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:#Lets find out which ones are available, type the following command into the IPython shell:<source>
%alias
</source><br><br>We should now have a list of all the bash commands available in IPython. Shortly we will go over how to add new bash commands into this environment, but you must remember, these are only here to assist in your python scripting, we are not here to learn bash commands.<br><br>
:#Next lets add a new bash command that seems to be missing from this list:<source>
%alias vim vim
ipython3
%vim
</source> You should be seeing an error telling you invalid syntax. This is happening because we need to create a config file to make this alias persist in-between sessions.
:#Exit your current IPython session:<source>
exit
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<listyle="margin-left:25px;">Proceed to the next section, and run the check script when you have finished.</li></ol>
= INVESTIGATION 3: WRITING A PYTHON SCRIPT =
