Another "explain this xkcd" request [July 20]

[Digital_is_the_new_Analog]

@SCSimmons

Aliasing ls is easy, yes. It will definitely not return that error message, no matter what you point the command to or how your directories are configured. This post in the XKCD forum thread hit all the high points, I believe.

Alias it to an echo statement.

@Little_Nemo

But I’ve been reading his strip for years and he’s never told a good prison guard joke yet.

How about this one?

-D/a