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From: steinbac@hpl-opus.HP.COM (Gunter Steinbach)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Alias command
Message-ID: <63720013@hpl-opus.HP.COM>
Date: 13 Nov 89 18:44:12 GMT
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> / hpl-opus:comp.unix.questions / bwildasi@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (Ben
> Wildasin) / 1:03 pm Nov 12, 1989 /

> Another question about the alias command:

> I would like to modify the rm command so that it first deletes the file, and
> then copies it to my nfs directory. In other words, I would like to know
> how I can create an alias that can be passed arguments.

In ksh, you have to use a "function" instead of an alias if you want to
pass arguments to it.  RTFM for details.

	 Guenter Steinbach	 |	 hplabs!gunter_steinbach
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