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AJ but at Work edited this page Feb 16, 2026 · 4 revisions
  1. Open your shell configuration file: nano ~/.bashrc
  2. Scroll the the bottom, and add an alias line: alias aliasName= path-to-script.sh
    • E.g. alias beans='~/Desktop/XT7_RT/scripts/beans.sh'
  3. Ctrl+O, Enter, & CTRL+X to save and exit.
  4. Reload the shell config: source ~/.bashrc
  5. To run, simply type the name of the alias.

The script:

#!/bin/bash

cd /home/ajrob/Desktop/XT7_RT/build
cmake ..
make
sudo ./main

# Make it executable
# chmod +x ~/Desktop/XT7_RT/scripts/beans.sh
# Then make it a global alias. We are going to add it in ~/.bashrc
# nano ~/.bashrc
# We go to the bottoma and add the following line
# alias beans='~/Desktop/XT7_RT/scripts/beans.sh
# Save and refresh with:
# source ~/.bashrc

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