[Bug 1186284] [NEW] Add a mechanism to add systemwide aliases

[Luc Pionchon]

Public bug reported:

I am making a package that contains bash aliases.
The aliases should be available system wide in all bash interactive shells

I found nowhere to install them:
- /etc/bash.bashrc 
  will be overwritten by the next bash upgrade

- /etc/profile.d/my-aliases.sh
   affects login shells but not interactive shells

- /etc/bash_completion.d/my-aliases.sh
   works, but this is a hack.


I wish there would be a directory:
/etc/bash.bashrc.d/ where we can install bash-files.sh

and  /etc/bash.bashrc would source them:

if [ -d /etc/bash.bashrc.d ]; then
  for ii in /etc/bash.bashrc.d/*.sh; do
    if [ -r $ii ]; then
      . $ii
    fi
  done
  unset ii
fi


(Or is there an existing place or a way to get these aliases in all user interactive shells?)

** Affects: bash (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Add a mechanism to add systemwide aliases

Status in “bash” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I am making a package that contains bash aliases.
  The aliases should be available system wide in all bash interactive shells

  I found nowhere to install them:
  - /etc/bash.bashrc 
    will be overwritten by the next bash upgrade

  - /etc/profile.d/my-aliases.sh
     affects login shells but not interactive shells

  - /etc/bash_completion.d/my-aliases.sh
     works, but this is a hack.

  
  I wish there would be a directory:
  /etc/bash.bashrc.d/ where we can install bash-files.sh

  and  /etc/bash.bashrc would source them:

  if [ -d /etc/bash.bashrc.d ]; then
    for ii in /etc/bash.bashrc.d/*.sh; do
      if [ -r $ii ]; then
        . $ii
      fi
    done
    unset ii
  fi

  
  (Or is there an existing place or a way to get these aliases in all user interactive shells?)

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