From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: zsh-workers@sunsite.dk From: zzapper Subject: RE: zsh alias question Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:46:23 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: Cc: zsh-users@sunsite.dk X-Seq: zsh-workers 22420 Paul Lew wrote in news:17460.9011.468218.643705@cns- build4.cisco.com: >>>>>> "Stephen" == Stephen Henry writes: > > Stephen> Okay, This is a pretty simple problem, but after looking > Stephen> over the documentation, I cannot figure out what is > Stephen> wrong. If I type > > Stephen> alias emacs='emacs -nw' > > I have the same alias and had no problem. Try 'which emacs' to see > what is mapped. > Is there a generally agreed convention for ensuring that one is using the "native" tool rather than a same-named function alias etc? eg alias emacs='/bin/emacs -nw' or alias emacs='\emacs -nw' -- http://successtheory.com/tips/ 100 FREE Success and Self-Improvement Tips