On 02/28/2018 08:09 AM, John Hasler wrote:
Richard Owlett writes:
Taking [ alias startx='clear; startx -- :0' ] as a hint I looked for a man
page for "alias". There wasn't one available locally. I searched
<https://manpages.debian.org/> and found only a page written in Chinese.
"Alias" is a shell command. man bash
With "weeping and gnashing of teeth", may I quote
<https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/bash/bash.1.en.html> ;<
Under "BUGS" it explicitly states:
Aliases are confusing in some uses.
I *AGREE*!
I followed links to man pages for startx and xinit without benefit.
Elucidation needed.
TIA
