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Re: git-config: aliases with parameter expansion ($1 and such)

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Mar 23, 2008, 19:38 UTC
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<20080323193855.GA22535@coredump.intra.peff.net>
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On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 03:19:01PM +0100, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
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> > > atag = !git tag -a -m "$1"
> 
> Why so complicated?
> 
> 	atag = tag -a -m
> 
> should work already.

The problem is that he needs to duplicate the final argument. I.e., "git atag foo" becomes "git atag -a -m foo foo".

-Peff
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  1. Dirk SüsserottMar 23, 2008
  2. Jay SoffianMar 23, 2008
  3. Dirk SüsserottMar 23, 2008
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  5. Dirk SüsserottMar 23, 2008
  6. Jeff KingMar 23, 2008
  7. Jeff KingMar 23, 2008
  8. Jeff KingMar 23, 2008
  9. Jay SoffianMar 24, 2008
  10. Junio C HamanoMar 24, 2008
  11. Dirk SüsserottMar 24, 2008
  12. Jeff KingMar 24, 2008
  13. Jay SoffianMar 24, 2008

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