Hi, Escape any command from aliases > > $ \[command] > > Ex: > > if "ls" is aliased for 'ls -ll', you can escape the alias by prepending a > backslash: > > $ ls > > WILL prompt for confirmation per the alias > > $ \ls > > will NOT prompt for confirmation per the default behaviour of the command. > > > Ex: > > > [suresh@mercury ~]$ alias ls="ll" > > [suresh@mercury ~]$ ls > total 52 > drwxrwxr-x. 13 suresh suresh 4096 Jan 26 12:08 aaa > drwxr-xr-x. 4 suresh suresh 4096 Jan 26 19:09 Desktop > drwxr-xr-x. 2 suresh suresh 4096 Jan 24 12:23 Documents > drwxr-xr-x. 7 suresh suresh 4096 Jan 26 18:44 Downloads > drwxrwxr-x. 13 suresh suresh 4096 Jan 26 11:37 exa > drwxrwxr-x. 13 suresh suresh 4096 Jan 26 11:37 exam > > > [suresh@mercury ~]$ \ls > aaa Documents exa Music Public Templates zzz > Desktop Downloads exam Pictures qqq Videos > > Nice tip.. > Keep rocking.. > > -- > Regards, > Tha.Suresh > Regards Ramachandran > > Cooool Linux Tips & Tricks, > http://gnutips.wordpress.com > > My experiences with Linux are here, > http://thasulinux.wordpress.com > >