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Location of "~/.bash_aliases"

rated 0 times [ 17] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 32185 / 1 Year ago, tue, march 21, 2023, 2:43:35

I want to make permanent aliases in Terminal, and I have read this answer on how to do it: https://askubuntu.com/a/5278/364819

But I have got a small problem, I have found the code:

if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then

    . ~/.bash_aliases

fi

As refereed to in the answer. But I cannot actually find the .bash_aliases file which I can set these permanent aliases in.

So my question is, where is the location of this file, and if I need to create it, do I just create it in my home user directory directory?

I am running on Ubuntu 14.10.

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answered 1 Year ago bearous · Accepted Answer

~/.bash_aliases is a full path already. The tilde (~) is expanded by the shell (and many other applications) to your full home path (aka $HOME, usually /home/$USER).

It doesn't exist by default, so just create one.