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What happens if I have this in my bashrc:

alias ls="ls -l"
alias ls="ls -a"

when I type ls they will both match. Is the last one kept or both?

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The second alias command will redefine the alias for "ls". You can double check by running the alias command with no arguments, to see which aliases are defined.

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+1 Right answer. No overloading with the alias command. – Satanicpuppy Mar 8 '10 at 21:35
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Or better yet, alias ls will show you what (if anything) ls specifically is aliased too. – Matthew Flaschen Mar 8 '10 at 22:18

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