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Nov 8, 2018 at 14:05 comment added ivan_pozdeev This won't work if $1 is a plain filename: get_abs_filename foo -> nothing (or <current_dir>/foo/foo if foo is a directory).
May 23, 2017 at 11:55 history edited URL Rewriter Bot
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Mar 19, 2015 at 6:19 comment added adib the function can be added to .profile and hence available for interactive use.
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Mar 21, 2014 at 8:17 comment added cfi Since you are referring to nolan6000's answer, please note that the poster dhardy already commented that he would not accept nolan6000's answer because he is not looking for a script. So strictly speaking your answer does not answer the question.
Mar 21, 2014 at 8:16 comment added cfi Welcome to SO! For small changes and remarks, adding a comment to an existing answer might be more appropriate than adding an answer, especially if this copied answer lacks a lot of the other information of the original answer. Once you've collected a bit more reputation, you are able to add comments to other people's answers. For now, try to collect reputation by asking unique, valuable questions or providing stand alone, good answers.
Mar 21, 2014 at 8:12 history edited cfi CC BY-SA 3.0
Adding link, trying to clear up formatting
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Mar 21, 2014 at 8:05 history edited bsingh CC BY-SA 3.0
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S Mar 21, 2014 at 7:34 history suggested Gijs Overvliet CC BY-SA 3.0
Fixed formatting
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Mar 21, 2014 at 7:13 history answered bsingh CC BY-SA 3.0