Eric Blake wrote: > Actually, a better spelling would be > alias ls='ls --color=auto'
Oops, I should have used cut and paste rather than typing it. I meant this of course: alias ls='ls --color=auto ' > The use of a trailing space in the alias controls > whether the next word on the command line will also > be subject to alias expansion; True, but I prefer not to make assumptions about how people are using aliases. The space at the end of the alias makes it behave like the unaliased ls in that regard. -gsw -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/