Re: Issues when func name is the same with an alias

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Fri, 6 Aug 2010, Clark J. Wang wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Marc Herbert <Marc.Herbert@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Le 04/08/2010 15:29, Clark J. Wang a écrit :
> > > I do not agree. Aliases are much simpler to use than functions.
> >
> > Please provide examples.
> >
> > The following is a part of my aliases. I'll have to write much more code if
> I define them all as functions.

    This is "much more code":

F(){ find "$@"; }

    than:

alias F=find

> I don't think functions are better than aliases here. Any idea?

    Many reasons why functions are generally better have already been
    given.

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