Ubuntu :: Adding Preformatted Text To Bashrc?
Nov 29, 2010
I was wondering whether anyone knows how to add preformatted text to the bashrc file? I'm ashamed to say I did already read this somewhere but had no use for it and as such forgot it! I'm possibly googling the wrong keywords, so apologies if it's an easy answer to find (with the right keywords!).
Just for completeness, the reason I'm doing my bit introducing my partner to linux, and I've 'embedded' a terminal on her desktop, I want to now add a little ASCII animal with a welcome message (I'm ok with getting the welcome message and colors sorted), much like the one seen in Linux Mint.
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Jun 14, 2011
When I add some path in .bashrc by commenting out old path and adding new one like this:
#EXPORT HOME_PLAY=/home/gem/old_play
EXPORT HOME_PLAY=/home/gem/play
EXPORT PATH=$PATH:HOME_PLAY
After saving above changes, I enter the command: source ~/.bashrc Now if I do echo $PATH, the path shows both the old PLAY_HOME and new PLAY_HOME. This is really bad and messes up a lot of things in my project. This problem only goes away if I logout or reboot, a rather very long process. What is happening is that the old path is added to new path element and the old path includes the old path element you want to remove.
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Feb 9, 2011
I have a script that I run using ./dom example.com.
I want to add an alias to .bashrc so that I can run it using "d example.com".
I have tried adding each of the lines below in turn but I still receive the error:
-bash: d: command not found
alias d="/bin/bash /home/user/dom"
alias d="./home/user/dom"
alias d="sh /home/user/dom"
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Jan 19, 2009
I need to insert 3-4 lines of text to the beginning of a text file. The file is a largish MYSQL dump, the result of a backup shell script. This shell script should insert the required text.I've wrestled with sed, but lost.
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Jul 14, 2010
I want to append a text string onto an existing file from crontab. These do not work:
0 1 * * * cp "test" >> /home/xys/myfile.txt
0 1 * * * mv "test" >> /home/xys/myfile.txt
0 1 * * * cp 'test' >> /home/xys/myfile.txt
0 1 * * * mv 'test' >> /home/nys/myfile.txt
How can this be done?
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Nov 30, 2010
I am looking at how to add particular text to a file in bash.Here is what I am trying to do:In the /etc/grub.conf file, I am trying to add "audit=1" (without the quotes) to the end of the kernel line...such as:kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-194.el5 ro root=LABEL=/1 rhgb quiet audit=1
As there are a few different lines in this file, I am only looking to add the "audit=1" to the above line via a bash script.
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Jun 29, 2011
I have an extremely urgent support request! I need to create a presentation by Friday. I have selected the template, the elements etc. But, I have to add transition between each text Outlines and each page. It's very easy to add page transition effects. But, so far I have not managed to add automatic custom effect in text transitions (with click).
For example, let's say that I have in page the following format:
Text 1
Text 2
Text 3
I want to present the elements as Text 1, then I click the mouse, Text 2 click the mount Text 3 etc. In MS PowerPoint this is done via Master pages.
I tried the same on OO/LibreOffice 3.3: Edit the Slide Master, modified the fonts etc. Then, I tried to add a custom animation in each element. But with no success.
First of all, it seems that any effect is named: Outline Text 1: Click to...
Second: Even If I accept the fact than there seems to be no way to add an effect for Outline 2 etc, I save and show the presentation. But, instead of a page transition then a blank page that requires a click from me to present the 1st element, I see ALL elements. So, is it possible to do that in OO?
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Feb 17, 2010
I am using Ubuntu 9.10. I was installing network simulator 2. After installation I get the following message.
Please put /home/administrator/Downloads/ns-allinone-2.34/bin:/home/administrator/Downloads/ns-allinone-2.34/tcl8.4.18/unix:/home/administrator/Downloads/ns-allinone-2.34/tk8.4.18/unix
into your PATH environment; so that you'll be able to run itm/tclsh/wish/xgraph.
[Code].....
My friend suggested that it is something to do with .bashrc file. I fund files like .bash.bashrc.
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Jul 4, 2010
I tried to make a function to put in either my .bash_aliases or .bashrc file to make a local backup of a file, but when I call the function and try to use tab completion I get the following error:
Code:
cp: cannot stat `help': No such file or directory
The function I added is as follows:
Code:
function bk
[Code]...
Also interestingly, if I define this function at the prompt rather than in my .bashrc, tab completion works fine.
