how to call an alias command

[huangwason]

I alias a command such as
alias ll="ls -l --color=auto"
in my .bashrc file, now I would like to call this alias ll command via a script, but it can not find this alias command, is there a solution for this problem?

Thanks

 

[PHV]

I don't know bash but in ksh you use alias -x or an ENV file.

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[Annihilannic]

Your .bashrc is only processed for interactive shells. If you want to force it to be processed by your shell script, add -i to the shebang line.

Also, by default, aliases are not processes in non-interactive shells. You can override this by using the expand_aliases shopt option:

#!/usr/bin/bash -i
shopt -s expand_aliases
ll

Annihilannic.