From: zzapper <david@rayninfo.co.uk>
To: zsh-users@zsh.org
Subject: Re: Can an alias ever have a dynamic element?
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 18:41:17 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <XnsA299BE2388081davidrayninfocouk@80.91.229.13> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <131217091556.ZM8432@torch.brasslantern.com>
Bart Schaefer > }
> } I have an alias which creates a tar with a date component in its name
> } that date is however evaluated when the shell is created which could
> } have been a few days ago. The easy solution is to create a script but
> } is they any alternative?
>
> This usually means you've created the alias with something like:
>
> alias thingy="foo $(date)"
>
> when what you need are single rather than double quotes:
>
> alias thingy='foo $(date)'
>
>
LOL I foolishly never realised that single and double quotes behaved
differently for aliases!!
alias maketar='dw && zargs ./**/*.{php,inc,js} -- tar rvf /tmp/serviceplan
$(date "+%d-%m-%Y").tar
Thanks Bart
https://twitter.com/dailyzshtip
prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-12-17 18:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-12-17 15:20 zzapper
2013-12-17 16:04 ` Phil Pennock
2013-12-17 17:15 ` Bart Schaefer
2013-12-17 18:41 ` zzapper [this message]
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