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Re: Exec-ing aliases

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From: Zoltan Hidvegi <hzoli@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: hniksic@xxxxxxx (Hrvoje Niksic)
Subject: Re: Exec-ing aliases
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 1996 14:36:26 +0200 (MET DST)
Cc: zsh-workers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <kig91ajsx7d.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> from Hrvoje Niksic at "Sep 9, 96 02:13:26 pm"
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> I have found a thing that works in zsh-2.6beta13, but does not work in
> 3.0.0 (doubtless due to exec changes):
> 
> $ alias a='echo something'
> $ exec a
> 
> In 2.6b13 it would echo something and exit. In 3.0.0 (and presumingly
> in later betas) it just says "a: command not found".

That's because exec is a builtin now.  Use alias exec='exec ' to get back
the old behaviour.

Zoltan

References:
- Exec-ing aliases
  - From: Hrvoje Niksic

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