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Eray
Asked: 2012-04-03 12:25:52 +0800 CST

How can I create a custom terminal command (to run a script)?

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I'm a web developer. When I want to start working, always i'm executing some command on terminal. For example:

sudo service apache2 start
sudo service mysql start
sublime

For speed up this process, I create a .sh file which contain these commands.

Now, when I want to start working, I'm just executing this .sh file and all services (mysql, apache2 etc.) starting.

Is it possible to create a custom command for this? For example if I type sudo start-working to terminal, it will execute these commands

command-line

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    A common way people handle this is to make a bin directory in their home directory: mkdir ~/bin

    Then, you can put your custom scripts in there: mv start-working ~/bin

    Make sure your script is executable: chmod +x ~/bin/start-working

    Add this to the bottom of your ~/.bashrc file (if you're using bash, which you probably are): export PATH=$PATH:~/bin

    Now log back in and out of your terminal and you should be able to simply type start-working, and your script will execute.

    Now that your path is setup, any new scripts you drop into your ~/bin you can just type in the name of.

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  2. I was looking how to create custom commands and I found this question among others. I think what I was looking for was for aliases so I'll give you the way to do this with an alias.

    On your home folder:

    nano .bash_aliases

    And there you can write down your commands in one line:

    alias start-working='sudo service apache2 start; sudo service mysql start; sublime'

    After saving the file reconfigure your bashrc

    . ~/.bashrc

    And check your new alias is loaded

    alias

    That's it, you can start working now by running

    start-working
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