How can I set the default time format for dmesg?

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I use dmesg in Ubuntu heavily. I like the iso time format but I hate typing it out every time, so I use something like this in my .bashrc to set the default time format for dmesg:

# Setup alias for dmesg
alias dmesg="/bin/dmesg --time-format=iso"

Is there a better/proper way of doing this? Per user or globally, I don't care.

It works fine, I'm just trying to find out if it reads a profile file somewhere else that I should be editing instead. — dgreene, Aug 17 '19 at 21:22
It sure looks like you edited the correct file. What more do you want? — Michael Hampton, Aug 17 '19 at 21:23

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 18 '19 at 00:06

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dmesg doesn't have a configuration file, so the only way to change its behavior is via command line options. As such, the way you're doing this is just fine.

answered Aug 18 '19 at 00:06

Matt Zimmerman

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How can I set the default time format for dmesg?

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