alias in keybind doesn't work

asked 2013-05-10 20:16:05 +0000

updated 2013-05-11 06:38:04 +0000

In the terminal I use the alias "lo" for "libreoffice4.0", but assigning this alias to a keybinding shortcut doesn't work:

# keybind libreoffice4.0

assign [class="libreoffice-startcenter"] 5: kantoor bindsym $mod+Ctrl+o exec lo; workspace 5: kantoor

(I assigned it to open on workspace "5: kantoor") Replacing "lo" with "libreoffice4.0" here does very nicely, though.

Doesn't i3wm read the aliases at all, or how can I make it to do so?

answered 2013-05-10 20:19:04 +0000

badboy_
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aliases are only evaluated in an interactive shell, exec does not use such a shell. Just keep the long name in the config (you don't have to retype, so why shorten it?)

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Thanks Badboy, You're sort of right about the uselessness of using a shortcut in the config, but I thought that, when libreoffice4.1 or libreoffice5.0 should appear, I would just have to change the alias, and not retype the whole name into config. That would certainly save me some seconds ;-)

Maestraccio ( 2013-05-10 20:21:24 +0000 )edit

If you are so inclined, put the alias before the test in `.${SHELL}rc` whether it is an interactive terminal.

joepd ( 2013-05-10 22:05:17 +0000 )edit

Thank you, but that is out of my league. I am just a piano player...

Maestraccio ( 2013-05-11 06:34:35 +0000 )edit

On my system `libreoffice` or `loffice` always points to the latest installed version, check your system, I'm sure there is a file like this. If not file a ticket on the package for your distribution.

badboy_ ( 2013-05-12 11:45:56 +0000 )edit

I know, but I get the latest version directly from the site (now @ 4.0) and not from the repo (still @ 3.6), so that doesn't work for me. Thanks anyway.

Maestraccio ( 2013-05-12 15:18:46 +0000 )edit

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