Re: [chimerax-users] overwrite session aliases from the startup options
Hi Elaine, Thanks for the tip with "alias delete all", I had not considered that one. My solution so far was to open the startup screen and copy all new aliases, then paste them in the command line and hit enter which overwrites everything with the newest ones. So a toggle option to "re-run startup script upon session loading" or something similar could alleviate the issue. Best, Helge Am 18.01.23 um 21:00 schrieb chimerax-users-request@cgl.ucsf.edu:
Dear Helge, I don't have an elegant solution, but faced with this problem I would
(1) open old session
(2) use "alias delete" to get rid of the old versions of the aliases (or "alias delete all" if you are OK with getting rid of all of them) <https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/alias.html>
(3) re-save session
I understand that it is a pain to do this if you have a large repertoire of saved sessions, however. I hope this helps, Elaine
Hi Helge, You could make an alias to (re)open/run the startup script. Still would be an additional step but sounds shorter than pasting all of the aliases within it into the command line. Best, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Chimera(X) team Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco
On Jan 20, 2023, at 1:47 PM, Helge Paternoga via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
Hi Elaine,
Thanks for the tip with "alias delete all", I had not considered that one.
My solution so far was to open the startup screen and copy all new aliases, then paste them in the command line and hit enter which overwrites everything with the newest ones. So a toggle option to "re-run startup script upon session loading" or something similar could alleviate the issue.
Best,
Helge
Am 18.01.23 um 21:00 schrieb chimerax-users-request@cgl.ucsf.edu:
Dear Helge, I don't have an elegant solution, but faced with this problem I would
(1) open old session
(2) use "alias delete" to get rid of the old versions of the aliases (or "alias delete all" if you are OK with getting rid of all of them) <https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/alias.html>
(3) re-save session
I understand that it is a pain to do this if you have a large repertoire of saved sessions, however. I hope this helps, Elaine
To clarify: put startup commands in a cxc file and then make an alias to open that cxc file. I'd forgotten that the preferences allow listing the commands directly instead of referencing a file, since my approach was to keep them in a file and then just put the "open" command there. Admittedly, that is not as portable/convenient for switching amongst multiple different computers. Elaine
On Jan 20, 2023, at 1:57 PM, Elaine Meng via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
Hi Helge, You could make an alias to (re)open/run the startup script. Still would be an additional step but sounds shorter than pasting all of the aliases within it into the command line. Best, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Chimera(X) team Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco
On Jan 20, 2023, at 1:47 PM, Helge Paternoga via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
Hi Elaine,
Thanks for the tip with "alias delete all", I had not considered that one.
My solution so far was to open the startup screen and copy all new aliases, then paste them in the command line and hit enter which overwrites everything with the newest ones. So a toggle option to "re-run startup script upon session loading" or something similar could alleviate the issue.
Best,
Helge
Am 18.01.23 um 21:00 schrieb chimerax-users-request@cgl.ucsf.edu:
Dear Helge, I don't have an elegant solution, but faced with this problem I would
(1) open old session
(2) use "alias delete" to get rid of the old versions of the aliases (or "alias delete all" if you are OK with getting rid of all of them) <https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/alias.html>
(3) re-save session
I understand that it is a pain to do this if you have a large repertoire of saved sessions, however. I hope this helps, Elaine
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Hi Elaine, That is a nice suggestion! So something like: alias startup open <pathtofile> startup In the preferences would still work as before, right? And it has the added benefit of being able to run "startup" in older sessions. I think thats solves my issue! Best, Helge Am 20.01.23 um 23:00 schrieb Elaine Meng:
To clarify: put startup commands in a cxc file and then make an alias to open that cxc file. I'd forgotten that the preferences allow listing the commands directly instead of referencing a file, since my approach was to keep them in a file and then just put the "open" command there. Admittedly, that is not as portable/convenient for switching amongst multiple different computers.
Elaine
On Jan 20, 2023, at 1:57 PM, Elaine Meng via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
Hi Helge, You could make an alias to (re)open/run the startup script. Still would be an additional step but sounds shorter than pasting all of the aliases within it into the command line. Best, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Chimera(X) team Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco
On Jan 20, 2023, at 1:47 PM, Helge Paternoga via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
Hi Elaine,
Thanks for the tip with "alias delete all", I had not considered that one.
My solution so far was to open the startup screen and copy all new aliases, then paste them in the command line and hit enter which overwrites everything with the newest ones. So a toggle option to "re-run startup script upon session loading" or something similar could alleviate the issue.
Best,
Helge
Am 18.01.23 um 21:00 schrieb chimerax-users-request@cgl.ucsf.edu:
Dear Helge, I don't have an elegant solution, but faced with this problem I would
(1) open old session
(2) use "alias delete" to get rid of the old versions of the aliases (or "alias delete all" if you are OK with getting rid of all of them) <https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/alias.html>
(3) re-save session
I understand that it is a pain to do this if you have a large repertoire of saved sessions, however. I hope this helps, Elaine
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Great! My preferences simply have the open command, but I haven't had the need to re-run it like you do. What you describe sounds right to me... and if not, you know where to complain! :-) Elaine
On Jan 20, 2023, at 2:14 PM, Helge Paternoga via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
Hi Elaine,
That is a nice suggestion! So something like:
alias startup open <pathtofile> startup
In the preferences would still work as before, right? And it has the added benefit of being able to run "startup" in older sessions.
I think thats solves my issue!
Best,
Helge
Am 20.01.23 um 23:00 schrieb Elaine Meng:
To clarify: put startup commands in a cxc file and then make an alias to open that cxc file. I'd forgotten that the preferences allow listing the commands directly instead of referencing a file, since my approach was to keep them in a file and then just put the "open" command there. Admittedly, that is not as portable/convenient for switching amongst multiple different computers.
Elaine
On Jan 20, 2023, at 1:57 PM, Elaine Meng via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
Hi Helge, You could make an alias to (re)open/run the startup script. Still would be an additional step but sounds shorter than pasting all of the aliases within it into the command line. Best, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Chimera(X) team Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco
On Jan 20, 2023, at 1:47 PM, Helge Paternoga via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
Hi Elaine,
Thanks for the tip with "alias delete all", I had not considered that one.
My solution so far was to open the startup screen and copy all new aliases, then paste them in the command line and hit enter which overwrites everything with the newest ones. So a toggle option to "re-run startup script upon session loading" or something similar could alleviate the issue.
Best,
Helge
Am 18.01.23 um 21:00 schrieb chimerax-users-request@cgl.ucsf.edu:
Dear Helge, I don't have an elegant solution, but faced with this problem I would
(1) open old session
(2) use "alias delete" to get rid of the old versions of the aliases (or "alias delete all" if you are OK with getting rid of all of them) <https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/alias.html>
(3) re-save session
I understand that it is a pain to do this if you have a large repertoire of saved sessions, however. I hope this helps, Elaine
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