[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > ...and have it work? Aliases don't support $1 or $@, do they? >
See bash man-page: There is no mechanism for using arguments in the replacement text. If arguments are needed, a shell function should be used (see FUNCTIONS below). So something like > techo () { echo this $1 and that ; } should work as expected: > techo xxx this xxx and that Regards, Jörg-Volker. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]