.3 I think), then run it. here's what I have:
/home/me $ vi first.aliases
...
alias cdblah='cd /blah'
alias cdho='cd /ho'
alias ssr='sudo su - random'
~
...end of first.aliases
/home/me $ ./first.aliases
/home/me $ ssr
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Hi all,
I have and alias set in .profile like
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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS
rsh
rsh(1M) System Administration Commands rsh(1M)NAME
rsh, restricted_shell - restricted shell command interpreter
SYNOPSIS
/usr/lib/rsh [-acefhiknprstuvx] [argument...]
DESCRIPTION
rsh is a limiting version of the standard command interpreter sh, used to restrict logins to execution environments whose capabilities are
more controlled than those of sh (see sh(1) for complete description and usage).
When the shell is invoked, it scans the environment for the value of the environmental variable, SHELL. If it is found and rsh is the file
name part of its value, the shell becomes a restricted shell.
The actions of rsh are identical to those of sh, except that the following are disallowed:
o changing directory (see cd(1)),
o setting the value of $PATH,
o pecifying path or command names containing /,
o redirecting output (> and >>).
The restrictions above are enforced after .profile is interpreted.
A restricted shell can be invoked in one of the following ways:
1. rsh is the file name part of the last entry in the /etc/passwd file (see passwd(4));
2. the environment variable SHELL exists and rsh is the file name part of its value; the environment variable SHELL needs to be set in the
.login file;
3. the shell is invoked and rsh is the file name part of argument 0;
4. the shell is invoke with the -r option.
When a command to be executed is found to be a shell procedure, rsh invokes sh to execute it. Thus, it is possible to provide to the end-
user shell procedures that have access to the full power of the standard shell, while imposing a limited menu of commands; this scheme
assumes that the end-user does not have write and execute permissions in the same directory.
The net effect of these rules is that the writer of the .profile (see profile(4)) has complete control over user actions by performing
guaranteed setup actions and leaving the user in an appropriate directory (probably not the login directory).
The system administrator often sets up a directory of commands (that is, /usr/rbin) that can be safely invoked by a restricted shell. Some
systems also provide a restricted editor, red.
EXIT STATUS
Errors detected by the shell, such as syntax errors, cause the shell to return a non-zero exit status. If the shell is being used non-
interactively execution of the shell file is abandoned. Otherwise, the shell returns the exit status of the last command executed.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO intro(1), cd(1), login(1), rsh(1), sh(1), exec(2), passwd(4), profile(4), attributes(5)NOTES
The restricted shell, /usr/lib/rsh, should not be confused with the remote shell, /usr/bin/rsh, which is documented in rsh(1).
SunOS 5.10 1 Nov 1993 rsh(1M)