How to add system alias? I have this alias in my `.zshrc`: alias grim='gvim --remote' But this is not seen from ranger file manager, I believe that ranger runs a 'generic' shell skipping my `.zshrc`. I want to make this alias visible in every shell. I added it to `~/.profile` and to `/etc/zsh/zshrc` but no effect. To be specific a got this message: /bin/sh: grim: not found

Only interactive shells read a file that may contain alias definitions. If you want to use a nickname for a command in shell snippets executed by applications, an alias is not the right tool. Instead, write a wrapper script like this:


#!/bin/sh
gvim --remote "$@"


Call it `~/bin/grim` and make it executable. Make sure you have `~/bin` in your `PATH` (you can put the script in any other directory that's in your `PATH`).

If you want it to work for every user on the system, put it in `/usr/local/bin` instead, ensuring that that directory is in everyone's PATH.