Am 27. Oct, 2010 schwätzte Eric Shubert so:
Thanks for clearing that up for me hans (and Dale).I'll still steer clear of aliases though. When I find myself doing something repetitively, I'll write a script. ;)
I also prefer scripts, but I don't have any good reasons to not use aliases. The reason you find they can introduce confusion is actually a good reason to use them, e.g. the ls alias available on most distros at this point that turn on colorized output. $ type ls ls is aliased to `ls --color=auto' I'm still opposed to using aliases to change data retention behavior for commands such as aliasing rm to rm -i. ciao, der.hans -- # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes/ # Only wimps use tape backup: _real_ men just upload their important # stuff on ftp, and let the rest of the world mirror it. -- Linus Torvalds
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