Korn Shell Aliases

[Mark Brown]

In article <1989Dec12.182809.5507 at mccc.uucp> root at mccc.uucp (Pete Holsberg) writes:
>A user on CompuServe asks if there is a way to define a Korn shell alias
>with positional parameters, a la a script.  He says that every time he
>tries a definition, the actual parameter is ignored.

Try writing a ksh "function"; these are provided to do exactly what this
guy seems to be asking for...
   
   
   
   
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