Shortcut a binary to command line

Summary:

e.g. Launch "/opt/bin/python2.6" by typing "python"

Shortcut a binary to command line

gdoutch 03 Oct 2010 12:48

How do I create a shortcut to be able to launch something like so

Instead of typing:

/opt/bin/python2.6

I can do the same by typing only

python

?

Re: Shortcut a binary to command line

bzhou 03 Oct 2010 16:26

There're more than one way of doing this.

Adding /opt/bin to PATH environment allows you to type python2.6 to start it.
In /opt/bin, "ln -sf python2.6 python" creates a symbolic link of python that links to python2.6 - combined with the above, now you should be able to just type python.
This applies to all user accounts.

Or you can create an alias of "alias python='/opt/bin/python2.6'", this is a per-user per-session option. You can automate it by adding the alias command in your shell start script (such as .profile or .bashrc, etc.)

Cheers,

-Brian
gro.xunil-2ulsn|uohzb#gro.xunil-2ulsn|uohzb

Re: Shortcut a binary to command line

gdoutch 03 Oct 2010 19:07

Thanks Brian!