From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 10 14:43:48 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5C14106566B for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:43:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: from dirj.bris.ac.uk (dirj.bris.ac.uk [137.222.10.78]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 956C98FC16 for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:43:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ncsc.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.10.41]) by dirj.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1RvrhS-0004NZ-5M; Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:43:46 +0000 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.187.241]) by ncsc.bris.ac.uk with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1RvrhR-0004Md-N1; Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:43:45 +0000 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q1AEhjQK027114; Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:43:45 GMT (envelope-from mexas@bris.ac.uk) Received: (from mexas@localhost) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q1AEhj2W027113; Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:43:45 GMT (envelope-from mexas@bris.ac.uk) X-Authentication-Warning: mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk: mexas set sender to mexas@bris.ac.uk using -f Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:43:45 +0000 From: Anton Shterenlikht To: Eitan Adler Message-ID: <20120210144345.GB27024@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Eitan Adler , freebsd-current@freebsd.org References: <4F34FA17.7080000@quip.cz> <20120210133629.Horde.uDX6B5jmRSRPNQ9NDdkRUI4@webmail.leidinger.net> <201202102037.30996.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Enhancing the user experience with tcsh X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:43:48 -0000 On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 09:03:52AM -0500, Eitan Adler wrote: > Picking a random person to reply to. > > There are a lot of good suggestions in this thread, but can we please > remember a few things: > > - Users can always add their own ~/.cshrc > - Many users will get annoyed by what is someone else's amazing setup > > The changes I proposed were designed to add value while continuing to > be non-annoying to the vast majority of users. I'd like feedback about > the specific patch I proposed. We can also create a wiki page for > more awesome tcsh examples. > > For the record this is the current version of the patch I'd like to > commit: Note that it slightly changed from the original (I removed the > duplicate prompt setup and reorganized where the edits are made to > make the diff look nicer). > > commit 3ea4ea3a59d14cb060244618dd89d7dd0170bee1 > diff --git a/etc/root/dot.cshrc b/etc/root/dot.cshrc > --- a/etc/root/dot.cshrc > +++ b/etc/root/dot.cshrc > @@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ > > alias h history 25 > alias j jobs -l > -alias la ls -a > +alias la ls -aF > alias lf ls -FA > -alias ll ls -lA > +alias ll ls -lAF > +alias ls ls -F > > # A righteous umask > umask 22 > @@ -17,15 +18,19 @@ umask 22 > set path = (/sbin /bin /usr/sbin /usr/bin /usr/games /usr/local/sbin > /usr/local/bin $HOME/bin) > > setenv EDITOR vi > -setenv PAGER more > +setenv PAGER less > setenv BLOCKSIZE K > > if ($?prompt) then > # An interactive shell -- set some stuff up > - set prompt = "`/bin/hostname -s`# " > + set prompt = "[%n@%m]%c04%# " > + set promptchars = "%#" > set filec > - set history = 100 > - set savehist = 100 > + set history = 10000 > + set savehist = 10000 > + set autolist > + # Use history to aid expansion > + set autoexpand > set mail = (/var/mail/$USER) > if ( $?tcsh ) then > bindkey "^W" backward-delete-word yes to the history improvements no to the prompt changes don't care for aliases - I never use these particular ones. -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423