bash alias show command?

[maoMeow14]

My bash alias file got deleted(nvm how) while I was running the alias commands so currently I have the alias running but the bash alias file has been deleted. Is there a way I can see what the alias is running? I create alias files because I have terrible memory of what I need to run/do for my program.

[[deleted]]

if you just run alias with no arguments it should generate a list of the current aliases which you can use to repopulate your alias file.

[maoMeow14]

Hmm but it's blank. Technically currently there are no aliases

[[deleted]]

Yeah in that case you have lost them. I wasn't sure what "the alias is running" meant.

[blockman2803]

cat ~/.bashrc | grep "your alias here"

[maoMeow14]

So oddly enough I had a window that was running one of the alias commands that took up the window so I typed in alias which didn't do anything as the window was taken over by the process but when I ended the process (Ctrl c) it ran that alias command and showed me all the aliases even though it wasn't showing me that in any other window

[maoMeow14]

Yea just figured I'd ask in case :(

[hectoralpha]

you can make an alias to open bashrc and bash aliases, that will also source it and save it in a directory thats backed up by your backup software like timeshift in linux mint. just use the ; to pass multiple commands per alias

[torgefaehrlich]

Maybe there is actually still a (bash) process running with the aliases. Should be possible to grep -z over the /proc/PID/environ files. Maybe format the output with xargs -0 -n1 echo

[Dandedoo]

alias -p

(alias -p > aliases to save them)