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Subject: Re: dict ports suggestion
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Michael Nottebrock wrote:
> h wrote:
> 
>> i was told to try
>>
>> dict() { dict "$@" | less; }
> 
> 
> That's not an alias ... this is: alias dict='dict $@ | less'
> 

would { alias dict='dict $1 | less' } not work (in bash)?


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