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Scrub stale bitsentry alias during install - #9

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Summary

  • Root cause of "install complete, then bitsentry: command not found": a leftover alias bitsentry='/old/path' in the shell rc file shadows the real launcher in interactive shells
  • The installer runs under bash, so it can't see zsh/fish alias tables to detect this itself
  • Now scrubs any alias bitsentry= line from the managed rc file before declaring success

Test plan

  • bash -n syntax check passes
  • sed removal verified against a scratch rc file matching the real format (alias bitsentry='/usr/local/sbin/bitsentry'), leaves surrounding aliases untouched
  • Reproduced live: found and fixed the actual stale alias in my own dotfiles, confirmed root cause

The installer runs under bash, so it has no visibility into zsh/fish
alias tables -- a leftover alias bitsentry='/some/old/path' (from an
earlier version of this script, or copied in via dotfiles) silently
shadows the real launcher in interactive shells even after a
completely successful install. Now strips any 'alias bitsentry=' line
from the managed rc file before finishing, so "install complete"
actually means the command works.
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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Installation now detects and removes conflicting bitsentry aliases from the managed shell configuration.
    • Added clear status messages when aliases are found and removed.
    • Improved compatibility across macOS and other operating systems.

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The installer now detects stale bitsentry aliases in the selected shell rc file and removes them with platform-specific sed syntax before continuing with command and PATH handling.

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Shell alias cleanup

Layer / File(s) Summary
Detect and remove stale aliases
scripts/install_bitsentry.sh
The installer detects bitsentry aliases, removes matching declarations with macOS-compatible or standard sed syntax, and reports the result before command and PATH handling.

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The installer’s alias cleanup can either leave the stale command unresolved on macOS or remove too much from a shell configuration file, potentially breaking startup commands. The PR should not merge until the platform-specific matching and safe standalone-line handling are corrected.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes removal of stale bitsentry aliases during installation.
Description check ✅ Passed The description directly explains the stale alias problem, the installer change, and the verification steps.
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In `@scripts/install_bitsentry.sh`:
- Around line 265-271: Update the RC_FILE alias cleanup in the installer to
delete only provably standalone bitsentry alias declarations; preserve compound,
conditional, or continued-command lines and report that manual cleanup is
required. Apply the same safety rules to both Darwin and non-Darwin sed paths,
and add fixtures covering compound, conditional, and continued alias forms.
- Around line 267-271: Update the Darwin branch of the alias-removal logic near
the OS_NAME check to use a macOS-compatible sed expression, replacing the
unsupported BRE \+ repetition with the same effective whitespace matching used
by the non-Darwin branch. Keep the alias pattern and existing success flow
unchanged.
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The previous fix deleted the whole matching line, which would have
silently destroyed unrelated content on a compound (;), conditional
(&&), or line-continuation (\) alias declaration sharing that line.
Now only deletes a line if it's provably nothing but a standalone
alias bitsentry=... declaration; anything else is left alone and
reported so the user can clean it up by hand.

Verified against 6 cases: standalone single/double-quoted (deleted),
compound semicolon / conditional && / line continuation (all left
untouched, all warned), and no-alias-present (no-op).
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rywils merged commit a0083c2 into main Aug 16, 2026
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rywils deleted the fix/installer-stale-alias-cleanup branch August 16, 2026 05:43
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