Problem with bash: alias command

[Michael Welle]

Hello,

Michael Welle <mwe012008 at gmx.net> writes:

> Hello,
>
> Philip Brown <philipbrown.es at gmail.com> writes:
>
>> same problem... not on my terminal
>>
>> bash-4.3$ x 1
>> PAR=1
>>
>> but I must say you explained "the why" very well regards the initial
>> empty parameter
> by problem I mean the expectation that $1 has any meaning in this
> context. It looks like it will work, but it will bite you if you use the
> alias in a context where $1 is defined and has a value.
I should add that we are talking about the definition time of the alias,
not about runtime.

Regards
hmw

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