aliases

Inherit local-only options with 'parent'

Parent is not working across files. Filed support request: http://drupal.org/node/1262230

In an aliases file that lives with your project, so for our SDL project, sdl.aliases.drushrc.php, put in all settings that are true no matter who is using Drush and from where. This is the settings for an externally hosted development collaboration site.

It would be nice to package our Drush aliases with our projects.

Where does drush look for aliases?

It is possible to have your site-specific aliases in sites/default, such as sites/default/aliases.drushrc.php.

Somewhat Related

• issue to have aliases only loaded when in context: http://drupal.org/node/1132906

• Helper function to generate an alias record for the specified site: drush alias-add @aliasname

[There is no current general resolution to using directory-reserved paths, but it's surely possible with custom Apache rewrite rules-- apparently everyone concludes (as i am right now) that it's not worth the effort!]

Partial Resolution

To .htaccess, add:

    # Allow the modules path to be used by Drupal for the modules chapter.
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/modules/?$
    RewriteRule ^ index.php [L]