I tried to customize grep: Code:
g () { if [ -n "$2" ] then i= for s in $2 do i="$i --include=*.$s" done else i='--include=*.txt --include=*.ini --include=*.*sh --include=*.c* --include=*.h --include=*.js --include=*.reg' fi grep -P -e \'$1\' -r $i } or with double quote "$i" as tested and used below Code: $ g sys ini grep: --include=*.ini: No such file or directory without it, ie. "", it'll just freeze awhile as if it processes properly, if one inserts 'echo' to the last line for tracking and test: echo grep -P -e \'$1\' -r $i then reload the alias file and redo it, Code: $ g sys ini grep -P -e 'sys' -r --include=*.ini it'll echo correctly to become perfectly a valid grep command line... What's actually happened and how to fix and solve this ? Thanks so much in advance.