Where do I put the Alias?

Question

alias py='python'

Do I put that in my .bashrc?

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 10 '10 at 19:23

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Yes if you want to work for your use only then yes .bashrc is the right file. If you want it to work globally add it in /etc/bash.bashrc

answered Jul 10 '10 at 19:23

proy

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 11 '10 at 00:45

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If you have a lot of aliases it can be a good idea to have a special file for them (like ~/.bash.aliases) and source that in your ~/.bashrc

answered Jul 11 '10 at 00:45

Florian Diesch

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 10 '10 at 19:37

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Yes. Don't forget to reopen your session. :-)

answered Jul 10 '10 at 19:37

Andrejs Cainikovs

Or just `$ source ~/.bashrc`. – EEAA Jul 11 '10 at 00:46
Or just `$ . ~/.bashrc` – Jeremy L Jul 11 '10 at 02:18
Yes, sure :) Or just execute the same command in the shell. – Andrejs Cainikovs Jul 12 '10 at 08:24

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