Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 10:26:48 -0500 From: Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@americantv.com> To: Tim Gerchmez <fewtch@serv.net> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Latest discoveries... Message-ID: <19980622102648.10321@right.PCS> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19980621125604.007f66c0@mx.serv.net>; from Tim Gerchmez on Jun 06, 1998 at 12:56:04PM -0700 References: <3.0.5.32.19980621125604.007f66c0@mx.serv.net>
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On Jun 06, 1998 at 12:56:04PM -0700, Tim Gerchmez wrote: > Still need to know: How to use multiple commands in csh aliases. For > example, in .cshrc, there are alias lines letting you set up your own > commands. I haven't been able to figure out how to execute more than one > command at a time using an alias. I want to be able to format, label and > mount a floppy disk in one operation, but everything I've tried as far as > setting an alias like "dofloppy" that performs those three operations has > failed. I've had to break them up into separate aliases. Any clues from > csh experts out there? If not, I'll try freebsd-questions next. Do you mean something like: alias dofloppy 'fdformat fd0; disklabel -w fd0 fd1440; mount /dev/rfd0 /mnt' Although I don't really recommend that; if one of the commands errors, the next is executed anyway, which is probably not what you want. -- Jonathan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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