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Re: Functions or aliases?



On 2004-05-08 22:00:38 -0400, alex wrote:
> alias win+='mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1; cd /mnt/hda1; ls 
> -aF --color=auto'    (This is located in   /root/.bashrc)
[...]
> I've read that aliases should be limited to simpler
> commands such as:
>      alias cd..='cd ..'  or  alias lsl='ls -l'
> and that aliases like my win+ should be structered as a function 
> instead of an alias.

I agree.

> I've tried the same command in function form and I don't see any
> difference.

win+ 2> error

makes a difference (when something is sent to stderr).
So do things like:

[[ condition ]] && win+

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