mjranum@gouldsd.UUCP (Marcus J Ranum) (03/20/87)
I was thinking we might be able to start some kind of discussion of usful C-shell aliases, etc. Anyhow, if not, quick, Jeeves, my asbestos undershorts ! alias @ 'alias \!:1 cd `pwd`' What this lets you do is make a 'mark' in a directory and then return to it instantly. If you are in /tmp and type "@ tmp" it will expand to alias "tmp" to "cd /tmp". I like this better than pushdir and popdir because I frequently wind up all over the place, and depending on my interests of the moment it is easy to set up a series of aliases in my current login shell. --mjr; -- "It is better to shred the bugger than to bugger the shredder." -ancient doltic proverb.
STANLEY%syr-nmr-aos1.csnet@RELAY.CS.NET (03/25/87)
re: alias @ ... I much prefer the alias modified to show me my wd after moving, as in: alias @ 'alias \!:1 \( cd `pwd`\; pwd \)' At least I will know where I will be mangling files before I do it. As for favorite aliases, I approve. I will steal, I mean borrow, good ideas from anywhere. -- snappy saying space for rent --