--- skel.bashrc	2021-03-19 21:05:20.000000000 +0500
+++ skel.bashrc.fixed	2021-12-03 17:41:25.641227714 +0500
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 
 # Add an "alert" alias for long running commands.  Use like so:
 #   sleep 10; alert
-alias alert='notify-send --urgency=low -i "$([ $? = 0 ] && echo terminal || echo error)" "$(history|tail -n1|sed -e '\''s/^\s*[0-9]\+\s*//;s/[;&|]\s*alert$//'\'')"'
+alias alert='notify-send --urgency=low -i "$([ $? = 0 ] && echo terminal || echo error)" "$(history|tail -n1|sed -e '\''s/^\s*[0-9]\+\s*//;s/[;&|]*\s*alert$//'\'')"'
 
 # Alias definitions.
 # You may want to put all your additions into a separate file like