Alias - Adding Command with Arguments
 

Hi,

In my .bashrc, I have this entry.

alias rm='echo mv $1 /tmp/.rm'

If I try to use this command,
home@home]#> rm test.txt

It will give this output.
home@home]#> echo mv /tmp/.rm test.txt

What I want is actually this output
home@home]#> echo mv test.txt /tmp/.rm

Any ideas?

Thanks,
bichonfrise74

It's simple. You can't do that with an alias. Aliases are limited to simple substitutions. If you want to do something more complex like this, you need to set it up as a shell function. Create a function and put it in your bashrc, and the command will be available just like an alias would.

A nice short description of aliases and functions can be found at LinuxCommand.org

Also, a single quote is exactly passed, so effectively, the command that is being executed is

'echo mv $1 /tmp/.rm' followed by $1

So maybe, you can substitute double-quotes for single-quotes.

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