[alias--> command line]

[Stanimir Stamenkov]

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 16:48:57 +0200, /Uwe Brauer/:

>> I use histedit quite a bit, but use the following alias (not sure where
>> I obtainted it from)
>> 
>> histed = !TMP=$($HG root) $HG histedit "$@"
>> 
>> hg histed
> 
> I solved my problem by creating a shell script that just contained the
> line
> 
> hg histed
> 
> 
> And adapted the emacs lisp file for that script.
> 
> 
> But in general I would like to understand how I can convert the alias
> 
> To a correct hg command????

I don't know if I'm missing something obvious here 
<https://www.mercurial-scm.org/doc/hgrc.5.html#alias>:

> An alias can start with an exclamation point (!) to make it a shell 
> alias. A shell alias is executed with the shell and will let you run 
> arbitrary commands...
> 
> Shell aliases are executed in an environment where $HG expands to the 
> path of the Mercurial that was used to execute the alias...

That is you omit ! from the actual command, and replace $HG with hg.

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