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diff --git a/.ai/protocols.org b/.ai/protocols.org index 75cb7a8..d820073 100644 --- a/.ai/protocols.org +++ b/.ai/protocols.org @@ -237,6 +237,13 @@ Craig runs a pure Wayland setup (Hyprland) and avoids XWayland/Xorg apps. - The =&>/dev/null &= is required to detach the process and suppress output - Without it, the command may appear to hang or produce no result +*** Shell aliases (=ls= → =exa=) +Craig's shell aliases =ls= to =exa=, which prints nothing to non-TTY pipes (e.g. when capturing =ls= output in a Bash tool call). The result looks like the directory is empty when it isn't. + +- Always use =\ls= (or =command ls=) when capturing output. The backslash bypasses the alias. +- Applies to =ls -la=, =ls -t=, glob expansions piped through =ls=, and any =ls= invocation whose output gets read programmatically. +- Symptom if forgotten: the Bash tool returns empty output and you mistakenly conclude the directory is empty. + ** Miscellaneous Information - Craig currently lives in New Orleans, LA - Craig's phone number: 510-316-9357 |