running command directly, skip alias or function which has the same name

\<command>

if you have a alias like this: alias cp='cp -i' # cp file1 file1.bak equal to # cp -i file1 file1.bak (it will not overwrite file1.bak if it exist) # \cp file1 file1.bak equal to # /bin/cp file1 file1.bak (skip alias settings, it will overwrite file1.bak if it exist)

By: panlm

2011-05-06 15:45:31

4 Alternatives + Submit Alt

escape any command aliases

e.g. if rm is aliased for 'rm -i', you can escape the alias by prepending a backslash: rm [file] # WILL prompt for confirmation per the alias \rm [file] # will NOT prompt for confirmation per the default behavior of the command
This is sample output - yours may be different.
101

\[command]

wwest4 · 2009-02-11 19:34:21 57
bypass any aliases and functions for the command

A simple directive which disables all aliases and functions for the command immediately following it. Shortcut for the bash built-in 'command' - "command linefoo". Think, {sic}... Show Sample Output
This is sample output - yours may be different.
```
echo 'Hey, it works...' > fooy.txt
alias cat='somebunk -fFnrACesvVwwwwwlRQ +1337 --awesome-mode-engaged=1'
cat fooy.txt 
bash: somebunk: command not found
\cat fooy.txt 
Hey, it works...
```
21

\foo

egreSS · 2011-09-23 11:00:35 11
temporarily override alias of any command

say, someone has aliased ls to 'ls --color=always' and you want to temporarily override the alias (it does not override functions) Show Sample Output
This is sample output - yours may be different.
```
directory listing generated by unaliased command (/bin/ls in this case)
```
6

\ls

libdave · 2012-01-05 00:35:49 8
Run a command that has been aliased without the alias

Most distributions alias cp to 'cp -i', which means when you attempt to copy into a directory that already contains the file, cp will prompt to overwrite. A great default to have, but when you mean to overwrite thousands of files, you don't want to sit there hitting [y] then [enter] thousands of times. Enter the backslash. It runs the command unaliased, so as in the example, cp will happily overwrite existing files much in the way mv works. Show Sample Output
This is sample output - yours may be different.
```
$ \cp * -R /path/that/has/files
$ ### note that cp does not prompt to overwrite files
```
2

\[command]

tyzbit · 2015-01-15 18:31:50 8

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