From: Christoph Anton Mitterer <calestyo@scientia.org>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 02:02:04 GMT
Subject: Re: why can't one alias `git stash`?
Message-ID: <16220ca65f1ae9883a2fa103e842cf0ffff43236.camel@scientia.org>
In-Reply-To: <xmqq7bz5v0mq.fsf@gitster.g>

Hey.

On Thu, 2025-08-14 at 18:23 -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> 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.