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Old 03-22-2009
alias in bash shell for CTRL + l
Is it possible to create an alias wherein it will use a keystroke.
Like to clear the screen in bash i have to use CTRL + l.
I want to make an alias 'c' out of this.

Thanks.
# 2  
Old 03-22-2009
CTRL + i gives one a tab character so aliasing it would affect tab as well and vice versa.
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Old 03-22-2009
Actually its not "CTRL + i" .... it is "CTRL + l" ...... lowercase L
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Old 03-22-2009
AFAIK you can't alias an keystroke, but you can create an alias for the clear program, eg alais c=`which clear`
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Old 03-22-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by pludi
AFAIK you can't alias an keystroke, but you can create an alias for the clear program, eg alais c=`which clear`
just curious, why would we need the "which" command?

if "clear" is in our path, then wouldn't this work:

Code:
alias c='clear'

if "clear" is not in our path, then it is not going to work either way.

Am i missing something? I'm not trying to be a smart@$$, just trying to learn something here.
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Old 03-22-2009
Sure, it would still work the same. Just a habit of mine to reference programs by their full path.
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Old 03-22-2009
The main reason to reference the program by it full path, is that many people create aliases for utilities like (i.e l='ls -F' or rm='rm -i' or grep='grep -i') To avoid having a command not work as expected you reference it by it full path. I agree that it is a good habit to get into when working on machines that are accessed by many people.
 
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