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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