Change default ls command

[btaber]

is there a way to make the ls command default with the -a and -l switches without typing them every time (the less typing, the better)

Thanks

B

 

[tanderso]

You could move ls out of your path, make a script which applies the appropriate switches, and then save the script in your path.
Sincerely,

Tom Anderson
CEO, Order amid Chaos, Inc.

http://www.oac-design.com

 

[sleipnir214]

Bash, for one, supports command aliasing. In your .bashrc, add:

alias ls='ls -al' Want the best answers? Ask the best questions:

http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

TANSTAAFL!

 

[btaber]

Thanks sleipnir214, that worked great (tanderso, good idea though)

 

[pansophic]

btaber,

If you are running bash, you can put the alias command in your .bashrc and they will be available in every shell automatically.
pansophic