On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 6:00 AM, Baskar Selvaraj <[email protected]> wrote: >> 2. $ jobs='ps -aux' >> >> create jobs shortcut for command 'ps -aux' >> >> > Since *jobs* is bash's builtin shell command for checking background jobs, > it is better to avoid creating alias in the name of existing > internal/external commands.
+100 :) Likewise 'test' is a no no. As a general practice, I prefix the string "my_ " to the alias name to avoid conflicts with 'installed' utils and built in functions. -- Arun Khan Sent from my non-iphone/non-android device (অরুণ খান্/अरुण खान) _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc ILUGC Mailing List Guidelines: http://ilugc.in/mailinglist-guidelines
