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10-23-2001
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Passing arguments to an alias
I want to have an alias for the command
fold -78 filename | lp How do I set my alias so that the argument passed is filename ?? alias lp='fold -78 | lp' then lp filename wont work cuase this is fold -78 | lp filename |
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It depends on your shell. For example, in bash it is not possible to do what you ask, the man page suggests using a function instead. In tcsh you would use:
alias lp 'fold -78 \!* | lp' Syntax for other shells may vary. Check the man page for details. |
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