Add setup_aliases.sh to install.sh — Design

Status: Approved 2026-02-23

Goal: Add shell alias setup as an optional final step in bin/install.sh, so new users discover aliases during installation.

Context: install.sh already has two optional post-install prompts (health check, cron setup) but doesn’t mention setup_aliases.sh. Users only discover aliases if they read the README or bin/README.md.

Approach

Delegate to existing setup_aliases.sh (same pattern as the cron setup on line 349). No logic duplication — the alias script already handles interactive prefix prompting, validation, file generation, and shell profile sourcing.

Files to Update

File	Change
bin/install.sh	Add [y/N] prompt + setup_aliases.sh call after cron setup block
bin/README.md	Add “Optionally sets up shell aliases” to install.sh feature list

install.sh Change

Add after the cron setup block (after line 350, before success "Setup complete!"):

echo ""
read -p "Would you like to set up shell aliases (e.g., sm-check-health)? [y/N] " -n 1 -r
echo ""
if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
    "$SCRIPT_DIR/setup_aliases.sh"
fi

bin/README.md Change

Add bullet to install.sh “What it does” list:

• Optionally sets up shell aliases