how to alias a program like bbedit in .bashrc?

vxmqzzvxmqzz
Posted:
in macOS edited January 2014
how can i alias bbedit in .bashrc ?



i type



alias edit='/applications/bbedit'



save it and source .bashrc,



but when I type edit in x11 or terminal

it says no such file or directory





what's problem here ?



Thanks

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 2
    MarvinMarvin Posts: 15,326moderator
    You can either use the path directly to the binary:



    alias bb='/Applications/bbedit.app/Contents/MacOS/bbedit'



    or



    alias bb='open -a bbedit'



    You have to open a new shell for it to take effect.



    bbedit has command line tools too, if you install them you can open files using the command bbedit something.txt.
  • Reply 2 of 2
    vxmqzzvxmqzz Posts: 2member
    Thanks, you made my day!



    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Marvin View Post


    You can either use the path directly to the binary:



    alias bb='/Applications/bbedit.app/Contents/MacOS/bbedit'



    or



    alias bb='open -a bbedit'



    You have to open a new shell for it to take effect.



    bbedit has command line tools too, if you install them you can open files using the command bbedit something.txt.



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