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Date:      Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:45:35 -0600
From:      Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Is there UNIX analog of ftp command pls?
Message-ID:  <20061221184535.GB40028@dan.emsphone.com>
In-Reply-To: <20061219195359.GA34750@host.my.domain>
References:  <20061219195359.GA34750@host.my.domain>

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In the last episode (Dec 19), a@zeos.net said:
> Is there UNIX analog of ftp command pls, i. e. ls | less ?

Yes, "ls | less" is the way to do it.  You can add a shell alias to
make it easier to type:

  alias pls="ls -l | less"

That's for bourne-style shells (sh,bash,zsh).  for csh, you would use

  alias pls "ls | less"

Another way to do it would be to write a script named pls and put it in
your path:

  #! /bin/sh
  ls "$@" | less

-- 
	Dan Nelson
	dnelson@allantgroup.com



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