On: Exa - A Modern Replacement for ls

[ModernMech]

IMO if you want to replace ls it has to be a 2 character command. I can type ls super fast with two hands. exa is really awkward to type.

[omgmajk → ModernMech]

I have 'lsd -al' aliased as 'l', it works fantastic.

[incanus77 → ModernMech]

I aliased `ls` to it… I don’t know how long ago. It’s been great.

[nsonha → incanus77]

what can break when you alias standard system command name to some random program downloaded from the internet.

[O_H_E → nsonha]

one-liners you copy and paste!

no seriously, when you properly alias something in your .bashrc, they only take effect in an interactive shell.

ie: an `alias ll='ls -halF' in your bashrc does not work if you do `bash -c 'll' nor `./fileThatContainsll`

[creamytaco → ModernMech]

alias

.. but exa is not backwards compatible with ls OOPS

Which is why I stick with ls (and grep instead of rg and coreutils instead of shiny rust equivalent), I can't deal with the cognitive dissonance that arises from these differences.