Re: why can't one alias `git stash`?
- From
Christoph Anton Mitterer <calestyo@scientia.org>
- Date
- Aug 15, 2025, 02:02 UTC
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- <16220ca65f1ae9883a2fa103e842cf0ffff43236.camel@scientia.org>
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- <xmqq7bz5v0mq.fsf@gitster.g>
Hey.
On Thu, 2025-08-14 at 18:23 -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Look for "alias.*" in "git help config". > > To avoid > confusion and troubles with script usage, aliases that > hide existing Git commands are ignored.
Can't one add some kind of override for this? Cause AFAIU, my command from below would not hide the other commands, or would it?
> If the alias expansion is prefixed with an exclamation > point, it will be treated as a shell command.
Well I kinda thought that... still wouldn't though if it was detailed what exactly happens :-)
Thanks, Chris.