On Friday 10 January 2003 05:37 pm, you wrote:
> The answer to this is probably so easy ...
>
> I want to be in a terminal and type ed filename and have the editor open
> and start editing filename in the background.
>
> Easy, put an alias in /etc/profile
>
> alias ed="gedit $1 & "   <--- this one
> alias ed="gedit $%1 & "
> alias ed="gedit %$1 & "
> alias ed="gedit %1 & "
>
> Would some kind hearted soul please take pity on me and tell me the correct
> syntax (or where to find it - I have looked in the manuals, just not the
> right one?)?



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