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Subject: zsh3.0.0 bug: aliases in if-statement
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HP-UX, IRIX, SunOS, ...

unalias a b 2>/dev/null
alias a=cat
if true; then
  alias b=cat
  works() { echo yes | a }
  fails() { echo yes | b }
fi
works2() { echo yes | b }


(Kinda reminiscent of csh for some reason.)
The same applies if you replace the if-statement with a case-statement.

    -Huy