I want to configure my linux account so that the command 'fnd argument' is equivalent to: 'find / -name argument 2> /dev/null' I know I should put it in .bashrc as an alias or a user-defined function, but I'm having a hard time making it work. Does anybody know the proper syntax for doing this?
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Or, if you don't want to blow up your environment with
too many functions, you may create a script 'find' e.g. in
$HOME/bin like:
#!/bin/sh
/usr/bin/find / -name $1 2>/dev/null
and make that directory being the first one in your PATH --
at the end of $HOME/.bashrc
export PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH
Hope it helps
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by: jleviePosted on 2002-03-13 at 06:11:35ID: 6860621
Try:
fnd () { find / -name $1 2>/dev/null; }
To have the command available each time you log in you'll want to include that function in your .bashrc file.