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Clean up the eshell aliases

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Howard Abrams 2022-10-10 14:42:43 -07:00
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@ -103,14 +103,15 @@ Gotta have some [[http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/EshellAlias][shell aliases]], r
#+end_src #+end_src
Note that you need single quotes (not double quotes). Also note that more than one parameter doesn’t work with aliases (to resolve that, we need to write [[Eshell Functions][a function]]). Note that you need single quotes (not double quotes). Also note that more than one parameter doesn’t work with aliases (to resolve that, we need to write [[Eshell Functions][a function]]).
Second, you can create/populate the alias file, =~/.emacs.d/eshell/alias= … as long as you don’t use those single quotes: ~/.emacs.d/eshell/alias Second, you can create/populate the alias file, [[file:~/.emacs.d/eshell/alias][~/.emacs.d/eshell/alias]] … as long as you don’t use those single quotes:
#+begin_src shell :tangle no #+begin_src shell :tangle ~/.emacs.d/eshell/alias
alias ll ls -AlohG --color=always alias ll ls -AlohG --color=always
alias cls clear 1
alias d dired $1 alias d dired $1
alias find echo 'Please use fd instead.' alias find echo 'Please use fd <pattern> <paths> instead.'
#+end_src #+end_src
Yeah, the variable =$*= doesn’t work as you’d expect, so use =$1= when calling Emacs functions that take one parameter). Yeah, the variable =$*= doesn’t work as you’d expect, so use =$1= when calling Emacs functions that take one parameter).
For instance, I would like to have: For instance, while I would like to have the following, the real solution is to make functions (see [[Less and More][below for details]]).
#+begin_src sh #+begin_src sh
alias less view-file alias less view-file
#+end_src #+end_src
@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ Third, you want more /control/, you can use the help:eshell/alias function, but
(eshell/alias "ll" (concat ls " -AlohG --color=always")))) (eshell/alias "ll" (concat ls " -AlohG --color=always"))))
#+end_src #+end_src
I had a lot of trouble getting aliases to work, for instance =dired= works, but =less= does not: I have also had a lot of trouble getting aliases to work, for instance =dired= works, but =less= does not:
#+begin_src sh :tangle no #+begin_src sh :tangle no
alias less view-file $1 alias less view-file $1
alias d dired $1 alias d dired $1