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alexmolas 41 points 19 comments August 18, 2026
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ggm

Do the exec() tail call?

3stacks

Its a weird feeling to see something posted on here and remembering it being posted nearly 10 years ago I think of this every time I write git git status

sshine

I never have this exact problem. It's rare that my stale prompt has a "git" in it. Most of my git commands have mnemonic aliases like "gs", "gd", "gl". I usually have the problem where a stale "ls" or "vim" inhabits the prompt.

modeless

I need one called "gits" that accepts a command "tatus".

philipallstar

> See what other git alias’ I have This should be "aliases".

Subdivide8452

Never had this, but I kinda wanna add the alias just in case now

roli64

So this is what people do with their spare time.

docheinestages

Would it work with "giggity" too?

tempfile

It's amazing the lengths people go to in order to avoid typing more carefully.

walrus01

Buffalo Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo?

skrebbel

I recommend also adding this: [alias] really = !exec git This solves the common situation where you could’ve sworn you pushed your worl, but colleague can’t find it regardless. You can then `git really push` to be sure.

quietlathe

The exec matters here. Without it each extra git would stack another shell process.

VCFundedGenYer

Weirdly specific issue exclusive to the author.

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