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Hey,
Recently I had to use bash alias that contains `$(pwd)` inside so I've defined it like that:
alias thename="something $(pwd) --option=value"
Of course I know a bit of bash so that's why I use double quotes!
But it turned out to be wrong. Each time when my bash/zsh was opened the alias was defined with **INTERPRETED** `$(pwd)` which is the directory where bash was opened (usualy home dir).
Actually we have to use single quotes to make sure that `$(pwd)` isn't interpreted at the moment of alias definition but it is when we call the alias.
use single quotes if you want to make sure variable/command is interpreted during the alias call.
use double quotes if you only want to interpretate variable/command on the alias definition stage (and only once).
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