[01:01] * lejon pokes jrib [01:01] hi [01:02] Hi there [01:04] jrib, could you here explain a little more about how ln works? I was going to try to make a symlink to trash so I dont have to go through /.local/share/trash/ to empty it [01:05] sure [01:05] ln -s TARGET NAME [01:05] TARGET is the path relative to where the symlink is created [01:05] and NAME is what the path to the symlink itself is [01:06] so for that trash bin to be located in /home/lejon/trash I would have to write ln -s /.local/share/trash /home/lejon/trash? [01:06] so to create ~/trash pointing to ~/.local/share/Trash/, you could do: ln -s .local/share/Trash ~/trash [01:07] ah yeah thats right ~corresponds to home directory [01:08] so I could create a symlink and use it as a part of a script too? almost like a pointer in programming? [01:10] lejon: sure kind of [01:11] jrib cool, seems like they are really useful, they work like shortcuts in windows but without the limitation of it having to be a folder or a executable? [01:13] lejon: right, you can point to any file, including files on other partitions [01:13] wow, thats useful [01:14] on another subject, I know of the alias command and how to use it, but those aliases, where are they put and how do I make sure they still exist after I shutdown? Because it has happened that I make a couple of aliases but they dont work when ive rebooted [01:15] * lejon pokes jrib [01:15] lejon: you need to add them to your ~/.bashrc [01:16] lejon: you'll see a note in the comments there about creating a ~/.bash_aliases if you want to be more organized [01:16] jrib what does that file do? because I read a guide and the author kept em in a .bash_aliases file, but that might have just been a symlink? [01:16] !rute [01:16] documentation is to be found at http://help.ubuntu.com and http://wiki.ubuntu.com - General linux documentation: http://www.tldp.org - http://rute.2038bug.com [01:17] http://rute.2038bug.com <- this is an excellent read if you want to understand these kind of things. I wish someone had given me this link when I started [01:17] jrib Ah I see, ill try that sometime, I think its maybe time for me to go to bed soon, its kindof late [01:17] lejon: everytime a new bash shell starts it executes the commands in ~/.bashrc [01:17] ah thanks ^^ I really appreciate ur help mate, sorry for my rudeness before [01:17] "rc" mans "run commands" [01:17] s/mans/means [01:18] ah! [01:19] jrib, you've given me alot of help now, I will try and experiment with this but now I gotta go to bed :P [01:20] lejon: good night [01:20] jrib I might cya later or something [01:20] Good night sir [14:19] jrib, are you there? [14:52] jrib, think you could try to explain how to make a .bash_aliases file? I have to uncomment that check in .bashrc first and then create a file called .bash_aliases in my home directory? [14:52] lejon: hey [14:52] lejon: exactly [14:53] jrib and then in that file I define aliases by writting "alias ls=ls -a" and then save? [14:54] should be like: [14:54] alias ls='ls -a' [14:55] within single qoutes, does it have to be? [14:55] the spaces need to be escaped somehow I believe. '' is one way [14:56] or \ right? [14:57] try [14:57] jrib Will do, gotta go and throw some trash first ^^ I have also setup a VM and gonna download the x86 iso for xubuntu and start laborating [14:58] have fun [14:58] ^^ Thanks for all the help so far mate, you realize that I am going to poke you alot probably? :P [14:58] sure, if I'm around, I don't mind [14:59] Cool, its people like you that lift up communities to what they are, keep the good work up mate *thumbs up* [16:15] jrib, you s till here? [16:15] lejon: somewhat [16:16] jrib okay :P well I uncommented the check in .bashrc and made .bash_aliases and I have defined a few aliases with "alias blargh='ls\ -a'" but when I type the alias, it says command not found [16:17] something more I have to do? [16:19] two things [16:20] you should just do: alias blargh='ls -a' [16:20] you should start a new terminal after doing that and check if it works [16:20] not escape the spaces? [16:21] well Ill try that then and see if it works [16:21] lejon: if you use '', then you don't escape the spaces [16:22] ur right, how stupid I am... that is like the basics of programming, gah! :P [16:22] the '' indicates it whole as one string right, so therefor the space is already "there" in the string [16:23] it worked now, thanks for teaching me that :P [16:26] np [16:26] also jrib, you know where the compiz config file is somewhere? I get a weird error about a invalid path that I should remove, but I dunno the name nor location of compiz config [16:26] lejon: nope, try #compiz-fusion [16:27] jrib, will do === stevie is now known as vorian === txwikinger2 is now known as txwikinger