I stopped using shell aliases and moved everything into executable scripts. Main Benefits No need to source your .bashrc after adding new scripts No need to edit .bashrc, just drop executable files in your ~/bins folder (already in my $PATH) Use immediately without reloading your shell Faster iteration (edit script, re-run command, repeat). Available in more places: Executable scripts in your PATH can be used inside other scripts, sub-shells, find -exec, xargs -I{}, and other environments whe...
