The alias built-in in shells, used to define shortcuts for frequently used commands.
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Mailman / Postfix Configuration Assistance
I am writing for some help regarding Postfix configuration.
I cannot seem to get Postfix configured properly to transfer mail to the mailing list installed on the same server. I followed many steps ...
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tcsh alias - find FreeBSD port
I am trying to create an alias for tcsh. I would like to find a program in ports (FreeBSD ports).
So far I made an alias, which works, but finds only ports which end in *port_name. I would like it to ...
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How to enable `sudo` with custom functions?
Recently I learned you can enable sudo for custom aliases as follows:
alias sudo='sudo ' # note: the space is required!
The reason this works is the following:
If the last character of the ...
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Dynamic search and replace in Ksh
Machines at work follow a constant naming pattern:
host[domain]_[id]
where [domain] is either "d" for dev machines and "p" for production machines, and [id] is a 2-digit string that is different for ...
