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You may use variables, or parameters, in your aliases. Basically,
what this means is that you can put a placeholder in your aliases
which will be replaced with something you type (or nothing if you
do not specify a replacement).

To do this, use a %1-5 in your aliases. A good way to think of
how it will work is this:

%1 %2 %3 %4 %5
alias <text> <text> <text> <text> <text>

For example: alias greet smile %1:bow %1:say Hello %1!
If you typed: greet Friend
It would be like your alias said: smile Friend:bow Friend:say Hello Friend!

NOTE: Just because you used a %# in your alias, you do not always have
to enter something to replace it.

Using the above 'greet' example, if you only typed greet, it would act
like the alias said: smile :bow :say Hi !

Note that you may not create an alias that calls on another alias.

See also: [[Alias]]

[[Category: Commands]]

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