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Can't get '$1' to work in a .profile alias

Can't get '$1' to work in a .profile alias

Post by glen » Thu, 20 Mar 2003 01:56:28



Help..
I have an alias set up in my .profile to run a unix script.
I'd like to be able to 'pass' diffent values to the script.

I'm using /bin/sh

Here is the alias in my .profile
alias mycheck="/apps/scripts/file_check fred.txt"

I'd like to be able to pass other values to file_check besides
'fred.txt'.

I've tried  
alias mycheck="/apps/scripts/file_check $1"
but when I run the 'alias' the value passed to file_check is 'vi', I
also tired $2 and the value passed was '-o'.

My confusion... This one works just fine..
alias mytest="ll \$1"

Thanks,
Glenn

 
 
 
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Can't get '$1' to work in a .profile alias

Post by William Par » Thu, 20 Mar 2003 02:58:57



> Help..
> I have an alias set up in my .profile to run a unix script.
> I'd like to be able to 'pass' diffent values to the script.

> I'm using /bin/sh

> Here is the alias in my .profile
> alias mycheck="/apps/scripts/file_check fred.txt"

alias mycheck='/apps/scripts/file_check'

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Can't get '$1' to work in a .profile alias

Post by Bill Marcu » Thu, 20 Mar 2003 13:51:56


On 18 Mar 2003 08:56:28 -0800, glenn


> Help..
> I have an alias set up in my .profile to run a unix script.
> I'd like to be able to 'pass' diffent values to the script.

> I'm using /bin/sh

Use a function, not an alias.

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