How do I remove an alias?





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I want to remove gs alias from my PC. When I type gs it will open GhostScript. But I checked everywhere in the home directory .alias .bash_aliases .bashrc



I also overwrite the gs with my custom alias.



I can't remove it. And I also type alias in terminal, in the list I couldn't find it.



Please I want to remove it...










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    gs isn't an alias, it's the name of the GhostScript binary. If you want gs to do nothing then you would have to uninstall ghostscript from your system although this probably isn't a good idea as a lot of other software depends on it.

    – Cheesemill
    Jul 27 '13 at 18:52













  • @Cheesemill and that explains the ? I had in my head. Why do you assume it is aliased jean000? :)

    – Rinzwind
    Jul 27 '13 at 18:58






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    You can use type gs to check if the command is an executable file, an alias, a bash function or a bash builtin.

    – Håken Lid
    Oct 9 '15 at 19:33











  • alias --help, unhelpfully, does not reveal any useful answer to this question

    – Purplejacket
    Apr 14 '17 at 20:50


















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I want to remove gs alias from my PC. When I type gs it will open GhostScript. But I checked everywhere in the home directory .alias .bash_aliases .bashrc



I also overwrite the gs with my custom alias.



I can't remove it. And I also type alias in terminal, in the list I couldn't find it.



Please I want to remove it...










share|improve this question




















  • 3





    gs isn't an alias, it's the name of the GhostScript binary. If you want gs to do nothing then you would have to uninstall ghostscript from your system although this probably isn't a good idea as a lot of other software depends on it.

    – Cheesemill
    Jul 27 '13 at 18:52













  • @Cheesemill and that explains the ? I had in my head. Why do you assume it is aliased jean000? :)

    – Rinzwind
    Jul 27 '13 at 18:58






  • 2





    You can use type gs to check if the command is an executable file, an alias, a bash function or a bash builtin.

    – Håken Lid
    Oct 9 '15 at 19:33











  • alias --help, unhelpfully, does not reveal any useful answer to this question

    – Purplejacket
    Apr 14 '17 at 20:50














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I want to remove gs alias from my PC. When I type gs it will open GhostScript. But I checked everywhere in the home directory .alias .bash_aliases .bashrc



I also overwrite the gs with my custom alias.



I can't remove it. And I also type alias in terminal, in the list I couldn't find it.



Please I want to remove it...










share|improve this question
















I want to remove gs alias from my PC. When I type gs it will open GhostScript. But I checked everywhere in the home directory .alias .bash_aliases .bashrc



I also overwrite the gs with my custom alias.



I can't remove it. And I also type alias in terminal, in the list I couldn't find it.



Please I want to remove it...







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  • 3





    gs isn't an alias, it's the name of the GhostScript binary. If you want gs to do nothing then you would have to uninstall ghostscript from your system although this probably isn't a good idea as a lot of other software depends on it.

    – Cheesemill
    Jul 27 '13 at 18:52













  • @Cheesemill and that explains the ? I had in my head. Why do you assume it is aliased jean000? :)

    – Rinzwind
    Jul 27 '13 at 18:58






  • 2





    You can use type gs to check if the command is an executable file, an alias, a bash function or a bash builtin.

    – Håken Lid
    Oct 9 '15 at 19:33











  • alias --help, unhelpfully, does not reveal any useful answer to this question

    – Purplejacket
    Apr 14 '17 at 20:50














  • 3





    gs isn't an alias, it's the name of the GhostScript binary. If you want gs to do nothing then you would have to uninstall ghostscript from your system although this probably isn't a good idea as a lot of other software depends on it.

    – Cheesemill
    Jul 27 '13 at 18:52













  • @Cheesemill and that explains the ? I had in my head. Why do you assume it is aliased jean000? :)

    – Rinzwind
    Jul 27 '13 at 18:58






  • 2





    You can use type gs to check if the command is an executable file, an alias, a bash function or a bash builtin.

    – Håken Lid
    Oct 9 '15 at 19:33











  • alias --help, unhelpfully, does not reveal any useful answer to this question

    – Purplejacket
    Apr 14 '17 at 20:50








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3





gs isn't an alias, it's the name of the GhostScript binary. If you want gs to do nothing then you would have to uninstall ghostscript from your system although this probably isn't a good idea as a lot of other software depends on it.

