> 9989 * An alias shall be written as a > command line that represents its alias definition.
cf. alias: | The following operands shall be supported: | | alias-name | Write the alias definition to standard output. [...] | The format for displaying aliases (when no operands or only name | operands are specified) shall be: | | "%s=%s\n", name, value | The value string shall be written with appropriate quoting so that it is | suitable for reinput to the shell. See the description of shell quoting | in Quoting . I read that to mean that the output of "alias history", for example, should be something like history="fc -l" So, if that's the alias definition, then what's the value of "%s", <pathname or command> when <pathname or command> is "a command line that represents its alias definition". I was assuming that "fc -l" was the command line representing the alias definition, but if POSIX is documenting current practice, I am in the minority. Still, it seems as though "fc -l" is more useful in command substitution than "alias history='fc -l'". -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
