Aliases not working in the Pipeline
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Summary
Problem
Aliases not working in the Pipeline
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alias listing="ls -lrt"
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The above command returns command not found (or similar error)
Diagnosis
Check the value of expand-aliases in the Pipeline by running the following command before using the Alias
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shoptVerify the value of expand-aliasesis set to On.
Cause
Aliases by default not supported and enabled in the Bash. If the expand-aliasesis set to Off, the Aliases will not be expanded by default
Solution
Enable expand-aliases option before using the aliases using the following command
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shopt -s expand_aliasesUpdated on April 2, 2025
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