should argument substitution work in aliases?

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From: Rob Pettengill
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 1989 22:03

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It doesn't seem to work as I would expect ...

perseus:/usr/stp/rcp 66=> bash -version
GNU bash, version 0.99
1=> alias foo="echo .\!*."
2=> foo bar barf
.!*. bar barf
3=> alias foo="echo .\$*."
4=> foo bar barf
.. bar barf
5=> alias fooo="echo .$1 $2."
6=> fooo barr barff
. . barr barff
7=> baz () { echo $*; }
8=> baz bar barf
bar barf

;rob

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!milano!perseus!rcp
From: rcp@perseus.sw.mcc.com (Rob Pettengill)
Newsgroups: gnu.bash.bug
Subject: should argument substitution work in aliases?
Message-ID: <2466@perseus.sw.mcc.com>
Date: 12 Jun 89 22:03:35 GMT
Organization: MCC Software Technology Program
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