How can I reclaim “nth” for bash in eshell?

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In bash I commonly use an alias 'nth' (hint: it makes sense as a key-combo if you use Dvorak layout). When I type this in eshell, I see:

~ $ nth
usage: nth: (N LIST)

How can I get eshell ignore nth as a lisp command?

I suggest rephrasing your question. There's no such thing as "reclaiming" anything for bash from eshell, since bash is nowhere in the picture (in particular, eshell is not sitting on top of bash). Therefore, removing the nth definition from eshell would not make the bash definition pop magically. So I guess your question is more about (automatically?) import bash aliases definition in eshell. — Sigma, Sep 25 '14 at 16:19
Ah yes! I thought eshell was an interface to the bash shell. I realize now it is an entirely new shell. — mankoff, Sep 25 '14 at 16:33

Jordon Biondo · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-25 14:42:24Z

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You'll need to redefine the alias for eshell.

For instance if you alias nth to echo hi in bash then in eshell type alias nth echo hi

eshell will write your aliases to your eshell-alias-file where they will persist.

answered Sep 25 '14 at 14:42

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