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Asked: June 3, 20262026-06-03T03:37:30+00:00 2026-06-03T03:37:30+00:00

I have alias: alias asd=’myvar=$1 echo \Hey $myvar Bye\’ But when I run the

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I have alias:
alias asd=’myvar=$1 echo \”Hey $myvar Bye\”‘

But when I run the command asd 44 I get the output “Hey Bye” 44. Can someone explain why the echo is run last and how I can get the desired result of “Hey 44 Bye”

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    2026-06-03T03:37:32+00:00Added an answer on June 3, 2026 at 3:37 am

    Aliases don’t do positional expansion; use a function instead.

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