how to configure the command which to show alias?
peng...@gmail.com
on my current machine does not work in this way. Can somebody let me
know if it is possible to configure 'which' to show alias?
Seebs
No. Look to see what your specific shell has for such things. On many
systems, "which" is an external command, which necessarily lacks information
about your shell's internal state. I think every shell with aliasing has
a way to show the aliases.
-s
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Lao Ming
> On 2009-11-18, PengYu...@gmail.com <pengyu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have see 'which' can show alias on some other machines. But 'which'
> > on my current machine does not work in this way. Can somebody let me
> > know if it is possible to configure 'which' to show alias?
>
> No. Look to see what your specific shell has for such things. On many
> systems, "which" is an external command, which necessarily lacks information
> about your shell's internal state. I think every shell with aliasing has
> a way to show the aliases.
>
> -s
> --
On Solaris, do:
file `which which`
Mine says it's a csh script.
On OSX, do:
file $(which which)
Mine says it's a Mach-O universal binary.
In any case, on most systems, just enter:
alias
-or-
alias yourAlias
Chris F.A. Johnson
Use 'type', not 'which'.
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With bash: type -a some_command
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