Re: tlug: Re: file counting

[Jim Schweizer <schweiz@example.com>]

Hi all,

On 12-Oct-98 Hernando TANAKA wrote:
> No, if you're using bash, you may not use argument substitution.
> The reason why the "psg" sample;
> 
>> schweiz:~$ alias psg
>> alias psg='ps -aux | grep  $1'
>> schweiz:~$ psg schweiz
>> schweiz    831  0.0  3.5   94  388 pp0 S    21:48   0:00 -bash
> 
> is working is because the $1 is the last argument,
> which is usually unset in the interactive shell,
> so it's neglected by bash.  I.e.,

I see. Thanks for the info. I guess I'll just stay with the shell script. (I
learn something new every day on this list :)

Regards,

Jim S.
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