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[source] Run and understand. Execute different name with alias

created-2025/11/13 updated-2026/03/15

Introduction

This repository allows you to run commands in an alias file by running the source command.

Commands that need to be installed

  1. git

Quickstart

If you have already installed the above command, run the following command to download it from the repository, then change the directory and run the source command to execute the commands written in the alias file.

ubuntu

git clone https://github.com/trygfmi/source_alias.git
cd source_alias
cat bashrc_folder/ubuntu_alias
source bashrc_folder/ubuntu_alias
hello
print_git_version
Output results
hello ubuntu source command
git version 2.51.0

macos

MacPorts

source ~/bashrc_folder/macports_alias
git clone https://github.com/trygfmi/source_alias.git
cd source_alias
cat bashrc_folder/macos_alias
source bashrc_folder/macos_alias
hello
print_git_version
Output results
hello macos source command
git version 2.51.0

windows

WSL2

git clone https://github.com/trygfmi/source_alias.git
cd source_alias
cat bashrc_folder/windows_alias
source bashrc_folder/windows_alias
hello
print_git_version
Output results
hello windows source command
git version 2.51.0

MSYS2 MINGW64

git clone https://github.com/trygfmi/source_alias.git
cd source_alias
cat bashrc_folder/windows_alias
source bashrc_folder/windows_alias
hello
print_git_version
Output results
hello windows source command
git version 2.51.0

Procedure

ubuntu

Click to open details

Advance confirmation

Enter the following command into the terminal and if command not found does not appear, it is OK.

git --version

preinstall

If the command not found appears in the terminal, please install it using the following command.

sudo apt install git

command

Execute the following command to output a string like this:

git clone https://github.com/trygfmi/source_alias.git
cd source_alias
cat bashrc_folder/ubuntu_alias
source bashrc_folder/ubuntu_alias
hello
print_git_version
detail
hello ubuntu source command
git version 2.51.0

macos

Click to open details

Advance confirmation

Enter the following command into the terminal and if command not found does not appear, it is OK.

source ~/bashrc_folder/macports_alias
git --version

*MacOS uses the MacPorts package manager to manage commands. If you haven’t installed it yet, please see the MacPorts installation instructions at the link below.

It also allows you to set aliases for commands so that you can call them without conflicting with existing environments.

If you are using this blog for the first time, please refer to the following two articles to set up your environment.

preinstall

If the command not found appears in the terminal, install it using the following command and set an alias.

sudo port install git
echo 'alias git="/opt/local/bin/git"' >> ~/bashrc_folder/macports_alias

COMMAND

Execute the following command to output a string like this:

source ~/bashrc_folder/macports_alias
git clone https://github.com/trygfmi/source_alias.git
cd source_alias
cat bashrc_folder/macos_alias
source bashrc_folder/macos_alias
hello
print_git_version
detail
hello macos source command
git version 2.51.0

windows

Click to open details

Advance confirmation

Enter the following command into the prompt and if command not found does not appear, it’s OK.

WSL2
git --version
MSYS2 MINGW64
git --version

*Windows has been confirmed to work with WSL2 and MSYS2 MINGW64. Please install WSL2 if possible, and if you are unable to set it up, you can run it by installing MSYS2, but there may be some commands that can only be run in WSL2. Please refer to the following article for instructions on how to install WSL2 and MSYS2.

preinstall

If the command not found appears in the prompt, please install it using the following command.

WSL2
sudo apt install git
MSYS2 MINGW64
pacman --sync git

command

Executing the following command will output a string like this:

WSL2
git clone https://github.com/trygfmi/source_alias.git
cd source_alias
cat bashrc_folder/windows_alias
source bashrc_folder/windows_alias
hello
print_git_version
detail
hello windows source command
git version 2.51.0
MSYS2 MINGW64
git clone https://github.com/trygfmi/source_alias.git
cd source_alias
cat bashrc_folder/windows_alias
source bashrc_folder/windows_alias
hello
print_git_version
detail
hello windows source command
git version 2.51.0

Afterword

The alias command defines hello and print_git_version. By executing the source command, you can execute these two commands, but please note that if you close the terminal, they will not be available until you execute the source or alias command.

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