my favorite alias alias lsd="ls -d */" On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Eric Shubert wrote: > On 10/27/2010 02:28 PM, der.hans wrote: > >> Am 27. Oct, 2010 schwätzte Eric Shubert so: >> >> Thanks for clearing that up for me hans (and Dale). >>> I'll still steer clear of aliases though. When I find myself doing >>> something repetitively, I'll write a script. ;) >>> >> >> I also prefer scripts, but I don't have any good reasons to not use >> aliases. >> >> The reason you find they can introduce confusion is actually a good reason >> to use them, e.g. the ls alias available on most distros at this point >> that turn on colorized output. >> >> $ type ls >> ls is aliased to `ls --color=auto' >> > > That's cosmetic, so I really don't mind that too much. I'd prefer a new > command be used though, such as lsc in this case, or such as ll being > aliased to `ls -l`. I dislike its use to alter the behavior/defaults of > existing commands though. > > > I'm still opposed to using aliases to change data retention behavior for >> commands such as aliasing rm to rm -i. >> > > +1 > > > -- > -Eric 'shubes' > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Mike Hoy