I saw in this topic that you can add a function in the shell login script instead of an alias if you want to use parameters. However, I placed the following code inside my .cshrc file in the section with aliasses:
function gf()
{
grep -n $1 `find .` | grep -v "can't open"
}
But when I type source .cshrc, I get the error message: Badly placed ()'s. Is the syntax different for a C shell than in a Bash shell? If so, what is the correct syntax?
3 Answers
Unfortunately, you can't define functions in csh, like you can in most other shells. This feature does not exist in csh.
The only alternative is to create a script and place it in a directory on your PATH e.g. ~/bin.
Here is my solution:
#!/bin/csh
if ("$1" == "run") goto $2
echo "Now in default mode"
echo "Calling myself"
csh -f dummy run sub1
csh -f dummy run sub2
exit
sub1:
echo "In sub1"
exit
sub2:
echo "In sub2"
exit
If you are looking for passing only one argument, just put \!$ where you wish your argument to sit.
For example:
If you put alias mygrep grep -i \!$ myfile.txt in ~/.cshrc, and run mygrep mykeyword, csh will run alias mygrep grep -i mykeyword myfile.txt.
See this for more info.
