why can't I use $1 in .cshrc ?

[Pietro Cerutti]

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Juri Mianovich wrote:
| I am trying to use this alias in my root .cshrc file:
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| grep $1 /some/file
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| but .cshrc _refuses_ to expand $1 as a proper variable (in this case,
the first argument to the alias...)
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| I _think_ it's because $1 is being interpreted as a argument to csh
_itself_ when it runs .cshrc ... but maybe I'm wrong.
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| Anyway, how to make it work ?


Try with \!\!:1

Example:

alias say       echo 'I say \!\!:1'

| say hello
I say hello

|
| Thanks.

You're welcome.

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