Re: git silently ignores aliases of existing commands

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On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:52:49 -0700
Michael G Schwern <schwern@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

[...]
> It would be nice if git used the alias *before* the installed command.  This
> lets me fix/change default behaviors without having to come up with a new
> command.  (Another handy example:  blame = blame -w)  It doesn't do anything
> useful right now anyway.

Hi Michael,

This has been discussed a few times on the list already.   Here is one such
discussion:

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/112487/focus=112493

You'll see that it was decided that Git would not allow commands to be overridden
so that you could always be sure what a given command would do when you sit
down at any installation.  This is especially important for scripting but can
also be a problem for everyday usage.   You'll just have to choose a new command
name for the alternate default you want.

[...]
> PS  I couldn't find anything obvious about where to send bug reports / feature
> requests in the git man page, just "general upbringing" pointing here.  It
> would be helpful if it was a bit more clear.  None of "bug", "report" or
> "issue" pointed at anything relevant.

This list is the appropriate place for any of the issues you enumerate.

Cheers,
Sean
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