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I think it's ok to add this in a personal
.zshrc, not on a distro level:If it breaks something - I'd probably know why and can easily fix it by removing alias/calling cat directly.
Also, scripts almost always use bash or sh in shebang, not zsh. So it only triggers if I type
catin terminal.It's better to learn the new command, then it still works when you use a different machine that doesn't have your alias
If you are me, there is no brain space for remembering new commands. I can already barely hold on to few dozens that I use often. And occasionally when I need "that one that does that niche thing... how was it?" program - I just sit there sifting through logs for couple minutes.
Today it was
od(tbh it'sodalmost half the time; not really the best name to memorize (I really need to make a note or something, so I stop forgetting it, lol))Also, for this reason I went to great lengths to keep my
~/.zsh_historyprotected from being randomly deleted/overwritten by mistake, as it happened a couple of times. Currently it's sitting at around 30_000 lines, oldest command is 2 years old.Also, even zsh scripts don't read your .zshrc by default.