How do I cd and then ls in my cshrc
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I want to be able to cd into a path and have it ls automatically.
I have tried doing a function such as
cs() { cd "@a" ; ls}
but this results in an error saying "badly placed ()" so I do not think I can do functions. I have also tried
alias cs ' cd !:1 ; ls '
I can source my .cshrc with this but when I call it, it doesn't do anything and I am still in the same folder.
linux ls cd-command csh
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I want to be able to cd into a path and have it ls automatically.
I have tried doing a function such as
cs() { cd "@a" ; ls}
but this results in an error saying "badly placed ()" so I do not think I can do functions. I have also tried
alias cs ' cd !:1 ; ls '
I can source my .cshrc with this but when I call it, it doesn't do anything and I am still in the same folder.
linux ls cd-command csh
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See alsoalias cwdcmd ls(assuming your csh is actually tcsh)
– Stéphane Chazelas
2 days ago
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I want to be able to cd into a path and have it ls automatically.
I have tried doing a function such as
cs() { cd "@a" ; ls}
but this results in an error saying "badly placed ()" so I do not think I can do functions. I have also tried
alias cs ' cd !:1 ; ls '
I can source my .cshrc with this but when I call it, it doesn't do anything and I am still in the same folder.
linux ls cd-command csh
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I want to be able to cd into a path and have it ls automatically.
I have tried doing a function such as
cs() { cd "@a" ; ls}
but this results in an error saying "badly placed ()" so I do not think I can do functions. I have also tried
alias cs ' cd !:1 ; ls '
I can source my .cshrc with this but when I call it, it doesn't do anything and I am still in the same folder.
linux ls cd-command csh
linux ls cd-command csh
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See alsoalias cwdcmd ls(assuming your csh is actually tcsh)
– Stéphane Chazelas
2 days ago
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See alsoalias cwdcmd ls(assuming your csh is actually tcsh)
– Stéphane Chazelas
2 days ago
See also
alias cwdcmd ls (assuming your csh is actually tcsh)– Stéphane Chazelas
2 days ago
See also
alias cwdcmd ls (assuming your csh is actually tcsh)– Stéphane Chazelas
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You were very very close.
Unix loves backslashes; Unix eats backslashes for breakfast.
You need
alias cs 'cd !:1; ls'
If you look at the documentation for csh (and its descendants),
you'll see that ! refers to the history mechanism,
which lets you refer to previous command(s).
The simplest example is !!,
which recalls and repeats the most recent command.
!:1 means word #1 from the referenced command
(where the command itself is word #0;
so, for example, in grep needle *.txt,
!:0 is grep and !:1 is needle).
Bash and other descendants of the Bourne shell have a feature
that is very similar.
C shell aliases are a little weird.
When you run an alias, the command that you typed
(e.g., cs vacation_photographs) is treated as the "previous command".
So, when the alias runs, !:1 is replaced with vacation_photographs.
The catch is that this happens when the alias runs.
But history expansion happens when the alias is defined, too.
So, for example, if your .cshrc says
set prompt = '% '
alias cs 'cd !:1; ls'
then !:1 is evaluated as prompt,
and the alias is defined as cd prompt; ls.
To be able to refer to the command that you typed
(vacation_photographs),
you need to define the alias to be cd !:1; ls,
and so you need to use the backslash
to defer the interpretation of the !:1,
so it will be evaluated when the alias is run
instead of when it is defined.
If you've been doing
alias cs 'cd !:1; ls'
and it doesn't do anything (not even give you an error message),
I cannot explain that.
answered 2 days ago
G-Man
12.8k93164
Thank you! This worked. Just wondering, why is it that the was required?
– Makuza
2 days ago
AFAIK, bash and zsh are the only Bourne-like shells that have implemented csh-like history expansion.
– Stéphane Chazelas
2 days ago
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You were very very close.
Unix loves backslashes; Unix eats backslashes for breakfast.
You need
alias cs 'cd !:1; ls'
If you look at the documentation for csh (and its descendants),
you'll see that ! refers to the history mechanism,
which lets you refer to previous command(s).
The simplest example is !!,
which recalls and repeats the most recent command.
!:1 means word #1 from the referenced command
(where the command itself is word #0;
so, for example, in grep needle *.txt,
!:0 is grep and !:1 is needle).
Bash and other descendants of the Bourne shell have a feature
that is very similar.
C shell aliases are a little weird.
When you run an alias, the command that you typed
(e.g., cs vacation_photographs) is treated as the "previous command".
So, when the alias runs, !:1 is replaced with vacation_photographs.
The catch is that this happens when the alias runs.
But history expansion happens when the alias is defined, too.
So, for example, if your .cshrc says
set prompt = '% '
alias cs 'cd !:1; ls'
then !:1 is evaluated as prompt,
and the alias is defined as cd prompt; ls.
To be able to refer to the command that you typed
(vacation_photographs),
you need to define the alias to be cd !:1; ls,
and so you need to use the backslash
to defer the interpretation of the !:1,
so it will be evaluated when the alias is run
instead of when it is defined.
If you've been doing
alias cs 'cd !:1; ls'
and it doesn't do anything (not even give you an error message),
I cannot explain that.
answered 2 days ago
G-Man
12.8k93164
Thank you! This worked. Just wondering, why is it that the was required?
– Makuza
2 days ago
AFAIK, bash and zsh are the only Bourne-like shells that have implemented csh-like history expansion.
– Stéphane Chazelas
2 days ago
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
You were very very close.
Unix loves backslashes; Unix eats backslashes for breakfast.
