On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:51:13 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:53:56 +0100, Polytropon <free...@edvax.de> wrote: > > /usr/home/rocketmouse, _not_ user/home/rocketmouse > > It wasn't possible to copy the message, so I've written it. It's very > likely that I made a typo. I'm a dyslexic and since there's no big > difference between /usr and /user and it both is for "user" it's very > likely that I haven't notice it all the times when I read it. If I would > have written /usgr or something similar it could happen that I don't > notice it when reading it 2 or 3 times, but when reading it for the 4th > time I will notice it. It oven happens that people type 'unmount' instead > of 'umount', so I've seen Linux distros that ship with an alias 'unmount' > :D.
Seen in this context, the message was probably beginning with "/usr" instead of "user" which makes sense (even though it would be considered a bug when the editor is invoked without a file name and it instead tries to open "something" that is not a file to edit). It also fits the tradition that "usr" is often pronounced "user" and therefor carries that "mental image". > OT: > > # grep alias .cshrc > alias h history 25 > alias j jobs -l > alias la ls -aF > alias lf ls -FA > alias ll ls -lAF > > I avoid using aliases. FWIW on Linux mailing lists that aren't for a > specific distro, it's unwanted to use aliases when posting to the list. That's a valid advice, especially when the alias name suggests that it does something it doesn't do in reality. However, a common alias "ll" for "list long" is widely accepted, even though the implementation (and additional flags and preferences) may differ from system to system. alias ls 'ls -FG -D "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"' alias ll 'ls -laFG -D "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"' setenv LSCOLORS ExGxdxdxCxDxDxBxBxegeg ;-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
