[xubuntu-users] Problem with Alias

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Fri, 01 May 2015 09:05:28 +0200, Hartmut Haase wrote:
>alias mopac='cd/opt/mopac ; MOPAC2012.exe'
                ^ add a space

It's a good idea to change into the directory. But I'm not sure if this
is allowed, does work. Have you tested what happens if you run a
program this way?

alias foo='cd /bar/ ; FOO.bin"

What happens if you run it with an option?

foo --option

I'm to lazy to test it. Assumed it shouldn't work, a wrapper could do.

To /usr/local/bin add a script named mopac and make it executable with
chmod:

#!/usr/bin/env dash
cd /opt/mopac
MOPAC2012.exe $@
# perhaps try MOPAC2012.exe "$*"
# or          MOPAC2012.exe $*
exit