You need
alias cs 'cd !:1; ls'
If you look at the documentation for csh (and its descendants),
you'll see that ! refers to the history mechanism,
which lets you refer to previous command(s).
The simplest example is !!,
which recalls and repeats the most recent command.
!:1 means word #1 from the referenced command
(where the command itself is word #0;
so, for example, in grep needle *.txt,
!:0 is grep and !:1 is needle).
Bash and other descendants of the Bourne shell have a feature
that is very similar.
C shell aliases are a little weird.
When you run an alias, the command that you typed
(e.g., cs vacation_photographs) is treated as the "previous command".
So, when the alias runs, !:1 is replaced with vacation_photographs.
The catch is that this happens when the alias runs.
But history expansion happens when the alias is defined, too.
So, for example, if your .cshrc says
set prompt = '% '
alias cs 'cd !:1; ls'
then !:1 is evaluated as prompt,
and the alias is defined as cd prompt; ls.
To be able to refer to the command that you typed
(vacation_photographs),
you need to define the alias to be cd !:1; ls,
and so you need to use the backslash
to defer the interpretation of the !:1,
so it will be evaluated when the alias is run
instead of when it is defined.
If you've been doing
alias cs 'cd !:1; ls'
and it doesn't do anything (not even give you an error message),
I cannot explain that.
answered 2 days ago
G-Man
12.8k93164
Thank you! This worked. Just wondering, why is it that the was required?
– Makuza
2 days ago
AFAIK, bash and zsh are the only Bourne-like shells that have implemented csh-like history expansion.
– Stéphane Chazelas
2 days ago
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
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up vote
1
down vote
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You were very very close.
Unix loves backslashes; Unix eats backslashes for breakfast.
You need
alias cs 'cd !:1; ls'
If you look at the documentation for csh (and its descendants),
you'll see that ! refers to the history mechanism,
which lets you refer to previous command(s).
The simplest example is !!,
which recalls and repeats the most recent command.
!:1 means word #1 from the referenced command
(where the command itself is word #0;
so, for example, in grep needle *.txt,
!:0 is grep and !:1 is needle).
Bash and other descendants of the Bourne shell have a feature
that is very similar.
C shell aliases are a little weird.
When you run an alias, the command that you typed
(e.g., cs vacation_photographs) is treated as the "previous command".
So, when the alias runs, !:1 is replaced with vacation_photographs.
The catch is that this happens when the alias runs.
But history expansion happens when the alias is defined, too.
So, for example, if your .cshrc says
set prompt = '% '
alias cs 'cd !:1; ls'
then !:1 is evaluated as prompt,
and the alias is defined as cd prompt; ls.
To be able to refer to the command that you typed
(vacation_photographs),
you need to define the alias to be cd !:1; ls,
and so you need to use the backslash
to defer the interpretation of the !:1,
so it will be evaluated when the alias is run
instead of when it is defined.
If you've been doing
alias cs 'cd !:1; ls'
and it doesn't do anything (not even give you an error message),
I cannot explain that.
answered 2 days ago
G-Man
12.8k93164
You were very very close.
Unix loves backslashes; Unix eats backslashes for breakfast.
You need
alias cs 'cd !:1; ls'
If you look at the documentation for csh (and its descendants),
you'll see that ! refers to the history mechanism,
which lets you refer to previous command(s).
The simplest example is !!,
which recalls and repeats the most recent command.
!:1 means word #1 from the referenced command
(where the command itself is word #0;
so, for example, in grep needle *.txt,
!:0 is grep and !:1 is needle).
Bash and other descendants of the Bourne shell have a feature
that is very similar.
C shell aliases are a little weird.
When you run an alias, the command that you typed
(e.g., cs vacation_photographs) is treated as the "previous command".
So, when the alias runs, !:1 is replaced with vacation_photographs.
The catch is that this happens when the alias runs.
But history expansion happens when the alias is defined, too.
So, for example, if your .cshrc says
set prompt = '% '
alias cs 'cd !:1; ls'
then !:1 is evaluated as prompt,
and the alias is defined as cd prompt; ls.
To be able to refer to the command that you typed
(vacation_photographs),
you need to define the alias to be cd !:1; ls,
and so you need to use the backslash
to defer the interpretation of the !:1,
so it will be evaluated when the alias is run
instead of when it is defined.
If you've been doing
alias cs 'cd !:1; ls'
and it doesn't do anything (not even give you an error message),
I cannot explain that.
answered 2 days ago
G-Man
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answered 2 days ago
G-Man
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answered 2 days ago
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Thank you! This worked. Just wondering, why is it that the was required?
– Makuza
2 days ago
AFAIK, bash and zsh are the only Bourne-like shells that have implemented csh-like history expansion.
– Stéphane Chazelas
2 days ago
add a comment |
Thank you! This worked. Just wondering, why is it that the was required?
– Makuza
2 days ago
AFAIK, bash and zsh are the only Bourne-like shells that have implemented csh-like history expansion.
– Stéphane Chazelas
2 days ago
Thank you! This worked. Just wondering, why is it that the was required?
– Makuza
2 days ago
Thank you! This worked. Just wondering, why is it that the was required?
– Makuza
2 days ago
AFAIK, bash and zsh are the only Bourne-like shells that have implemented csh-like history expansion.
– Stéphane Chazelas
2 days ago
AFAIK, bash and zsh are the only Bourne-like shells that have implemented csh-like history expansion.
– Stéphane Chazelas
2 days ago
add a comment |
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alias cwdcmd ls(assuming your csh is actually tcsh)– Stéphane Chazelas
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