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From: Zoltan Hidvegi <hzoli@cs.elte.hu>
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Subject: Re: Exec-ing aliases
To: hniksic@srce.hr (Hrvoje Niksic)
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 1996 14:36:26 +0200 (MET DST)
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> I have found a thing that works in zsh-2.6beta13, but does not work in
> 3.0.0 (doubtless due to exec changes):
> 
> $ alias a='echo something'
> $ exec a
> 
> In 2.6b13 it would echo something and exit. In 3.0.0 (and presumingly
> in later betas) it just says "a: command not found".

That's because exec is a builtin now.  Use alias exec='exec ' to get back
the old behaviour.

Zoltan