Remove escapes before command names#127
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Remove escapes before command names#127ferdnyc wants to merge 1 commit intopython-virtualenvwrapper:mainfrom
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In the early days of `virtualenvwrapper.sh`, some commands were prefixed with an escape character (e.g. `\grep -E -v ...`) as a way of attempting to defeat local aliases and other redefinitions. (See, e.g. commit c5433fe.) But, the `command` and `builtin` metacommands are better ways of achieving that, and all of the commands in question have since been prefixed with the appropriate metacommand, making the escapes unnecessary. `command \grep -E -v ...` is just silly.
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Yep, looks good. 👍
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In the early days of
virtualenvwrapper.sh, some commands were prefixed with an escape character (e.g.\grep -E -v ...) as a way of attempting to defeat local aliases and other redefinitions. (See, e.g. commit c5433fe.)But, the
commandandbuiltinmetacommands are better ways of achieving that, and all of the commands in question have since been prefixed with the appropriate metacommand, making the escapes unnecessary.command \grep -E -v ...is just silly.