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The benefits of using scripts over aliases (evanhahn.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've done something similiar to this over the years for organization purposes and not having to change much between shells except add a path. You can also add cases that check your shell and do something slightly different if needed.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (11 children)

I have never heard of anyone using aliases for anything but trivial one-liners. I don't think people consider them as an alternative to scripts so I don't really get the point of half of this post.

However, the part explaining the benefits of using scripts over aliases even for trivial one-liners is pretty neat.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I honestly thought he was kidding when I came across the g=git example.

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