Re: dinosaur question: is there a command to alias another commend in a (3.13.8) startup file?

[Maren Purves via Tech-talk <tech-talk@aps.anl.gov>]

Thanks Andrew, no, I did not try that, I'll do that  the next time I
have a chance to.
Otherwise I'll just have to get that  function out of the code where I
found it and compile and load  in.

Thanks,
Maren

On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 3:52 AM Johnson, Andrew N. <anj@anl.gov> wrote:
>
> Hi Maren,
>
> This may be just too easy, but have you tried
>    shutdown = reboot
> which might just work on VxWorks.
>
> If not you can of course load a compiler C function to be the alias.
>
> HTH,
>
> - Andrew
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> Subject: dinosaur question: is there a command to alias another commend in a (3.13.8) startup file?
>
> Hi all,
>
> hoping to get to upgrading at least some stuff at some point, but
> we're still running  mostly 3.13.8 on VxWorks 5.5.
>
> A now retired former line manager of  mine implemented a shutdown
> command that in addition to rebooting a crate also disconnects the
> serial lines on it.
> Now our telescope operators (all but one are new hires) have been
> told to use shutdown but that  doesn't work on the crates where it
> isn't loaded because the care doesn't have serial lines. I know of one
> where we have to load code that is otherwise no longer used just
> because of the shutdown function being embedded in it.
> If there is and easy
> alias shutdown reboot
> I can put in the startup file (not a std.cmd file but a startup.vws
> file  - for those who are only used to newer systems) that would be
> great but neither Google's AI nor any recent documentation mentions
> any of anything like this.
>
> TIA,
> Maren
> (I may just have to teach the telescope operators, I guess)