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Jul 28, 2010
how to edit or add codes to ~/.bashrc?? and also what is this bashrc if anyone could explain... i have tried editing this bashrc without success... how to save the changes in bashrc...
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Dec 28, 2010
I get the following error on editing my .bashrc file.How to fix it??
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karthick@Ubuntu-desktop:~$ gedit .bashrc
(gedit:3934): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_bookmark_file_load_from_data: assertion `length != 0' failed
[Code]....
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Jun 20, 2011
I have what I hope is a fairly simple question to answer. In my ~/.bashrc file I can create this alias:
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alias uChmodDP='chmod -R $1 $2' #specify permissions. and the variables work fine. But I cannot seem to get any love from this alias:
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alias umnt='umount /dev/$1' I realize the likely problem is the variable following hot on the heels of a specific directory, but is there anyway to specify a variable in an alias like this? For some reason I cannot umount usb pen drives by right clicking, and have to always resort to the terminal to do so, which for me is no real biggie, but if I could create this alias it would be an even better no biggie to umount using the terminal.
Actually, the inability to right click to umount usb devices seems to be a Thunar issue since I run xubuntu. Using Nautilus I am able to right click and eject/safely remove devices. Using Thunar however, right click unmount always pukes back an error that the device must have been mounted on the command line or some such BS. But like I said it is no real biggie to use terminal, but an alias would be even nicer. I prefer using Thunar and Xubu most of the time b/c my laptop is quite underpowered.
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Apr 18, 2010
Rm: cannot remove `.bashrc': Operation not permitted
* ALL other files in /home/admin directory are able, only this one.
* can't even change own, grp, just nothing
* no matter if i'm doing it from root or admin
inside this file there is code...
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Feb 25, 2011
I,m having a rough time getting the terminal environment to recognize my android debug bridge path (which is set in a separate hdd) I used to paste this in my bashrc, but then found that it would make the env system bonkers whenever i attempted sudoing with an option:
# Android Debug Bridge (ADB) sdk path
alias sudo='sudo env PATH=$PATH'
export PATH=${PATH}:/media/Disk/Linux/Android/sdk/platform-tools/
The "alias" line was the one making me have a rough time with env.
Now that i got rid of it everything is well but adb's path isn't exported anymore.
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Apr 26, 2011
I'd like to know if there is a way to define commands in the .bashrc or .bash_profile. For instance, I want to be able to type 'work' in a terminal and set up an interactive work environment on my universities cluster. (This is done with the command 'qsub -I -X'.) I tried the following in my .bashrc file:
alias work ='qsub -I -X'
But, of course this failed, as I don't have a command work already defined. How do I go about doing this? Also, I can't assign 'qsub' an alias, since it's used with different options quite extensively.
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Jan 23, 2011
I have been working on this script and I just made a ridiculous error. I tried to move my script out of my home directory and for some reason I put in "mv myscript .bashrc" Now my .bashrc file has nothing but my script in there... I think I may have overwritten some important info. Is running cp /root/.bashrc ~
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Feb 27, 2011
I want something like
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export ROS_PACKAGE_PATH=~/ros:$ROS_PACKAGE_PATH
to be done already for me when I open a new terminal. How do I edit the .bashrc so that this variable is always set already?
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Nov 10, 2010
iam using slackware 13.1 ,i have this in my .bashrc :
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# .bashrc
# Add bin to path
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Oct 25, 2010
I have a few alias' in my .bashrc to save some typing, mostly ls type variants.
I wanted to add the following:
- give me a Long listing of ALL in Reverse Time order, (don't recurse directory)
Code:
But it doesn't work anything like the way it does on the command line
When I use the alias I get the following:
Code:
No Time, No Permissions, no group/owner ... , Why?
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Feb 15, 2011
I've installed python2.7 and I want all those convenient python libs I've installed from the repos to work with python2.7, but the libs in the repos get installed to python2.6.
No problem, I'll just set the $PYTHONPATH env var so that python2.7 will look at the python2.6 libs. I defined $PYTHONPATH as I wanted in the .bashrc file, and now python2.7 works as I desire when starting it from the shell.
The problem is when I start python2.7 from the gnome desktop (by clicking an application shortcut or button) it doesn't work. My guess is that the env vars set in .bashrc do not effect the gnome desktop, and so my question is what can I do to set an env var on the desktop?
