How to add an alias to the root file?
By creating, if it is not there, and adding the new alias to the user’s ~/.bash_aliases file (for root you’d create /root/.bash_aliases ). (Note: You can also add/append new function definations in the same way as mentioned for aliases above.)
Can you use the alias command in the shell?
So that you can use your alias command directly in shell when logged in as root. You can get that done in the same way as you would do it for other users: ( Preferred method as you can have all custom aliases and functions under one file.)
How to get alias break to not call itself again?
So when you press 2, the alias break will run, which will in turn define loop to just say potato and not call itself again. If that doesn’t work (might be a problem with quotation marks?) you could try
What happens if alias substitution does not change the first word?
If an alias substitution does not change the first word (as in the previous example) it is flagged to prevent a loop. Other loops are detected and cause an error. Thanks for contributing an answer to Unix & Linux Stack Exchange!
How to create a path for Autocomplete in Visual Studio?
This is controlled by the compiler options in jsconfig.json. You can create the JSON file in your project root and add paths for your aliases. jsconfig.json Reference https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/jsconfig#_using-webpack-aliases
How to get Bash completion for command aliases?
Ole J proposes the following alias completion definition function: I prefer to use aliases for adding always-used arguments to existing programs. For instance, with grep, I always want to skip devices and binary files, so I make an alias for grep.
Is there a way to get complete alias?
If that folder is in your path, it will get autocompleted. Try complete-alias, which solves this problem exactly. ( Disclaimer: I am the author of complete_alias)