Multipass Chinese document - use instance command alias

General catalogue （ To be translated and perfected ）

1. overview

2. course

3. Directions for use

   3.1 install Multipass

     3.1.1 be based on Linux

     3.1.2 be based on macOS

     3.1.3 be based on Windows

   3.2 Manage instances

     3.2.1 Create examples

     3.2.2 Modify instance

     3.2.3 Using examples

     3.2.4 Use the instance command alias

     3.2.5 Share data with instances

     3.2.6 Remove instance

   3.3 management Multipass

     3.3.1 Set the drive

     3.3.2 Use Multipass Service authorization agent

     3.3.3 Remote use Multipass

     3.3.4 Improve mount performance

     3.3.5 Use Packer pack Multipass Mirror image

     3.3.6 Set image interface

     3.3.7 Use different macOS terminal

   3.4 Troubleshoot problems

     3.4.1 Connection log

     3.4.2 Network troubleshooting

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Use the instance command alias

See also ： Alias, Instance

[ edition 1.8.0 And after ]

This document teaches how to create... In an instance , list , Execute and remove command aliases .

Content :

• Create an alias
• Enumerate defined aliases
• Execute alias
  • multipass <alias>
  • <alias>
    • add to Multipass Alias script folder to system path
    • Execute alias
• Remove alias

Create an alias

See also : alias

Use command alias Create an alias for an executable command on a specific instance . The following code uses this command to create an alias lscc, This alias will appear in the instance crazy-cat Middle execution command ls:

$ multipass alias crazy-cat:ls lscc

After executing this command , Alias lscc Will be defined in the instance crazy-cat On , And bind the execution command ls. If lscc Be deleted , The alias of the command is the default command ( This situation is ls).

Translation notes : I understand the meaning of this sentence is : lscc After the alias is deleted , ls The default alias for is ls, That is, you are your own command alias

Enumerate defined aliases

See also : aliases

Look at the list of aliases defined so far , Use aliases command :

$ multipass aliases
Alias Instance  Command
lscc  crazy-cat ls

Execute alias

There are two ways to execute aliases .

multipass <alias>

The first way to execute an alias is

$ multipass lscc

This will enter crazy-cat Example of shell, And implement ls, Then return to the host command line , Be similar to exec command

Parameters are also supported , use -- separation :

$ multipass lscc -- -l

<alias>

The second way to perform aliasing is a two-step process :

add to Multipass Alias script folder to system path

First , Add alias script folder to system path . The first time you create an alias , The guidance will be displayed automatically , Each platform displays differently . for example :

$ multipass alias crazy-cat:ls lscc
You'll need to add this to your shell configuration(.bashrc, .zshrc or so) for alias to work withour prefixing with `multipass`

PATH="$PATH:/home/user/snap/multipass/common/bin"

Linux

Linux Upper shell The configuration needs to be modified . In most Linux In the version , default shell yes bash, It can be in the user's home Directory through file .bashrc To configure . Any text editor can modify the file , for example :

$ nano ~/.bashrc

When editing a file , Add a new line at the end of the text as follows :

export PATH="$PATH:/home/user/snap/multipass/common/bin"

( Remember to change the folder to the correct folder in the above case command , And restart shell)/

In the use of zsh As shell In the scene , The files to be modified are .zshrc instead of .bashrc; The steps are the same .

macOS

stay MacOS On , Most commonly used shell yes zsh. Steps and... To add a folder to the system path Linux It's the same , As mentioned above

Windows

However , stay Windows On , A little complicated . To make the changes permanent , Need to use PowerShell Store old system paths , Add alias folder , And store the new path of the trace .

$old_path = (Get - ItemProperty - Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment' -Name PATH).path
$new_path = "$old_path;C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Multipass\bin"
Set-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment' -Name PATH -Value $new_path

Don't forget to restart the terminal . The folder has now been permanently added to your path , Multipass You can now reference aliases to perform .

Execute alias

Once you add the alias folder to the system path , You can just （ No need to write multipass） The implementation is as follows ：

$ lsccat alias definition time,

This command （ Path based has been added to the system path ） Equivalent to multipass lscc. And support parameters , And there's no need to --:

$lscc -l

Remove alias

See also ：unalias

Last , Remove alias lscc, Issue commands ：

multipass unalias lscc

️ When the instance is cleared （purged） When , Aliases will also be removed . That means ,multipass delete crazy-cat --purge The alias will also be removed lscc.

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