zsh-you-should-use
brew install zsh-you-should-use
v1.11.1
GPL-3.0-only
ZSH plugin that reminds you to use existing aliases for commands you just typed
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Links
- https://github.com/MichaelAquilina/zsh-you-should-use
- GitHub: MichaelAquilina/zsh-you-should-use
- Brew formula source: Formula/z/zsh-you-should-use.rb
Caveats
To activate You Should Use, add the following to your .zshrc: source $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/share/zsh-you-should-use/you-should-use.plugin.zsh You will also need to restart your terminal for this change to take effect.
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