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From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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Subject: Re: alias command does not work
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On Fri, Jun 30, 2006 at 11:56:57AM +0530, Gobbledegeek wrote:
> 
> On 6/30/06, Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote:
> >On Fri, Jun 30, 2006 at 11:19:46AM +0530, Gobbledegeek wrote:
> >> alias vi=/usr/local/bin/vim
> >> or alias vi='/usr/local/bin/vim'
> >>
> >> does not work. I am using bash shell
> >>
> >> Any tips? Am I forgetting something?
> >>
> >
> >Don't use bash.
> >
> >Use tcsh with
> >
> >alias vi /usr/local/bin/vim
> >
> doh! I want bash! I don't want to struggle with the nuances when I
> switch to scripting on linux...
> 
> :)
> 

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-- 
Steve