Re: [PATCH] completion: bash: support recursive aliases

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On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 4:01 PM Taylor Blau <me@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> >   l = log --oneline
> >   lg = l --graph
>
> Is not even recursive. I would instead recommend calling 'lg' a "nested"
> alias.

Perhaps. In my mind these are recursive.

It also follows the more general understanding of recursion, for example:

"Dorothy thinks witches are dangerous".

Is considered a recursive sentence. See [1].

But if anyone else prefers the term "nested" for this, I would gladly
update the patch.

Cheers.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursion#In_language

-- 
Felipe Contreras



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