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Re: compctl - aliasing hostnames

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From: "Bart Schaefer" <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Sven Guckes <guckes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, zsh-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: compctl - aliasing hostnames
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 15:36:28 -0700
In-reply-to: <19980730230755.B6503@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
References: <19980730230755.B6503@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

On Jul 30, 11:07pm, Sven Guckes wrote:
> Subject: compctl - aliasing hostnames
> I'd like to type "ssh alias" and be connected with "ssh hostname".
> How could you "alias" a hostname with completion control?

Use "alias -g":

zsh% alias -g fnorgle=aixhost
zsh% ssh fnorgle
user@aixhost's Password:

Of course, that means that fnorgle will be replaced by aixhost everywhere
in all commands, not just in the ssh command.

References:
- compctl - aliasing hostnames
  - From: Sven Guckes

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