Creating alias on command line [linux]

[art3mis]

Hi
Trying to create an alias in the command line using the following
 

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alias houdini_run='pathold=$PATH; PATH=/home/jim/yt-conda/bin:/home/jim/yt-conda/sbin:/opt/hfs17.0.352:/opt/hfs17.0.352/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin/;/opt/hfs17.0.352:/opt/hfs17.0.352/bin/houdini-bin; PATH=$pathold'

 

Then when I enter 'houdini_run' I get the following error

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bash: /opt/hfs17.0.352:/opt/hfs17.0.352/bin/houdini-bin: No such file or directory

 

However, if I navigate to the bin directory, and simply enter houdini-bin, I still get the 'No such file' error but the application correctly launches.

Can anyone tell me what is going on here?

Edited November 1, 2018 by art3mis

[fsimerey]

You must source houdini_setup, then launch houdini.

houdini_run ()
{
  MAJ=17.0
  MIN=352

  # edit these to suit your environment
  HOUDINI_ROOT="/opt/hfs${MAJ}.${MIN}"
  cd ${HOUDINI_ROOT}
  source houdini_setup

  # launch houdini
  houdini $@
}