Bash alias: command not found

Question

I'm trying to setup a simple alias to move me into my Developer folder on my machine. However, after setting it up, I get a weird error:

-bash: dv: command not found

I setup my alias in .bashrc like so:

alias dv='cd Developer/'

I use it by just typing dv, and then get that error. Does anyone see any syntax errors or something I'm missing here for aliases?

Answer 1

Run bash and then try the command.

Alternatively, put it in ~/.bash_profile which should be loaded automatically.

Answer 2

.bashrc is only read on startup. If you just modified your .bashrc then you need to get a new shell or get your current shell to see the changes applied:

• source ~/.bashrc in your current shell (although this may cause some startup items to run twice, which could cause other issues)
• exec bash to get a new shell
• just open a new Terminal window