From: Jacob Helwig <jacob.helwig@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:55:36 GMT
Subject: Re: Aliasing with parameters doesn't seem to work properly in git 1.7.0.5
Message-ID: <AANLkTikWBzHLCQzC57bZQwCB6MxOYS8R5Y-UBZoh_ndS@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 07:52, Eugene Sajine <euguess@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> i'm trying to create an alias like this:
>
> cln = !sh -c 'git clone git://server/"$1"'
>
> the idea is to make a shortcut, so instead of command like this:
>
> $git clone git://server/folder/repo.git
>
> i can have something like this:
>
> $git cln folder/repo.git
>
> or even
> $git cln folder/repo
>
> if the alias is like this:
> cln = !sh -c 'git clone git://server/"$1".git'
>
> this doesn't work as it tries to initialize a repo called server.git
> and then fails because "remote hang up unexpecedly"
> is there something wrong in expansion of this alias or the alias
> itself is not valid?
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Eugene


You need " -" at the end of your alias for the parameters to get through.

Try using:

cln = !sh -c 'git clone git://server/"$1"' -

or

cln = !sh -c 'git clone git://server/"$1".git' -