alias

[Ben Stringer]

On Wed, 2004-04-14 at 07:14, Spero Manolatos wrote:
> I am using the sh shell.
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> Have tried to use alias in the following way:
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> Alias <string> <dir> 
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> Example:   alias ule /usr/local/etc
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> When I try to retrieve the alias using cd ule it does not work.
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> If I type alias then enter I do get a list with ule included?????

As others have said, an alias is only appropriate for a command. If you
want to use "ule" as a general shell variable, 

export ule=/usr/local/etc
cd $ule

Cheers, Ben

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