alias v=vim
+unalias mv cp 2> /dev/null
+# Ask for confirmation before overwriting files. Especially useful when moving
+# to a different directory. No alias for `rm` because I specify the files to
+# remove directly, so I know what will happen.
+alias mv='mv -i'
+# Additionally preserve all file attributes when copying, this includes
+# copying symbolic links as is without dereferencing them.
+alias cp='cp -i -a'
+
+
# Make sure there is no alias named ls as it causes problems with the
# following ls function on (at least) bash 4.0.35.
unalias ls 2> /dev/null
# Automatically use unified diffs.
alias diff='diff -u'
+# COLUMN is set to `| column -t` if it's available, empty otherwise.
+
# Display all files (-s), use human readable sizes (-h) and display the
# complete size (-c).
alias du='du -shc'
-# Use human readable sizes.
-alias df='df -h'
+# Use human readable sizes and format it nicely, thanks to climagic
+# (http://twitter.com/climagic/status/49623386762129408).
+alias df='df -hP COLUMN'
# Highlight matched strings. Doesn't work with a pager!
alias grep='grep --color=auto'