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Pass command line argument to bash alias command
Q. How do I pass all command line args to my alias called foo. For example:
alias foo=”/path/to/command $@”
However $@ get interpreted when creating the alias instead of during the execution of the alias and escaping the $ doesn’t work either. How do I solve this problem?
A. You need to use shell function instead of an [...]
Change default Linux / UNIX text editor from VI to Pico
Q. I find vi hard to use. How do I change my default text editor from vim / vi to Pico under Debian Linux?
A. To use and change an editor to edit your text message, set the variable EDITOR to the pathname of the vi / vim binary file. You need to use export or [...]

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