adding bash alias

[firwareslut]

I would like to add the alias

alias ll='ls -alF'

to my environment but am unsure where i should set this.

[Jocko]

Hi firwareslut,

I think the best way is to add your alias command in the file 'profile' (in /etc).

As this file is edited at each boot to create the RSYNC-SSH environment variable, I advice you to put your line before the umask command

[firwareslut]

Thanks!

[firwareslut]

Can you add this alias to the offical firmware. It's a faily standard alias in the linux world and it's a bit annoying to keep having to renter it into the profile after an update :D

[Jocko]

Hi firwareslut,

Why not but rather than adding directly your alias, I prefer create a file in rw_fs (e.g. myalias) and when the boot script set the profile file in /etc, it will add in the same time the alias found of myalias.

Note: with this way, your alias won't be remove at each firmware upgrading :-D

Good sunday

[Jocko]

@firwareslut

I send you a pm to test this new feature

[firwareslut]

cool I will check this out!

Maybe we should compile a tips and tricks page to collate all these handy things into a single place?

[firwareslut]

It worked after a reboot. I haven't installed a new firmware now to see if it survives that yet :D

[Jocko]

Hi firwareslut,

Be careful, you can not really check if it survives after a new firmware install.
Because currently no firmware image contains the new boot script (with the commands to edit the profile file), your aliases won't be restored.

To test if it's ok, after installing the new firmware image and rebooting, you must copy the rcS file of my sent tar file in /etc/init.d
check if it has still run permissions and its owner is root before restarting.