Re: Alias help needed

2003-12-06 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 01:54:33 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Björn Lindström) wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Arnt Karlsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > ..huh? Either 'less `ls /files/I/wanna/read/* ` ' or some such, one > > by one, or 'cat ``ls /files/I/wanna/read/* ` |less ' for all i

Re: Alias help needed

2003-12-06 Thread Björn Lindström
Arnt Karlsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > ..huh? Either 'less `ls /files/I/wanna/read/* ` ' or some such, one by > one, or 'cat ``ls /files/I/wanna/read/* ` |less ' for all in one go. > > ..tested down my /proc tree. ;-) That ls seems superfluous. $ less /files/I/wanna/read/* or $ cat /fil

Re: Alias help needed

2003-12-06 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 00:22:46 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Björn Lindström) wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Nori Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > on Wed, 03 Dec 2003 01:57:17PM -0500, Bob Tilley (AT&T) insinuated: > >> I wish to use the expression "catl " to execute the > >> comm

Re: Alias help needed

2003-12-03 Thread Björn Lindström
Nori Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > on Wed, 03 Dec 2003 01:57:17PM -0500, Bob Tilley (AT&T) insinuated: >> I wish to use the expression "catl " to execute the >> commands "cat | less". >> >> Is it possible to use 'alias' in the definition? >> >> "alias catl='cat $0 | less'" seems like

Re: Alias help needed

2003-12-03 Thread Paul Morgan
On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 13:57:17 -0500, Bob Tilley (AT&T) wrote: > I wish to use the expression "catl " to execute the commands "cat > | less". > > Is it possible to use 'alias' in the definition? > > "alias catl='cat $0 | less'" seems like a good idea, but I don't know if the '$0' > works in a s

Re: Alias help needed

2003-12-03 Thread David Z Maze
"Bob Tilley (AT&T)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I wish to use the expression "catl " to execute the > commands "cat | less". > > Is it possible to use 'alias' in the definition? > > "alias catl='cat $0 | less'" seems like a good idea, but I don't > know if the '$0' works in a simple alias. I t

Re: Alias help needed

2003-12-03 Thread Nori Heikkinen
on Wed, 03 Dec 2003 01:57:17PM -0500, Bob Tilley (AT&T) insinuated: > I wish to use the expression "catl " to execute the > commands "cat | less". > > Is it possible to use 'alias' in the definition? > > "alias catl='cat $0 | less'" seems like a good idea, but I don't > know if the '$0' works in

Alias help needed

2003-12-03 Thread
I wish to use the expression "catl " to execute the commands "cat | less". Is it possible to use 'alias' in the definition? "alias catl='cat $0 | less'" seems like a good idea, but I don't know if the '$0' works in a simple alias. Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a sub