For non-scriptors and newbies at it, using the square braces can be beyond their ability to understand them. So even though it's a little bit longer, it can also change
Also, if aliases.ini is supposed to be basic alias examples, the above alias uses $min, so if $min and $max are not going to be added as basic math $identifiers, they could be added as basic examples for aliases.ini, based on the simple example in...