My .bashrc has the following -

if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then
    . ~/.bash_aliases
fi

my .bash_aliases has the following -

alias define="curl dict://dict.org/d:$1"

The define here is THE alias or the keyword so I could use something like -

$ define internet 

and it should go on dict.org and look up definition of internet and display it to me.

for some reason whenever I run it I get the following -

http://paste.debian.net/1130359/

Just to see if I'm doing anything wrong. I did source .bash_aliases in the bash session.

FWIW, I'm running bash 5.0.11 in Debian testing. I do have dictd but that shouldn't interfere here.

~/.bashrc

My ~/.bashrc contains the following (by default):

if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then
    . ~/.bash_aliases
fi

~/.bash_aliases

My ~/.bash_aliases contains the following (my definition):

alias define="curl dict://dict.org/d:$1"

Expectation

The define in there is the alias so I could use something like the following directly in my shell (terminal):

define internet

While I expect it to look at dict.org and look up definition of internet and display it to me.

For some reason whenever I run it I get the following (hosted on paste.debian.net, might disappear in time).

I tried sourcing the ~/.bash_aliases in the bash session.

Shell

I'm running bash version 5.0.11 on Debian Bullseye (currently testing, and planned major upcoming release).

What am I doing wrong with my own alias in ~/.bash_aliases?

My .bashrc has the following -

if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then
    . ~/.bash_aliases
fi

my .bash_aliases has the following -

alias define="curl dict://dict.org/d:$1"

for some reason whenever I run it I get the following -

http://paste.debian.net/1130359/

Just to see if I'm doing anything wrong. I did source .bash_aliases in the bash session.

FWIW, I'm running bash 5.0.11 in Debian testing

My .bashrc has the following -

if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then
    . ~/.bash_aliases
fi

my .bash_aliases has the following -

alias define="curl dict://dict.org/d:$1"

The define here is THE alias or the keyword so I could use something like -

$ define internet 

and it should go on dict.org and look up definition of internet and display it to me.

for some reason whenever I run it I get the following -

http://paste.debian.net/1130359/

Just to see if I'm doing anything wrong. I did source .bash_aliases in the bash session.

FWIW, I'm running bash 5.0.11 in Debian testing. I do have dictd but that shouldn't interfere here.