Simple shell procedure

[Bernhard Weinelt]

In article <WIZARD.90Jul8205942 at chemstor.uoregon.edu>, wizard at chemstor.uoregon.edu (KevinS) writes:
> 
> Hello Netters, I have a need for a simple shell procedure that replaces
> a command line like :
>                       program < datafile.in > datafile.out
> So that all I have to do is type:
>                       shellprocedure datafile
> 
> Kevins at ori.org

If you are using /bin/csh, you do not need a shellprocedure, try an alias:
  alias start 'program <\!:1*.in >\!:1*.out'      and type   start datafile

In case of /bin/sh (or /bin/csh as well) the content of the shellprocedure
may look like
  program <$1.in >$1.out                     then type shellprocedure datafile

Both solutions are trivial; take a look of the manual and you will find 
how to use shell variables (from the command line, in your case).

Many Greetings         Bernhard
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