– Cheesemill
Jul 27 '13 at 18:52







gs isn't an alias, it's the name of the GhostScript binary. If you want gs to do nothing then you would have to uninstall ghostscript from your system although this probably isn't a good idea as a lot of other software depends on it.

– Cheesemill
Jul 27 '13 at 18:52















@Cheesemill and that explains the ? I had in my head. Why do you assume it is aliased jean000? :)

– Rinzwind
Jul 27 '13 at 18:58





@Cheesemill and that explains the ? I had in my head. Why do you assume it is aliased jean000? :)

– Rinzwind
Jul 27 '13 at 18:58




2




2





You can use type gs to check if the command is an executable file, an alias, a bash function or a bash builtin.

– Håken Lid
Oct 9 '15 at 19:33





You can use type gs to check if the command is an executable file, an alias, a bash function or a bash builtin.

– Håken Lid
Oct 9 '15 at 19:33













alias --help, unhelpfully, does not reveal any useful answer to this question

– Purplejacket
Apr 14 '17 at 20:50





alias --help, unhelpfully, does not reveal any useful answer to this question

– Purplejacket
Apr 14 '17 at 20:50










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The command to remove an alias is unalias so....



 unalias gs


Manual:



NAME




unalias - remove alias definitions




SYNOPSIS



unalias alias-name...

unalias -a


DESCRIPTION




The unalias utility shall remove the definition for each alias name
specified. See Alias Substitution . The aliases shall be removed from
the current shell execution environment; see Shell Execution
Environment .



-a Removes All aliases







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  • not working I got unalias: no such hash table element: gs

    – jean000
    Jul 27 '13 at 18:41






  • 10





    Then you do NOT have it alias'd.

    – Rinzwind
    Jul 27 '13 at 18:45






  • 8





    caution: unalias -a will remove all alias definitions from the current shell execution environment., possibly including other innocent ones.

    – Huey
    Nov 21 '14 at 12:48






  • 1





    @assylias I missed that :) edited

    – Rinzwind
    May 20 '15 at 11:42






  • 1





    unalias removes an alias or aliases from the current shell, but if they are 'stored' in for example ~/.bashrc, they will come back when you create a new shell (or terminal window). So you should remove the definition of the aliases from where they are stored in order to get rid of them, unless they are temporary aliases.

    – sudodus
    Mar 19 '18 at 17:02












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The command to remove an alias is unalias so....



 unalias gs


Manual:



NAME




unalias - remove alias definitions




SYNOPSIS



unalias alias-name...

unalias -a


DESCRIPTION




The unalias utility shall remove the definition for each alias name
specified. See Alias Substitution . The aliases shall be removed from
the current shell execution environment; see Shell Execution
Environment .



-a Removes All aliases







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  • not working I got unalias: no such hash table element: gs

    – jean000
    Jul 27 '13 at 18:41






  • 10





    Then you do NOT have it alias'd.

    – Rinzwind
    Jul 27 '13 at 18:45






  • 8





    caution: unalias -a will remove all alias definitions from the current shell execution environment., possibly including other innocent ones.

    – Huey
    Nov 21 '14 at 12:48






  • 1





    @assylias I missed that :) edited

    – Rinzwind
    May 20 '15 at 11:42






  • 1





    unalias removes an alias or aliases from the current shell, but if they are 'stored' in for example ~/.bashrc, they will come back when you create a new shell (or terminal window). So you should remove the definition of the aliases from where they are stored in order to get rid of them, unless they are temporary aliases.

    – sudodus
    Mar 19 '18 at 17:02
















201














The command to remove an alias is unalias so....



 unalias gs


Manual:



NAME




unalias - remove alias definitions




SYNOPSIS



unalias alias-name...

unalias -a


DESCRIPTION




The unalias utility shall remove the definition for each alias name
specified. See Alias Substitution . The aliases shall be removed from
the current shell execution environment; see Shell Execution
Environment .



-a Removes All aliases







share|improve this answer


























  • not working I got unalias: no such hash table element: gs

    – jean000
    Jul 27 '13 at 18:41






  • 10





    Then you do NOT have it alias'd.

    – Rinzwind
    Jul 27 '13 at 18:45






  • 8





    caution: unalias -a will remove all alias definitions from the current shell execution environment., possibly including other innocent ones.

