On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 08:41:46AM +0000, Liam O'Toole wrote: > On 2010-09-29, David Jardine <[email protected]> wrote: > > [...] > > You could add > > > > alias gcc='gcc -lm ' (note the last space) > > What's the significance of the last space? > > >
This, as far as I remember, allows the user to continue the command on the command line. > > to /etc/profile > > <nitpick> > I would put the alias definition in /etc/bash.bashrc or ~/.bashrc > instead. It's a shell customisation, not an environment modification. > </nitpick> > I'm sure you're right. :) Cheers, David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
