What about that: for i in $(ls -1 /etc/rc.d); do alias rc-$i="/etc/rc,d/$i"; done That's simple and dynamic, just insert it on your .bashrc ou /etc/bash.bashrc (global) On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Kazuo Teramoto <kaz.rag@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 4:22 PM, David C. Rankin > <drankinatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Guys, > > > > One thing I miss with Arch are init-script shortcuts for starting > and stopping > > processes. rc-commands really help cut down on typing. For example, all > suse did > > was to create links to the files in /etc/rc.d/... with a naming > convention of > > rc<init script name>. So, for example, instead of having to type: > > > > /etc/rc.d/postfix > > > > the shortcut was simply > > > > rcpostfix > > > > Uhh, I dont use rc.d too much to this be usefull to me but... > > I'm thinking about it, creating sym links looks *ugly* to me, because > you need to updated it after you remove or add new rc.d. > > I think that a much cleaner solution is to create a rename filesystem > using FUSE to rename files from /etc/rc.d on the fly. (FUSE is so cool > ^_^) > > Bye, > Kazuo > > -- > «Dans la vie, rien n'est à craindre, tout est à comprendre» > Marie Sklodowska Curie. > -- Flávio Coutinho da Costa