fish-config/docs/manual/08-components-reference/01-c1-command-shadows.md

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C1 — Command Shadows

Disabling __fish_config_op_aliases restores standard system behavior for all of these commands.

Command / Alias    Active behavior                       Disabled fallback
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ls                 eza -l -a --icons --hyperlink          system ls
cat                bat syntax-highlighted; dirs → ls      /usr/bin/cat
cd                 zoxide frecency-based navigation        fish builtin cd
rm                 moves files to trash (recoverable)     command rm (permanent)
less               $PAGER → ov → less → more → cat       system less
du                 duf (disk overview) or dust (dir tree)  system du
top                btop resource monitor                  system top
ping               prettyping --nolegend animation        system ping
ssh                kitten ssh in Kitty terminal           system ssh
rg                 rg --hyperlink-format=kitty            system rg
mkdir              verbose path-tree display on creation  mkdir -p silently
bash               XDG bashrc + $SHELL reset on exit      system bash
history            timestamps prepended to every entry    fish builtin history
cp / mv            forced -i confirmation prompt          cp / mv unmodified
wget               forced --continue (resume downloads)   system wget
grep/fgrep/egrep   forced --color=auto                    system grep variants
dir / vdir         forced --color=auto                    system dir / vdir
help config        intercepts "help config" → config-help  fish builtin help
claude             auto-links AGENTS.md as CLAUDE.md before launch  command claude
edit               multi-editor launcher (GUI/term + fallbacks)  $EDITOR/nvim/nano/vi

When C1 is disabled, rm uses bare command rm with no wrapper — files are permanently deleted, not trashed. There is no intermediate safety net.