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shell/.config/shell/aliases

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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Use neovim for vim if present.
+[ -x "$(command -v nvim)" ] && alias vim="nvim" vimdiff="nvim -d"
+
+# Verbosity and settings that you pretty much just always are going to want.
+alias \
+	cp="cp -iv" \
+	mv="mv -iv" \
+	rm="rm -vI" \
+	mkd="mkdir -pv" \
+
+# Colorize commands when possible.
+alias \
+	ls="ls -hN --color=auto --group-directories-first" \
+	grep="grep --color=auto" \
+	diff="diff --color=auto" \
+	ccat="highlight --out-format=ansi"
+
+# These common commands are just too long! Abbreviate them.
+alias \
+	ka="killall" \
+	g="git" \
+	f="$FILE" \
+	e="$EDITOR" \
+	v="$EDITOR" \