Rick Moen said: > Quoting Andre M. V. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > >> Using alias/unalias is tedious since you have you have to type or run >> a script to define it all over again if you want use your alias. > > True, but (for reasons cited) I'd strongly suggest that the > most-appropriate long-term solution is to get rid of the alias entirely. > Removing alias entirely is equivalent to removing the safety net of not accidentally overwriting/deleting impt files. In my case, the painless solution I always implement is call the actual binary not the alias:
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