This is probably a very simple thing but I can’t find an answer, possibly because I don’t know what terms to use in search.
How do I use an alias of a path with mv or cp? Or even cd?
In /etc/bash.bashrc I have:
alias docs=‘/media/docs
cd docs
Gives “No such file or directory”
Yet:
docs
Gives “Is directory”
With alias docs=‘cd /media/docs’ and by typing docs I get into the directory. Obviously I can’t use that alias with mv or cp though.
Maybe this isn’t even an intended use of alias but still. Why doesn’t it work?
Unfortunately $ also requires pressing the damned AltGr.
I’d have to buy a new keyboard at that point
have you looked at remapping a couple keys?
I bound ~/ to one of my keyboards G-keys. Still not optimal placement wise but way better than the AltGr-route.