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Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 18:28:37 -0800
To: "Oleg" <oleg_inconnu AT yahoo DOT com>, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
From: Randall R Schulz <rrschulz AT cris DOT com>
Subject: Re: Start up script
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Oleg,

At 18:06 2002-03-18, Oleg wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>...
>
>are the ones I use often. No need for "function" BTW

You'll need functions when it's not sufficient to have the parameters to a 
command simply tacked onto the end of the alias expansion.

If I recall, this is one place where BASH is not capable something CSH can 
do: namely support the full syntax of !-expansions within an alias.


>Oh,and don't forget the all-time most important piece of  .bashrc setup 
>when you are logged in as someone else: Run
>
>echo "echo sleep 1 >> .bashrc" >> .bashrc
>
>#(damn this system gets slower every time I log in :)
>
>HTH
>Oleg

Randall Schulz
Mountain View, CA USA


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