tobi / tobi/try

Defining a shell alias `src` somehow conflicts with `try` and launches try instead

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Description

Adding:
eval $(try init "Users/rushjj1/try")
to .zshrc in order for try to work properly causes the word src to be an alias for try

Even if you do this:

unalias src 2>/dev/null || true
unset -f src 2>/dev/null || true

src() {
    builtin source ~/.zshrc
}

running src will still launch try

try should be the only thing added to the shell space.

Removing try prevents the shell naming pollution. Removing the eval line from .zshrc also prevents the naming pollution but of course try doesn't work without those.

this was with installing both ruby and try via homebrew

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in zsh with the .zshrc eval $(try init "Users/rushjj1/try") line and the shown src function. Inspect the shell code used by the try init entry point to determine why src is claimed; done means initialization adds only try-related names and leaves src available for the user's function.

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Assessment

Tech stack
shell, zsh
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
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Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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