On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Jerry Human wrote:
> Hi Gentlemen:
>
> Would it be possible to write a script that would do this automatically
> for any new package install?
>
> For instance, if the script was called "ump" you would type "ump
> <package name> and it would insert the package name into the command
> "tar -xzvf <package name>.tar.gz; cd <package name>; less README" in the
> appropriate places, execute and leave you in the README for that
> package. That would eliminate a lot of repetitivly typing long package
> names, eliminate typing mistakes, always use the same command
> eliminating the "I forgot to ..." and "I should have ..." mistakes, and
> always start the README file to be scanned before "corrupting" a new
> package with incorrect parameters.
>
> Thanks.
>
You can alias the "tar -xzvf <pack>" command to something as "untargz
<pack>". You put this alias in .bashrc The line you put there is this
alias untargz="tar -xzvf"
As for that thing of typing the name of the package, bash has
autocompletion. You type some part of the name and then hit [Tab].
Cheers!
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Silviu Cojocaru
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