Re: What good is the default .alias file?

["Scott K. Ellis" <storm@gate.net>]

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On Tue, 24 Jun 1997, Dave Cinege wrote:

> What good is the default .alias file in /etc/skel?
> 
> It by default isn't, and I can see my way to execute the damn thing.
> If it was in the format:
> 
> alias lsa="ls -a"
> 
> it would be useful. How is this any good?
> 
> alias   a       alias
> alias   loada   'source ~/.alias'
> alias   loadalias       loada
> alias   log     watchlog

It is good because it contains csh/tcsh aliases, not bash aliases.  A
slightly different beast.

- -- 
          Scott K. Ellis          |    In order to live freely and happily,
   http://www.gate.net/~storm/    |         you must sacrifice boredom.
          storm@gate.net          |     It is not always an easy sacrifice.
                                  |                -- Illusions

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