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Show aliases in status output #179

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Feature request

vers status shows VM ID, STATE, and CREATED — but not the alias, even when one is set.

Current

VM ID                                   STATE       CREATED
5c15e355-d6ef-4c49-b256-f499952ef640    running     2026-04-02 01:57:22
3a929718-6571-4af6-8155-70de86367dd4    running     2026-04-02 01:57:26

Expected

VM ID                                   ALIAS       STATE       CREATED
5c15e355-d6ef-4c49-b256-f499952ef640    my-server   running     2026-04-02 01:57:22
3a929718-6571-4af6-8155-70de86367dd4    -           running     2026-04-02 01:57:26

Aliases are the primary human-friendly identifier. Having them in the main status view (and in --format json output) would remove the need for a separate vers alias lookup.

Impact

When managing many VMs, aliases are the only way to tell them apart at a glance. Currently you have to cross-reference vers status with vers alias manually.

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