Michael Bovee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asked:

>>> Is this common for different groups to add their own shorthands,
>>> and then not include them in the manpages?

You might want to do an 'alias ll' (or a just plain 'alias') from your
shell prompt to see what aliases might have been helpfully created
for you by your distribution's vendor. Yep, it can get downright annoying
at times. I'm sure there are all kinds of little things like that
which various members of the list may have created for their own use
(and to suit their own taste), which they could share with you.

I, for example, greatly prefer:

alias ls='ls -aF'
to display various symbols to denote executable, directory, symlink,
etc., on my files, including the dotted files. Your taste/mileage may vary.

HTH,

Bayard

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