> * Andreas Schwab <fpu...@yvahk-z68x.bet> [2011-08-15 18:42:30 +0200]:
>
> Sam Steingold <s...@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> this works:
>>
>> $ alias z='echo a'
>> $ zz(){ z b; }
>> $ zz
>> a b
>>
>> however, after sourcing this file:
>> if true; then
>> alias z='echo a'
>> zz(){ z b; }
>> fi
>
> Aliases are expanded during reading, but the alias command isn't
> executed until after the complete compound command was read.
Cool. Now, what does this imply?
Is this the expected behavior aka "feature"?
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