I've started using bash profile function and alias shortcuts to aid in Maya tool Development they have helped me greatly in script writing. Hope this is helpful.
1. functions
example: copy script files to plugin directory, or to Maya scripts directory
//examples
cpbundle () { cp "$@" /Users/noa/Documents/MAYA_API/maya-plugins/; }
cpmel () { cp "$@" /Users/noa/Library/Preferences/Autodesk/maya/2008/prefs/scripts/na_mel; }
cpcode () { cp "$@" /Users/noa/Documents/MAYA_API/compile/; }
//cpcode greatDay.cpp
…2. alias
using alias in bash_profile
shortcut to open a file with an application or to navigate to certain directories
//examples
alias jedit='open -a /Applications/jEdit.app' //jedit greatDay.mel alias cbuild='cd /Users/noa/Documents/MAYA_API/compile'
Cheers,
-Nate
Inspired by:
Karyn Monschein (i first learned about using alias from her brilliant teaching)
Dennis Williamson online scripting tips learning about bash profile function using argument. (blog dot denniswilliamson dot us)
