Aliases

[darfader]

Hi,

how do aliases work ?

I want to capture a long path into a simple alias like

/inputdec/export/switch/pac/work

but I keep getting the same error

$ alias pmc=/inputdec/export/switch/pac/work
$ cd pmc
ksh: pmc: not found
$ alias pmc /inputdec/export/switch/pac/work
pmc=/inputdec/export/switch/pac/work
ksh: /inputdec/export/switch/pac/work: invalid alias name
$ alias /inputdec/export/switch/pac/work pmc
ksh: /inputdec/export/switch/pac/work: invalid alias name
$


tia,

 

[PHV]

IMHO aliases are for commands. Why not using variables ?
Try someting like this:

$ export pmc=/inputdec/export/switch/pac/work
$ cd $pmc
$ pwd

Hope This Help
PH.

 

[darfader]

ty PH

 

[Duane61]

If you really wanted to have a simple alias (without having to type the "$&quot, you could use ...

$ alias pmc='cd /inputdec/export/switch/pac/work'

then,typing...

$ pmc
$ pwd
/inputdec/export/switch/pac/work

 

[darfader]

thanks Duane61,

I have decided on the variable approach, however, I'm using your alias method for this

alias ll='ls -al'