Aliases vs. Functions and where to use $1
Channel: climagic
Date: 2012-10-07

This video covers the differences between the alias command and creating a function and when you should use each of them. Emphasis is given on why you can't use positional arguments like $1 in aliases and how you may have been fooled into thinking that you could.

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