> * Andreas Schwab <fpu...@yvahk-z68x.bet> [2011-08-15 22:04:04 +0200]: > > Sam Steingold <s...@gnu.org> writes: > >> Cool. Now, what does this imply? > > "For almost every purpose, shell functions are preferred over aliases."
so, how do I write alias a=b as a function? (remember that arguments may contain spaces &c) -- Sam Steingold (http://sds.podval.org/) on CentOS release 5.6 (Final) X 11.0.60900031 http://mideasttruth.com http://camera.org http://pmw.org.il http://iris.org.il http://ffii.org http://thereligionofpeace.com A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits.
