I am trying to define an alias for my editor (nedit).
alias n "nedit"
Problem is when I type
n
to start it in the background, equivalent to
nedit FILENAME &
How do I change my alias to start this app in the background instead of
foreground?
Thanks
anand wrote:
> I am trying to define an alias for my editor (nedit).
>
> alias n "nedit"
>
> Problem is when I type
>
> n
> to start it in the background, equivalent to
>
> nedit FILENAME &
>
> How do I change my alias to start this app in the background instead of
> foreground?
>
>
> Thanks
Just create a script with the name 'n' somewhere in your path with the
contents "nedit $0 &" and make it executable.
I'd also recommend that you get familiar with a better editor such as
vi or emacs.
Sashi
Yes, I use emacs regularly, and nedit from time to time.
How do I do this if I dont want to write a script? I know one of my
friends used something like
alias n "nedit <&0" or something like that. I am just looking for the
syntax
Sashi wrote:
> anand wrote:
> > I am trying to define an alias for my editor (nedit).
> >
> > alias n "nedit"
> >
> > Problem is when I type
> >
> > n
> > to start it in the background, equivalent to
> >
> > nedit FILENAME &
> >
> > How do I change my alias to start this app in the background instead of
> > foreground?
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> Just create a script with the name 'n' somewhere in your path with the
> contents "nedit $0 &" and make it executable.
> I'd also recommend that you get familiar with a better editor such as
> vi or emacs.
> Sashi
At 2006-08-15 04:31PM, anand
> I am trying to define an alias for my editor (nedit).
>
> alias n "nedit"
>
> Problem is when I type
>
> n
> to start it in the background, equivalent to
>
> nedit FILENAME &
>
> How do I change my alias to start this app in the background instead of
> foreground?
Use a function instead:
n () { nedit ${1+"$@"} &; }
--
Glenn Jackman
Ulterior Designer
anand wrote:
> I am trying to define an alias for my editor (nedit).
>
> alias n "nedit"
>
> Problem is when I type
>
> n
> to start it in the background, equivalent to
>
> nedit FILENAME &
>
> How do I change my alias to start this app in the background instead of
> foreground?
>
>
> Thanks
>
Type:
n FILENAME &
Chris Mattern
anand
> I am trying to define an alias for my editor (nedit).
>
> alias n "nedit"
>
> Problem is when I type
>
> n
> to start it in the background, equivalent to
Just out of curiosity, why do you want to start the editor
in the background?
Thanks.
If I have one xterm open, and I start it in the background, then I can
continue using my command prompt without opening another XTERM.
Do you have the command line?
dfeustel@mindspring.com wrote:
> anand
> > I am trying to define an alias for my editor (nedit).
> >
> > alias n "nedit"
> >
> > Problem is when I type
> >
> > n
> > to start it in the background, equivalent to
>
> Just out of curiosity, why do you want to start the editor
> in the background?
>
> Thanks.
"anand"
> Yes, I use emacs regularly, and nedit from time to time.
> How do I do this if I dont want to write a script? I know one of my
> friends used something like
>
> alias n "nedit <&0" or something like that. I am just looking for the
> syntax
What shell do you want this to work in?
For csh/tcsh:
alias n "nedit \!* &"
Glenn suggested a function for the POSIX shells.
You can also launch a new terminal instead of runing the editor in
the background. Or use emacs/xemacs in X window mode.
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On 15 Aug 2006 21:01:06 GMT, Glenn Jackman
> At 2006-08-15 04:31PM, anand
>> I am trying to define an alias for my editor (nedit).
>>
>> alias n "nedit"
>>
>> Problem is when I type
>>
>> n
>> to start it in the background, equivalent to
>>
>> nedit FILENAME &
>>
>> How do I change my alias to start this app in the background instead of
>> foreground?
>
> Use a function instead:
> n () { nedit ${1+"$@"} &; }
>
The syntax 'alias n "nedit"' without an = sign implies that the OP is
using csh or tcsh, which don't have functions.
anand wrote:
> alias n "nedit"
> ... start this app in the background instead of foreground?
(1) Use can use ^Z (and "fg") to put a foreground task into
the background. These Job Control commands are the same
in t/csh(1) as they are in ksh(1).
(2) You could make a hardlink or symlink to "rename" "nedit"
as filename "n":
/bin/ln [-s] /path/to/nedit n
(3) As discussed, there are two techniques to allow aliases
to call functions *slash* have arguments, in either ksh(1) or
t/csh(1), both of which have been touched on in the previous
responses.
=Brian