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From: pld@hpfcso.HP.COM (Paul Dineen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Unknown alias in ksh script problem.
Message-ID: <7010003@hpfcso.HP.COM>
Date: 25 Oct 89 21:37:15 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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 When I pipe to an alias in a ksh script, the alias definition is always
 unknown.  For example:

   $ alias bigfiles='sort -r +4'
   $ cat >script
   #!/bin/ksh
   ll | bigfiles
   ^D
   $ script
   ./script[2]: bigfiles:  not found

 When the line "ll | bigfiles" is executed from the keyboard, there is
 no problem.
 Wha' happen?

 Thanks.