On Thu, Dec 21, 2006 at 12:45:35PM -0600, Dan Nelson wrote: > In the last episode (Dec 19), [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > > Is there UNIX analog of ftp command pls, i. e. ls | less ? > > Yes, "ls | less" is the way to do it. You can add a shell alias to > make it easier to type: > > alias pls="ls -l | less" > > That's for bourne-style shells (sh,bash,zsh). for csh, you would use > > alias pls "ls | less" > > Another way to do it would be to write a script named pls and put it in > your path: > > #! /bin/sh > ls "$@" | less > > -- > Dan Nelson > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thank you for response, but I know how to write aliases and bash scripts. I just thought, I don't know the standard way. Apropos, alias pls="ls -l | less" is not a proper way, because of the command pls directory will give ls -l | less directory which is not what one want. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
