On Tue, 24 Jun 1997 22:23:31 -0500 (CDT), Nathan E Norman wrote: >:>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 ? > >Well, most likely because the C Shell was the first to support aliases. >At that time the bourne shell didn't support much in the way of the >features we're used to now. So, the logical decision was to name the >file .alias, since it would be such a great feature that noone would >ever have to design or use another shell ...
: P Well I'd like to put a vote in to rename it .csh_alias in the future. Seems like good practice to me, and I will be changing it on my system. I also plan to make up a .bash_alias file, and put a little for loop in .bash_profile to execute it. I'm a firm believer in providing some (easily commented out) features with the generic user account. My new users get treated to a nice color prompt, color enabled ls alias (as well as others), and a simple test webpage. If they don't like it, let them put a few hash marks in their profile, and rm thier html dir. It's easier then staring at a '$' for hours on end wondering what to do next. Been there when I was a DOS monkey. Didn't like it, and it turned me off to Unix immediately. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] .
