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Re: Alias for a dynamic variable?

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From: zzapper <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: Alias for a dynamic variable?
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 17:00:02 +0000 (UTC)
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Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx> wrote in news:EXCHANGE03iF5DIz5pF0000bf83
@exchange03.csr.com:

> zzapper wrote:
>> Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx> wrote in 
news:EXCHANGE03cWo7Z0xK40000be27
>> @exchange03.csr.com:
>> 
>> > alias -g s='$OLDPWD'
>> this works such that I can
>> >cd s
>> but I cant do
>> >cp s/somefile .
> 
> You can already use ~- to refer to the relevant directory.
> 

cp ~-/suk.jpg .

Thanx JWTDO

Dead obvious when you know how!

zzapper

References:
- Alias for a dynamic variable?
  - From: zzapper
- Re: Alias for a dynamic variable?
  - From: Peter Stephenson
- Re: Alias for a dynamic variable?
  - From: zzapper
- Re: Alias for a dynamic variable?
  - From: Peter Stephenson

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