Git alias appending parameters to end

Question

I\'m using Git Bash v1.8.1, with a few aliases (for testing):

[alias]
    ekko = !echo $1 && echo $1
    ekko2 = !sh -c \'echo $1 && echo $1\'
         


        

Answer 1

Your ekko2 alias is really close... What you really want is this:

[alias]
    ekko2 = !sh -c 'echo $1 && echo $1' -

Git aliases that execute shell commands do substitute the $n variables, but they also append any arguments you pass them to the end of the command. So in your first example git ekko master is equivalent to echo master && echo master master, which explains its output.

Your second example is closer, but you're passing "master" to the sh command, which is just ignoring the extra argument. By adding - to the end of the alias, you're telling sh that the arguments that follow are intended for the script sh is executing, and not for sh itself.