[Ipython-tickets] [IPython] #162: hyphens in aliases

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#162: hyphens in aliases
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 Reporter:  kovidgoyal  |       Owner:  fperez
     Type:  defect      |      Status:  new   
 Priority:  normal      |   Milestone:        
Component:  ipython     |     Version:        
 Severity:  normal      |    Keywords:        
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 ipython doesn't support hyphens in aliases. This is inconvenient when used
 as a system shell, as many executables in PATH have hyphens in their
 names.
 {{{
 alias a-b echo
 kovid@giskard ~ 23$ a-b
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 <type 'exceptions.NameError'>             Traceback (most recent call
 last)

 /home/kovid/documents/ebooks/bb/<ipython console> in <module>()

 <type 'exceptions.NameError'>: name 'a' is not defined
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <http://projects.scipy.org/ipython/ipython/ticket/162>
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