{ "uuid": [ { "value": "40f5b812-3bf8-47e5-bc39-57d9ae8db404" } ], "langcode": [ { "value": "en" } ], "type": [ { "target_id": "daily_email", "target_type": "node_type", "target_uuid": "8bde1f2f-eef9-4f2d-ae9c-96921f8193d7" } ], "revision_timestamp": [ { "value": "2025-05-11T09:00:07+00:00" } ], "revision_uid": [ { "target_type": "user", "target_uuid": "b8966985-d4b2-42a7-a319-2e94ccfbb849" } ], "revision_log": [], "status": [ { "value": true } ], "uid": [ { "target_type": "user", "target_uuid": "b8966985-d4b2-42a7-a319-2e94ccfbb849" } ], "title": [ { "value": "Abbreviations are better than aliases" } ], "created": [ { "value": "2024-08-24T00:00:00+00:00" } ], "changed": [ { "value": "2025-05-11T09:00:07+00:00" } ], "promote": [ { "value": false } ], "sticky": [ { "value": false } ], "default_langcode": [ { "value": true } ], "revision_translation_affected": [ { "value": true } ], "path": [ { "alias": "\/daily\/2024\/08\/24\/abbreviations-are-better-than-aliases", "langcode": "en" } ], "body": [ { "value": "\n

Shell aliases are a useful way to shorten long or complicated commands or to easily add additional arguments when running commands.<\/p>\n\n

Common aliases are I see are gs<\/code> for git status<\/code>, a<\/code> for artisan<\/code> and dr<\/code> for drush<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n

I've been experimenting with Zellij for the last day or so, and have written aliases like zl<\/code> for zellij list-sessions<\/code>, but have also added extra arguments such as zellij list-sessions | sort | grep -v EXITED<\/code> to sort the sessions and filter any exited sessions.<\/p>\n\n

Running aliases makes it easier and quicker for me to run these commands, and less likely for me to make errors and type incorrectly.<\/p>\n\n

The issue with aliases is that you can forget that the underlying commands are if you only type and see gs<\/code> or zl<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n

It's also not easy when giving demos or pair or mob programming for others to see and understand the commands that are being run.<\/p>\n\n

Instead of aliases, I mostly use abbreviations with zsh-abbr that expand automatically after pressing the space key.<\/p>\n\n

That way, I and others get to see and understand the commands being run.<\/p>\n\n

I still have some aliases that don't expand but now I use abbreviations as my default approach.<\/p>\n\n ", "format": "full_html", "processed": "\n

Shell aliases are a useful way to shorten long or complicated commands or to easily add additional arguments when running commands.<\/p>\n\n

Common aliases are I see are gs<\/code> for git status<\/code>, a<\/code> for artisan<\/code> and dr<\/code> for drush<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n

I've been experimenting with Zellij for the last day or so, and have written aliases like zl<\/code> for zellij list-sessions<\/code>, but have also added extra arguments such as zellij list-sessions | sort | grep -v EXITED<\/code> to sort the sessions and filter any exited sessions.<\/p>\n\n

Running aliases makes it easier and quicker for me to run these commands, and less likely for me to make errors and type incorrectly.<\/p>\n\n

The issue with aliases is that you can forget that the underlying commands are if you only type and see gs<\/code> or zl<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n

It's also not easy when giving demos or pair or mob programming for others to see and understand the commands that are being run.<\/p>\n\n

Instead of aliases, I mostly use abbreviations with zsh-abbr that expand automatically after pressing the space key.<\/p>\n\n

That way, I and others get to see and understand the commands being run.<\/p>\n\n

I still have some aliases that don't expand but now I use abbreviations as my default approach.<\/p>\n\n ", "summary": null } ], "feeds_item": [ { "imported": "1970-01-01T00:33:45+00:00", "guid": null, "hash": "ef19563099602226d685a997087e53be", "target_type": "feeds_feed", "target_uuid": "90c85284-7ca8-4074-9178-97ff8384fe76" } ] }