On Wed 28 Feb 2018 at 09:12:43 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote: > On 02/28/2018 08:09 AM, John Hasler wrote: > >Richard Owlett writes: > >>Taking [ alias startx='clear; startx -- :0' ] as a hint I looked for a man > >>page for "alias". There wasn't one available locally. I searched > >><https://manpages.debian.org/> and found only a page written in Chinese. > > > >"Alias" is a shell command. man bash > > > > With "weeping and gnashing of teeth", may I quote > <https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/bash/bash.1.en.html> ;< > > Under "BUGS" it explicitly states: > >Aliases are confusing in some uses. > > I *AGREE*! > I followed links to man pages for startx and xinit without benefit. > > Elucidation needed. > TIA
Google bash aliases Top hit: full explanation at http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/aliases.html Is that difficult? Cheers, David.
