Issue
Is it possible to modify ~/.bashrc
such that when I change directory alias also changes
e.g. When I am in directory /home/user/Desktop
python3 alias is alias python3=/usr/bin/python3
and when I am in directory /home/user/Downloads
python3 alias ispython3=/opt/conda/bin/python3
Solution
Make it a shell function that checks the current directory and executes the appropriate version.
python3() {
case "$PWD" in
/home/user/Desktop) /usr/bin/python3 "$@" ;;
/home/user/Downloads) /opt/conda/bin/python3 "$@" ;;
*) /some/other/python3 "$@" ;;
esac
}
Answered By - Barmar