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From: shuque@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Sumon Huque)
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Subject: Re: How to alias EXIT or any CSH command
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Date: 1 Apr 91 21:34:03 GMT
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In article <1991Apr1.165435.4687@berlioz.nsc.com> nelson@berlioz.nsc.com (Taed Nelson) writes:
>
>I have reason to desire an alias for the CSH command EXIT.  Since
>  the executable version doesn't exist anywhere, I can't do:
>	alias exit 'MY_STUFF_HERE; /usr/bin/exit'
>  or whatever.
>
>Anyone have a solution?


Try this:

alias exit 'MYSTUFF; kill -HUP $$'

Recall, the variable $ contains the process number of the current shell.