Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 01:34:05 +0200 From: Mel Flynn <mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 'alias' + sudo Message-ID: <200909040134.05992.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> In-Reply-To: <20090902072659.7829da56@scorpio.seibercom.net> References: <20090902072659.7829da56@scorpio.seibercom.net>
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On Wednesday 02 September 2009 13:26:59 Jerry wrote: > I have set up several 'alias' definitions in my .bashrc file. They are > honored when run as either a regular user or as root. However, when I > prefix a command with 'sudo', the alias is no longer honored. In other > words, the actual command is run;however, any flags that I was passing > to it via 'alias' are lost. How can I circumvent this annoyance. > > Example, I often use 'pico' from within 'xterm'. I set up an alias that > causes pico to use the mouse; i.e., pico -m which works fine as long as > I do not prefix the command with 'sudo' alias spico='/usr/local/bin/sudo pico -m' and be done with it. -- Mel
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