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alias zsh: parse error near `do'

I'm facing an issue with an alias for zsh.

I've this alias in my .zprofile file: alias cleanimg="for i in `docker images | grep '<none>' | awk '{print $3}'`; do; docker rmi -f $i; done".

When running cleanimg from my terminal I'm getting this error: zsh: parse error near `do'.

I tried to remove the ; right after the do keyword but it didn't fix the issue. However, that alias runs correctly if I execute the code directly from a terminal.

Can anybody help me with this syntax error?

Thanks by advance.

Solution

  • If all you want is to clean your docker images, you can set an alias like this:

    alias cleanimg='docker rmi -f $(docker images -q -f "dangling=true")'

    The sub commande docker images -q -f "dangling=true" return all your id to remove and since docker rmi accept arguments you can pass them directly