On Tue, 24 Jun 1997 12:05:25 -0400 (EDT), Scott K. Ellis wrote: >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.
Ahhhhh. Next question.....why is it not named .csh_alias ? ------------------------------------------------------------------ Elite MicroComputers 908-541-4214 http://www.psychosis.com/emc/ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .