Index: src/actions.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/ratpoison/ratpoison/src/actions.c,v
retrieving revision 1.185
diff -u -r1.185 actions.c
--- src/actions.c	18 Nov 2003 05:06:35 -0000	1.185
+++ src/actions.c	23 Nov 2003 07:42:37 -0000
@@ -1044,6 +1044,7 @@
   char *input;
   user_command *uc;
   int i;
+
   
   if (data == NULL)
     return NULL;
@@ -1079,9 +1080,13 @@
 
 	  /* Append any arguments onto the end of the alias' command. */
 	  s = sbuf_new (0);
-	  sbuf_concat (s, alias_list[i].alias);
-	  if (rest != NULL)
-	    sbuf_printf_concat (s, " %s", rest);
+	  if (strstr(alias_list[i].alias, "%s")) {
+		  sbuf_printf(s, alias_list[i].alias, rest);
+	  } else {
+		  sbuf_concat (s, alias_list[i].alias);
+		  if (rest != NULL)
+			  sbuf_printf_concat (s, " %s", rest);
+	  }
 
 	  alias_recursive_depth++;
 	  if (alias_recursive_depth >= MAX_ALIAS_RECURSIVE_DEPTH)