Attempting to add any alias to .bashrc file is always failing

Question

My attempts to add any alias to .bashrc file is always failing. It comes as not found.

Let me explain what I tried.

I opened the .bashrc using the subl and then at last added the words

alias rm = "rm -i"

Then I went to terminal and ran the .bashrc file using

. ~/.bashrc

Closed and then reopened the terminal.

On opening I get an error message

bash: alias: rm: not found
bash: alias: = rm -i: not found

Helpful, but maybe not a duplicate: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/30925/in-bash-when-to-alias-when-to-script-and-when-to-write-a-function — Jeff Schaller, May 12 '20 at 18:56
@Jeff Schaller thanks for the link. I saw through the link. The case usage of alias by me is justified as outlined in the post. Still I am getting an error. — Praveen Kumar-M, May 12 '20 at 19:00
See also https://unix.stackexchange.com/q/410651/117549 (I'd consider this to be a duplicate of that) — Jeff Schaller, May 12 '20 at 19:02
This lesson applies to the shell "in general" -- shell syntax is extremely picky about where you put your whitespace. — glenn jackman, May 12 '20 at 19:15

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 12 '20 at 19:01

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Remove the spaces surrounding the equal sign

alias rm="rm -i"

edited May 12 '20 at 19:01

Jeff Schaller

answered May 12 '20 at 18:59

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