Re: [Proposal] Change default _PROMPT from "> " to "> " (two spaces)
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- Subject: Re: [Proposal] Change default _PROMPT from "> " to "> " (two spaces)
- From: Daurnimator <quae@...>
- Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2018 10:42:47 -0800
On 3 February 2018 at 10:34, Paige DePol <lual@serfnet.org> wrote:
> Why do you find aliases clunky, if I may ask?
They only affect interactive shells. This means that:
- I can't run them from other places. e.g. os.execute("somealias")
- `which myalias` doesn't entirely tell the truth
- Copying a shell session to a shell script for
automation/repeatability isn't a true replication
- When using other shells/environments they don't work
> What do you use instead?
I rarely need them.
On the rare occasion I need an extra command I write a shell
script/lua script and put it in ~/.local/bin (which is in my PATH)
> I just checked my bash profile and I seems I have 42 defined aliases and
a dozen or so functions in there. Apparently I love aliases! ;)
I apparently have two:
- alias ls='ls --color=auto'
- alias rm='rm --one-file-system'