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Re:Start all of your commands with a comma by eterps on Saturday February 07, 2026 @06:09AM (#46922911)
I use my_ as a prefix.
Re:Start all of your commands with a comma by ndsipa_pomu on Saturday February 07, 2026 @07:33AM (#46923346)
I used to use "do" as a prefix e.g. "doBackup"

Nowadays, I tend to skip using a personal prefix and just try to name commands with a suitable verb in front (e.g. "backupMySQL") and ensure that there's no name collisions.

Re:Start all of your commands with a comma by JamesTRexx on Saturday February 07, 2026 @06:56AM (#46923138)
Whenever I see "my" as a prefix, it feels like such a childish "my first Sony" thing. I hate official sites using that.
Re:Start all of your commands with a comma by SoftTalker on Saturday February 07, 2026 @11:48AM (#46925259)
This was actually the same feeling I had when I tried to learn perl. I just had a visceral dislike for "my" as the keyword to declare a local variable.
Re:Start all of your commands with a comma by k3vinw on Saturday February 07, 2026 @10:23AM (#46924571)
That’s a more meaningful prefix than “,” at the expense of a couple more key strokes. I consider that to still be a win in the book of tab completions.

I would replace underscore with “-“ or “.”

Re:Start all of your commands with a comma by ndsipa_pomu on Saturday February 07, 2026 @12:31PM (#46925674)
I'd warn against creating files starting with "-" as that can lead to unexpected results with tools if you forget to use "--" to end options. Nothing wrong with using "my-" as a prefix though.