I've tried to setup cygwin with aliases.
I've used the default .bashrc but uncomented the aliases for ls, la ... etc.
I've placed it under C:\Users\Dimitar which is my home directory, and added a line $HOME/.bashrc in /etc/profile.
when i type alias, or try to use one i get nothing.
I've added echo "LOADED" at the end of it, and i see loaded when i run cygwin, but still no aliases.
What is the problem and how an i fix it?
Make sure you're using .bashrc and that it's not commented out in .bash_profile:
# source the users bashrc if it exists
if [ -f "${HOME}/.bashrc" ] ; then
source "${HOME}/.bashrc"
fi
If you want to use a separate alias file make sure the appropriate lines are uncommented in .bashrc and that you've specified the file you'd like to use. For example .bash_aliases is common.
# Some people use a different file for aliases
if [ -f "${HOME}/.bash_aliases" ]; then
source "${HOME}/.bash_aliases"
fi
That should really be all you need. Sample syntax within the aliases file:
$ cat .bash_aliases
alias shelldir'=cd /cygdrive/c/Dropbox/Dev/Shell'