To demonstrate my problem. If I open a bash shell and type "idle-python2.7 -n" idle will open, and I can "import twisted" without any problem in the idle python shell. However, if I do alt-f2 and run "idle-python2.7 -n" idle will still open but sys.path is not set as I would like and I cannot "import twisted". So there is clearly different behavior between an application started from the shell vs one started from the gnome desktop.
Environmental variables have long confused me, I'm also open to other solutions to my "getting python2.6 libs to run in python2.7" problem.
FULL INSTRUCTION: Both .bashrc and .gnomerc are located in your home directory. Put the following at the end of both files:
You should now be able to import the python libs installed from the repos in python2.7.
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Mar 3, 2011
I want to play around my .bashrc file, but I can't seem to find a general guide to customizing it. I just want a guide that will show me examples and explain them in-depth.
Does anyone where to find one?
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Mar 9, 2011
How do you get your bashrc take effect immediately in your root shell? I read this.
[URL]
Code:
. ~/.bashrc
Does this not work in your root shell?
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Jan 25, 2011
I was installing a software in my Ubuntu 9.10 and after installation completed it prompted the following warning:
Warning: Your PATH does not point to your newly installed /home/pc/Reflex/software/bin/esorex.
To ensure execution of the newly installed software you should modify your PATH.
Note that "esorex" is the executable file and by typing its name in the Terminal the program starts.
What should I write in my "bashrc" as PATH to that program?
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Aug 11, 2015
I'm not sure if this is a Debian-specific question or a KDE question.
FYI:
uname -a
Linux DESKTOP 3.16.0-4-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt11-1+deb8u3 (2015-08-04) i686 GNU/Linux
(Running KDE).
Question:
Upon logging in (typically, for the first time each day) I would like to see a console window/shell or a simple terminal-emulator/shell automatically open up.
The reason is: In order to get my .bashrc to execute I have to log-in, then bring up an xterm or some other terminal-emulator.
Background: My .bashrc has a once-per-day routine/section that will set up my desktop to look the way I want it on my initial log-in (primarily with my Java applications up/running and displayed and waiting for me).
Then, later on that day whenever I bring up new bash shells, my .bashrc is executed but that once-per-day routine/section is no longer executed.
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Jan 17, 2010
I am curious since "Run command as a login shell" is UNTICKED (I think for all new users) under Gnome Terminal -> Menu Bar -> Profiles -> Edit -> Title and Command , BUT .bash_profile is sourced. I thought .bashrc should be sourced instead ?
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Jul 5, 2010
I tried to make a (very simple) function to put in my .bashrc file to make a local backup of a file, but when I call the function and try to use tab completion I get the following error: Code: cp: cannot stat `help': No such file or directory The function I added is as follows:
Code: function bk
{
cp -f --backup=numbered ${1} ${1}.bak
[code]....
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Oct 18, 2010
The following line is in the /etc/bashrc file. I was trying to decipher it but no google results explain it in detail.PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne 33]0;${USER}${HOSTNAME%%.*}:${PWD/#$HOME/~}07"'I understand that 33 is the ASCII character for ESC but not sure what ]0 does or anything after the HOSTNAME variable.
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Nov 15, 2010
I am trying to install Network simulator 2.34 on fedora 13..my installation was successful. but I am unable edit my bashrc file...All I had to do was
"
Add all these lines into your ~/.bashrc file:
export PATH=$PATH:/opt/ns-allinone-2.34/bin:/opt/ns-allinone-2.34/tcl8.4.18/unix:/opt/ns-allinone-
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Sep 29, 2010
I have the following as my $PROMPT_COMMAND in .bashrc:
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PROMPT_COMMAND='
if [ $TERM = "screen" ]; then
MYPWD="${PWD/#$HOME/~}"
[ ${#MYPWD} -gt 20 ] && MYPWD=..${MYPWD:${#MYPWD}-18}
echo -n -e "33k$MYPWD33\"
fi
'
I am trying to append items to my PROMPT_COMMAND in another script/on command line. If I do the following:
[Code]....
I get no error. I've echoed the value of $PROMPT_COMMAND in both cases and their output is exactly the same.
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Feb 25, 2010
I'd like a function in my .bashrc file that would allow me to pass text to it and echo the text to a specified file. I know it's simple as "echo 'text' >> file," but ideally, I would want to alias the function so I execute something like:
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user~ $ write 'this is a test' with "write" being the function, and 'this is a test' being echoed to the file. I hope I explained that well enough.
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