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You could simply write a wrapper that reads an options file. In general, it's a bad idea to have a hidden state such as a configuration file. Imagine, for exam
by dullgiulio 9y ago
You could simply write a wrapper that reads an options file.
In general, it's a bad idea to have a hidden state such as a configuration file. Imagine, for examples, scripts that expect the standard curl behaviour, but your configuration file changes that.
(Of course setting shell aliases has the same problem...)
- slrz 9y agoShell aliases do not have that problem as they're generally used with interactive shells only. Non-interactive shells tend to read a different set of configuration files for that reason.