On Tue 27 Mar 01, 11:22 AM, Micah Cowan said:
> On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 10:16:35AM -0800, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> > i think the answer is no, but i'll ask anyway.
> >
> > is there a way to export bash aliases, like we do with bash variables, so
> > that the aliases are available to subsequent subshells?
> >
> > p
> >
> > --
> > "Coffee... I've conquered the Borg on coffee!" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > -- Kathryn Janeway on the virtues of coffee www.dirac.org/p
>
> I'm not sure what you mean - isn't that the /default/ behavior?
not at all! put an alias into /etc/profile. source the file.
now start X.
is your alias available to you in an xterm? (answer is no).
give it a try!
> Because if it wasn't, wouldn't aliases you specify in .bashrc
> disappear, just like unexported variables in your .bashrc would?
yup! :)
pete
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