Re: manpage clarification/addition.

2011-08-08 Thread Roger
> On Mon, Aug 08, 2011 at 07:52:38PM -0700, Linda Walsh wrote: ... > Nah, that's too much like right! ... sorry, I try. :-/ -- Roger http://rogerx.freeshell.org/

Re: manpage clarification/addition.

2011-08-08 Thread Linda Walsh
Roger wrote: On Mon, Aug 08, 2011 at 02:28:00PM -0700, Linda Walsh wrote: Lest some think functions can replace aliases, there's a line in the manpage that I feel needs amending. Currently it says: "For almost every purpose, aliases are superseded by shell functions." While true, it may t

Re: manpage clarification/addition.

2011-08-08 Thread Roger
> On Mon, Aug 08, 2011 at 02:28:00PM -0700, Linda Walsh wrote: >Lest some think functions can replace aliases, there's a line in the manpage >that I feel needs amending. Currently it says: > >"For almost every purpose, aliases are superseded by shell functions." > >While true, it may too likel

manpage clarification/addition.

2011-08-08 Thread Linda Walsh
Lest some think functions can replace aliases, there's a line in the manpage that I feel needs amending. Currently it says: "For almost every purpose, aliases are superseded by shell functions." While true, it may too likely be read by some to mean that aliases have no useful purpose. So I'