How to add and execute windows environment variable in alias

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Windows 10. cmder/clink environment.

For example I want to add alias for fast history watching:

cat %CMDER_ROOT%\config\.history - work if i copy-paste it to console.

But this line at aliases.config history=cat %CMDER_ROOT%\config\.history - doesn't work correctly.

Output is: cat: '%CMDER_ROOT%\config\.history': No such file or directory.

So how I can force this alias to be executed before "been eaten" by cat (^-^)

Unfortunately, [wishful thinking does not cause features to spring into existence](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20120927-00/?p=6483). — Bill_Stewart, Aug 01 '16 at 17:03
@Maximus The problem not to store alias, but to expand environment variable from that file. When I store alias with windows environment variable as at my example, it doesn't expanded to full path — AuthorProxy, Aug 01 '16 at 21:41

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 01 '16 at 17:13

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Expanding environment variable names between % symbols is a cmd.exe and Windows Explorer shell feature. Whatever program is reading your aliases.config file would need to do likewise.

answered Aug 01 '16 at 17:13

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 11 '16 at 09:19

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Seems it was bug at clink parser, that was already fixed

answered Oct 11 '16 at 09:19

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How to add and execute windows environment variable in alias

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