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Please advice how to do the following magic ( I have linux red-hat machine – 5.4 )

I created the script in the following path:

        /usr/cti/my_scripts/MAGIC.bash

I want to run this script from evry dir in my linux by alias name – M

For example

Under /tmp or /usr/or /var or evry dir When I type M , then it will run the script /usr/cti/my_scripts/MAGIC.bash

Please advice what the steps that need to configure in my linux machine?

EXAMPLE

under /usr

when I enter - M

then it will run the script - /usr/cti/my_scripts/MAGIC.bash

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Edit your "~/.bashrc" or "~/.bash_profile" to include the alias command.

Add this line to your profile:

alias M="/usr/cti/my_scripts/MAGIC.bash"
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You could use an alias in .bashrc.
But that works only from interactive shells, not in shell scripts.

To make it work in scripts too, you can make a symlink in a directory that is in PATH, for example in $HOME/bin directory. (Create it if missing, could be that it is included into PATH automatically on next login.) 

cd ~/bin
ln -s /path/to/M-script.sh M
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If you have ruby installed, use aka to create permanent alias on the fly.

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