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  • very nice, also works well with tcsh Commented May 25, 2012 at 13:15
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    This way is very useful. It only bypasses aliases, not functions, which makes it different from command or builtin. Commented May 25, 2012 at 16:31
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    It seems like l\s does the same thing. Is this behaviour a bug or a feature? Commented May 25, 2012 at 16:46
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    It's a "feature". Only unquoted aliases are expanded. So you can put it in quotes, or use a backslash anywhere you like. See bash aliases reference. Commented May 25, 2012 at 17:55
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    In case these solutions aren't working, do type -a ls to troubleshoot. unix.stackexchange.com/questions/39291/… Commented Aug 6, 2021 at 19:09