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what file do you use to create aliases ?
What file do you use to create aliases. I tried .bashrc and it did not work !
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.bashrc?
try .bash_profile in the users home dir for "personal" customization, and /etc/profile for systemwide stuff, .bashrc is mainly used for non login shells.
to read some more try http://floppix.com/bashcfg.html for a few pointers.
and toget more than you want try "man bash"
keep asking.
oh, just one thing more, man bash gives this as the "files" used.
FILES
/bin/bash
The bash executable
/etc/profile
The systemwide initialization file, executed for login shells
~/.bash_profile
The personal initialization file, executed for login shells
~/.bashrc
The individual per-interactive-shell startup file
~/.bash_logout
The individual login shell cleanup file, executed when a login shell exits
~/.inputrc
Individual readline initialization file
a good tip is to hit / to get a line at bottom of manpage where you can type word to search for (and usually q exits them, or if that fails ctrl+c)
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Where do you need aliases?
If you need mail aliases, you need to check your MTA requirements. Smail will use /usr/lib/aliases in the form of
alias: mark, marko, mjk
Look it up for further info.
sendmail uses a similar file and format, but is usually in the /etc directory. (It could reside somewhere else depending on your configuration.)
Your configuration files for qmail and mailhandler all contain a place for you to define aliases so that if johnc@domain.com and John.Cool@domain.com and JohnBCool@domain.com ar all the same person, mail gets directed tot he correct mailbox.
I'm not familiar with all the MTA's out there, so you may need to do more research.
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