Re: Alias help needed
On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 13:57:17 -0500, Bob Tilley (AT&T) wrote:
> I wish to use the expression "catl <filename>" to execute the commands "cat <filename> | less".
>
> Is it possible to use 'alias' in the definition?
>
> "alias catl='cat $0 | less'" seems like a good idea, but I don't know if the '$0' works in a simple alias.
>
> Bob
Why not just type: "less <filename>" for the same effect?
In any case, for info about constructing and using aliases, type
man bash
/alias
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