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From: matthew@sunpix.UUCP ( Sun Visualization Products)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: The USE OF ALIAS
Message-ID: <989@friar-taac.UUCP>
Date: 9 Nov 89 16:32:54 GMT
References: <5398@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
Reply-To: matthew@friar-taac.UUCP (Matthew Stier - Sun Visualization Products)
Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
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In article <5398@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> bill@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (William J. King) writes:
>
>anybody know how to use an alias from my .login when i have
>substituted user to another's?
>bill@uhccux.bitnet

  The simplest way that comes to mind, is to have all your aliases in their own
file. (i.e. '.alias')  Your own .login can source them when needed, and you can
also source them when you are 'su'ed.


  In your .login:

	if ( -f .alias ) source .alias


  And while su'ed:

	su@machine% source /home/yourlogin/.alias

  Your aliases are now overlayed on top of the aliases specified by the su'ed
account.


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