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Interesting tool, but I haven't yet seen the point of typing "x ping ..." over just "ping ..." can someone enlighten me? Is it just to save the effort of manually installing all the other open source tools, or to get some fancy output format/config defaults?


Thank you.

1. In its early development, `x-cmd` was designed to integrate its modules directly into the shell's namespace. This approach meant that common commands, such as `ping`, could potentially be overridden to run `x ping`, leading to conflicts and behavior. 2. Recognizing these potential issues, we decided to retain the `x` prefix for all `x-cmd` commands. This ensures clarity and prevents namespace pollution. The `x` is intentionally short and acts as a dedicated namespace for `x-cmd`'s features.

I think this will provide a kind of flexibility for our users. Users could try something new or interesting using x-cmd script. But if these sripts fail, users could alway return to the mature original command and finish the tasks.

Future versions of `x-cmd` will introduce a comprehensive cross-shell shortcut configuration system, empowering users to easily manage their personalized command shortcuts.




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