linux - .bash_profile ldapsearch function not outputting to terminal -

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i have bash function in .bash_profile not returning results terminal. when run command normal via cli results returned.

ldap_check_cleaup ()  { ldapsearch -lll -h itdsvbms.somedomain.org -p 389 \     -d "uid=someuser,o=somedomain.org" -w somepassword -b "ou=people,o=somedomain.org"  \     -s sub '(&(reservedrmaliases=$1)(!(rmid=*))(rmaliasupdatedate=12/01/2012 19:02:00)(rmaliasstatus=in)(status=in))' |  \         tee /dev/tty   }  

running ldap_check_clenaup testrecord returns no output when executed bash prompt. testrecord exist , when following command run cli, correct record returned:

ldapsearch -lll -h itdsvbms.somedomain.org -p 389 -d "uid=someuser,o=somedomain.org" \     -w somepassword -b "ou=people,o=somedomain.org" \     -s sub '(&(reservedrmaliases=testrecord)(!(rmid=***))(rmaliasupdatedate=12/01/2012 19:02:00)(rmaliasstatus=in)(status=in))' | \         tee /dev/tty` 

the lack of out put happens when try use ldapsearch , arguments bash function.

i think may related using ' instead of " attribute (!(rmid=*)) unsure, please help.

you need use double-quotes around argument contains $1. variable interpolation not performed inside single-quoted strings.