Bash shell alias not working as expected -


i'm trying write shell script uses libreoffice convert .odt document .pdf, getting stuck on alias issue. have following line in ~/.bash_profile:

alias soffice='/applications/libreoffice.app/contents/macos/soffice'

there's following line in shell script:

soffice --headless --convert-to pdf $filename

that creates "line 14: soffice: command not found" error. i'm not sure what's going on because can call

$ alias alias soffice='/applications/libreoffice.app/contents/macos/soffice'

and

$ soffice --headless --convert-to pdf thefile.odt

also works fine. know why alias isn't working in script , can it? thanks.

the other answers try solve globally, add answer solve problem in current script (without aliases, shouldn't used in scripts).

the appropriate answer question might add directory path, i.e. adding ~/.bashrc @palec suggested. make alias unnecessary. if want solve this script can add path right in script! put somewhere in top of script (before running soffice command):

export path="$path:/applications/libreoffice.app/contents/macos/soffice"

actually don't need export here.

another option setting soffice variable, i.e.:

soffice="/applications/libreoffice.app/contents/macos"  $soffice --headless --convert-to pdf thefile.odt

...but convenience 

/applications/libreoffice.app/contents/macos/soffice --headless --convert-to pdf thefile.odt

which totally ok one-off command in personal script. wider public safer route, path, preferred.


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