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Subject:	Re: pass command line arguement to alias
Date:	Thu, 17 May 2001 14:20:57 -0400
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Try the following:
    "TextPad.exe" $1 &

Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: <JROZYCKI AT ebmail DOT gdeb DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 1:47 PM
Subject: pass command line arguement to alias


> I have an alias that starts an NT executable.  I'd like to pass an
argument
> to this executable in a bash?
>
> I was trying:
> alias ne="textpad $1 &"
>
> but it thinks the argument is another command and tries to execute it.
>
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