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Subject: Re: Can I use alias in Minix?
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From: Mark Gray <markgray@iago.nac.net>
Date: 20 Dec 2000 14:43:22 -0500
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magiccom@hitel.net (Lee soonki) writes:

> I installed Minix 2.0.0.
> But It seems that Minix doesn't provide alias command.
> Is there any alias-like command in Minix?
> 
> Any advice can help me. ^_^

Use functions instead:

From man 1 ash

      A function definition looks like

           name ( ) command

       A function definition is an executable statement; when executed
       it installs a function named name and returns an exit status of
       zero.  The command is normally a list enclosed between ``{''
       and ``}''.

[snip]
