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From: "Michael A. Chase" <mchase AT ix DOT netcom DOT com>
To: <JROZYCKI AT ebmail DOT gdeb DOT com>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: pass command line arguement to alias
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 11:31:31 -0700
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Try using a function instead.
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----- Original Message -----
From: <JROZYCKI AT ebmail DOT gdeb DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 10:47
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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