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| − | Follow the instructions over on [[BBB New User]] | + | Follow the instructions over on [[BBB New User]] - REMEMBER to set the passwords for your new user, the root user and the debian user. First then is your PocketBeagle (PB) secure. |
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| + | Log out and re-login using your own login. | ||
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| + | On Linux you can make aliases so a long command can be shortened to a few characters. For instance the command '''ll''' does not exist on most Linuxes, but the command '''ls -la''' give the expected result. Therefore we'll create a few handy aliases. | ||
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| + | ''NOTE file with names starting with a dot ('''.''') is hidden files and they will not show up in a list of the directory content using the '''ls''' command without special options. Therefor be careful below to get all the dot's (.) in the file names.'' | ||
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| + | <source lang=bash> | ||
| + | ] $ vi .bash_aliases | ||
| + | </source> | ||
| + | put these lines into the file (press '''i''' to get into '''I'''nsert mode): | ||
| + | alias vi='vim' | ||
| + | alias lt='ls -larth' | ||
| + | alias ll='ls -lah' | ||
| + | Hit '''Esc''' to get out of the insert mode. To save the file enter ''':wq''' which mean go into command mode, write and quit | ||
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| + | In order to get the aliases active you'll have to logout or issue | ||
| + | <source lang=bash> | ||
| + | ] $ . .bashrc | ||
| + | </source> | ||
| + | the '''.''' is an alias of the command '''source''' and means read and execute whatever are in the file ''.bashrc'' | ||
Revision as of 10:04, 23 February 2018
Follow the instructions over on BBB New User - REMEMBER to set the passwords for your new user, the root user and the debian user. First then is your PocketBeagle (PB) secure.
Log out and re-login using your own login.
On Linux you can make aliases so a long command can be shortened to a few characters. For instance the command ll does not exist on most Linuxes, but the command ls -la give the expected result. Therefore we'll create a few handy aliases.
NOTE file with names starting with a dot (.) is hidden files and they will not show up in a list of the directory content using the ls command without special options. Therefor be careful below to get all the dot's (.) in the file names.
] $ vi .bash_aliases
put these lines into the file (press i to get into Insert mode):
alias vi='vim' alias lt='ls -larth' alias ll='ls -lah'
Hit Esc to get out of the insert mode. To save the file enter :wq which mean go into command mode, write and quit
In order to get the aliases active you'll have to logout or issue
] $ . .bashrcthe . is an alias of the command source and means read and execute whatever are in the file .bashrc