    – Huey
    Nov 21 '14 at 12:48






  • 1





    @assylias I missed that :) edited

    – Rinzwind
    May 20 '15 at 11:42






  • 1





    unalias removes an alias or aliases from the current shell, but if they are 'stored' in for example ~/.bashrc, they will come back when you create a new shell (or terminal window). So you should remove the definition of the aliases from where they are stored in order to get rid of them, unless they are temporary aliases.

    – sudodus
    Mar 19 '18 at 17:02














201












201








201







The command to remove an alias is unalias so....



 unalias gs


Manual:



NAME




unalias - remove alias definitions




SYNOPSIS



unalias alias-name...

unalias -a


DESCRIPTION




The unalias utility shall remove the definition for each alias name
specified. See Alias Substitution . The aliases shall be removed from
the current shell execution environment; see Shell Execution
Environment .



-a Removes All aliases







share|improve this answer















The command to remove an alias is unalias so....



 unalias gs


Manual:



NAME




unalias - remove alias definitions




SYNOPSIS



unalias alias-name...

unalias -a


DESCRIPTION




The unalias utility shall remove the definition for each alias name
specified. See Alias Substitution . The aliases shall be removed from
the current shell execution environment; see Shell Execution
Environment .



-a Removes All aliases








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  • not working I got unalias: no such hash table element: gs

    – jean000
    Jul 27 '13 at 18:41






  • 10





    Then you do NOT have it alias'd.

    – Rinzwind
    Jul 27 '13 at 18:45






  • 8





    caution: unalias -a will remove all alias definitions from the current shell execution environment., possibly including other innocent ones.

    – Huey
    Nov 21 '14 at 12:48






  • 1





    @assylias I missed that :) edited

    – Rinzwind
    May 20 '15 at 11:42






  • 1





    unalias removes an alias or aliases from the current shell, but if they are 'stored' in for example ~/.bashrc, they will come back when you create a new shell (or terminal window). So you should remove the definition of the aliases from where they are stored in order to get rid of them, unless they are temporary aliases.

    – sudodus
    Mar 19 '18 at 17:02



















  • not working I got unalias: no such hash table element: gs

    – jean000
    Jul 27 '13 at 18:41






  • 10





    Then you do NOT have it alias'd.

    – Rinzwind
    Jul 27 '13 at 18:45






  • 8





    caution: unalias -a will remove all alias definitions from the current shell execution environment., possibly including other innocent ones.

    – Huey
    Nov 21 '14 at 12:48






  • 1





    @assylias I missed that :) edited

    – Rinzwind
    May 20 '15 at 11:42






  • 1





    unalias removes an alias or aliases from the current shell, but if they are 'stored' in for example ~/.bashrc, they will come back when you create a new shell (or terminal window). So you should remove the definition of the aliases from where they are stored in order to get rid of them, unless they are temporary aliases.

    – sudodus
    Mar 19 '18 at 17:02

















not working I got unalias: no such hash table element: gs

– jean000
Jul 27 '13 at 18:41





not working I got unalias: no such hash table element: gs

– jean000
Jul 27 '13 at 18:41




10




10





Then you do NOT have it alias'd.

– Rinzwind
Jul 27 '13 at 18:45





Then you do NOT have it alias'd.

– Rinzwind
Jul 27 '13 at 18:45




8




8





caution: unalias -a will remove all alias definitions from the current shell execution environment., possibly including other innocent ones.

– Huey
Nov 21 '14 at 12:48





caution: unalias -a will remove all alias definitions from the current shell execution environment., possibly including other innocent ones.

– Huey
Nov 21 '14 at 12:48




1




1





@assylias I missed that :) edited

– Rinzwind
May 20 '15 at 11:42





@assylias I missed that :) edited

– Rinzwind
May 20 '15 at 11:42




1




1





unalias removes an alias or aliases from the current shell, but if they are 'stored' in for example ~/.bashrc, they will come back when you create a new shell (or terminal window). So you should remove the definition of the aliases from where they are stored in order to get rid of them, unless they are temporary aliases.

– sudodus
Mar 19 '18 at 17:02





unalias removes an alias or aliases from the current shell, but if they are 'stored' in for example ~/.bashrc, they will come back when you create a new shell (or terminal window). So you should remove the definition of the aliases from where they are stored in order to get rid of them, unless they are temporary aliases.

– sudodus
Mar 19 '18 at 17:02


















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