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From: jimr@hp-lsd.COS.HP.COM (Jim Rogers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Korn Shell Aliases
Message-ID: <7370005@hp-lsd.COS.HP.COM>
Date: 14 Dec 89 16:09:01 GMT
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You cannot pass positional parameters to a KSH alias.

What you want is a KSH function.
If you export the function then it can be made available to sub-shells.


Jim Rogers