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> I’ve been using `history | grep` since forever... which has been a single-character alias for more than 30 years... I have "history | grep" basically aliased

> I’ve been using `history | grep` since forever... which has been a single-character alias for more than 30 years... I have "history | grep" basically aliased to "h?"

IggleSniggle 3y ago
Ok? Sounds like the person you're replying to said they did too? Why are we ending our statements in question marks.
- oops 3y ago
  My understanding is that the question mark is part of the alias name.
  - IggleSniggle 3y ago
    Oh that makes sense. I never am completely sure how to deal with the interaction of quote marks at the intersection of code and English
    - TacticalCoder 3y ago
      Yup: that's why I put in quotes... I'm literally using "h?" as a Bash alias, as GP said. It may be a bit weird to use a question mark as part of a Bash alias that said: sorry for the confusion!
      - jmholla 3y ago
        For what it's worth, I like to use backticks in these situations (e.g. `h?`). I think it reduces ambiguity a bit.
        gumby 3y ago
        I do this too although it can add ambiguity when writing about the shell!
- urdbjtdvbg 3y ago
  Why are we ending our questions with full stops!
  - IggleSniggle 3y ago
    Great question?
  - gumby 3y ago
    Because we sheeple kowtow to the periodarchy.. I’ve decided to end sentances with two to try to avoid their ire..