Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 17:30:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Dru <dlavigne6@cogeco.ca> To: Mack Lobell <macklobell@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why does /bin/ls show dot-files when logged in as root? Message-ID: <20020723172703.M158-100000@x1-6-00-80-c8-3a-b8-46.kico2.on.cogeco.ca> In-Reply-To: <F158HKOXND05SAsOO1800019969@hotmail.com>
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On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Mack Lobell wrote: > Hi, > > i have a stupid ls question. When i hit /bin/ls as root i get a list > including dot-files. If i hit /bin/ls as a normal user i don't get any > dot-files, how come? > > Is this configurable? Take a peek at /root/.cshrc and you'll see this alias: alias ls ls -Fa the a shows all files (including the hidden or dot files) and the F puts a / after directories and a * after executables. You can put the same alias in your regular user's shell file. Dru To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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