how to create alias with a command contains ' and "












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A few posts ago someone asked how to show memory in percentage. someone replied with:
free | awk '/^Mem/ { printf("free: %.2f %n", $4/$2 * 100.0) }'

I was wondering if i can turn this command into an alias in ~/.bashrc. but the syntax of alias is:
alias aliasname='command'

how can I do this? that command contain both ' and ". I tried different ways but i didn't work. is this even possible? am i missing something?






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    alias aliasname="free | awk '/^Mem/ { printf("free: %.2f %n", $4/$2 * 100.0) }'"
    – Arkadiusz Drabczyk
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  • it worked.thanks.can you post it so i can make this question solved?
    – BlackCrystal
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A few posts ago someone asked how to show memory in percentage. someone replied with:
free | awk '/^Mem/ { printf("free: %.2f %n", $4/$2 * 100.0) }'

I was wondering if i can turn this command into an alias in ~/.bashrc. but the syntax of alias is:
alias aliasname='command'

how can I do this? that command contain both ' and ". I tried different ways but i didn't work. is this even possible? am i missing something?






bash alias







share|improve this question


















  • 1




    alias aliasname="free | awk '/^Mem/ { printf("free: %.2f %n", $4/$2 * 100.0) }'"
    – Arkadiusz Drabczyk
    13 mins ago










  • it worked.thanks.can you post it so i can make this question solved?
    – BlackCrystal
    9 mins ago














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A few posts ago someone asked how to show memory in percentage. someone replied with:
free | awk '/^Mem/ { printf("free: %.2f %n", $4/$2 * 100.0) }'

I was wondering if i can turn this command into an alias in ~/.bashrc. but the syntax of alias is:
alias aliasname='command'

how can I do this? that command contain both ' and ". I tried different ways but i didn't work. is this even possible? am i missing something?






bash alias







share|improve this question













A few posts ago someone asked how to show memory in percentage. someone replied with:
free | awk '/^Mem/ { printf("free: %.2f %n", $4/$2 * 100.0) }'

I was wondering if i can turn this command into an alias in ~/.bashrc. but the syntax of alias is:
alias aliasname='command'

how can I do this? that command contain both ' and ". I tried different ways but i didn't work. is this even possible? am i missing something?






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    alias aliasname="free | awk '/^Mem/ { printf("free: %.2f %n", $4/$2 * 100.0) }'"
    – Arkadiusz Drabczyk
    13 mins ago










  • it worked.thanks.can you post it so i can make this question solved?
    – BlackCrystal
    9 mins ago














  • 1




    alias aliasname="free | awk '/^Mem/ { printf("free: %.2f %n", $4/$2 * 100.0) }'"
    – Arkadiusz Drabczyk
    13 mins ago










  • it worked.thanks.can you post it so i can make this question solved?
    – BlackCrystal
    9 mins ago








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alias aliasname="free | awk '/^Mem/ { printf("free: %.2f %n", $4/$2 * 100.0) }'"
– Arkadiusz Drabczyk
13 mins ago




alias aliasname="free | awk '/^Mem/ { printf("free: %.2f %n", $4/$2 * 100.0) }'"
– Arkadiusz Drabczyk
13 mins ago












it worked.thanks.can you post it so i can make this question solved?
– BlackCrystal
9 mins ago




it worked.thanks.can you post it so i can make this question solved?
– BlackCrystal
9 mins ago










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    alias aliasname="free | awk '/^Mem/ { printf("free: %.2f %n", $4/$2 * 100.0) }'"


    Notice that you need to escape both " and $.





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      You need:



      alias aliasname="free | awk '/^Mem/ { printf("free: %.2f %n", $4/$2 * 100.0) }'"


      Notice that you need to escape both " and $.





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        alias aliasname="free | awk '/^Mem/ { printf("free: %.2f %n", $4/$2 * 100.0) }'"


        Notice that you need to escape both " and $.





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        alias aliasname="free | awk '/^Mem/ { printf("free: %.2f %n", $4/$2 * 100.0) }'"


        Notice that you need to escape both " and $.






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