May 2017
Beginner
552 pages
28h 47m
English
Content preview from Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook - Third Edition
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Functions and arguments
Functions and aliases appear similar at a casual glance, but behave slightly differently. The big difference is that function arguments can be used anywhere within the body of the function, while an alias simply appends arguments to the end of the command.