further progress spacemall sorta

[feisty_meow.git] / scripts / core / common.alias

diff --git a/scripts/core/common.alias b/scripts/core/common.alias
index 109ad0ccd32bd2e714b6f3bce1514c4018d49e25..e62e2e31815fb15fd6f4d56a64696923871175dc 100644 (file)
--- a/scripts/core/common.alias
+++ b/scripts/core/common.alias
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
 
 ##############
 
+# make our functions available to the aliases.
+#hmmm: should this be necessary?  will it even work?
+source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/functions.sh"
+
+##############
+
 # call the generated aliases file, if it exists.
 # we do this first so that our core aliases get a chance to override the aliases
 # based on scripts.
@@ -126,12 +132,18 @@ define_yeti_alias play='bash $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/multimedia/sound_play.sh'
 
 # some really eccentric feisty meow aliases...
 
+# launches a bash session in the background using the screen command.
+define_yeti_alias bashido='screen -L -S bashido -d -m bash'
+
 # says goodbye when leaving a shell.
 define_yeti_alias bye='. $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/processes/goodbye.sh'
+
 define_yeti_alias cputemp='acpi -t'
+
 # makes root user's home directory's permissions right.
 define_yeti_alias reroot='chown -R root:root /root'
-# yes, these are really helpful...
+
+# yes, these what/who/why functions are really helpful...
 define_yeti_alias whoareyou='echo -e "Hello, I am a computer named $(hostname)\nand I am very pleased to meet you."'
 define_yeti_alias whereami='echo whoa dude, try not to think about it...'
 define_yeti_alias why='echo We all wonder what the point of the universe is at times.  If you figure it all out, please write us.'