Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!decwrl!sun!imagen!atari!portal!cup.portal.com!Topper From: Topper@cup.portal.com (scott andrew marr) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo Subject: Simple csh question Message-ID: <15510@cup.portal.com> Date: 7 Mar 89 19:55:07 GMT Distribution: usa Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 14 Could someone tell me why the following alias doesn't work: alias rm "mv $* /user/myname/dumpster" If I type 'rm specific_file_name' I get: mv: specific_file_name exists Or if I type 'rm *' I get: Usage: mv [-f] f1 ... fn d1 Is this just a fluke for Domain IX (S.R. 9.7)? Thanks! /---------------------------------------------------------\ | Scott Marr | | | | "Birds are weird...." | | topper@cup.portal.com | | \---------------------------------------------------------/