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       There  is no mechanism for using arguments in the replace­
       ment text.  If arguments  are  needed,  a  shell  function
       should be used (see FUNCTIONS below).

Darren

On Wednesday 17 October 2001 06:06 pm, you wrote:
> This is really odd.  I assumed it would be:
>
> alias "xm=xemacs $1 &"
>
> but that does not work.  Now if I leave off the: &
> the substitution works great.  Would love to see how
> you guys solve this one.  Also anyone know why adding
> & on the end changes the command?
>
> Joshua
>