~$ cdls Examples case_Contact.pdf kubuntu-leaflet.png case_howard_county_library.pdf logos case_KRUU.pdf oo-about-these-files.odt case_OaklandUniversity.pdf oo-about-ubuntu-ru.rtf case_oxford_archaeology.pdf oo-derivatives.doc case_Skegness.pdf oo-maxwell.odt case_ubuntu_johnhopkins_v2.pdf oo-payment-schedule.ods case_ubuntu_locatrix_v1.pdf oo-presenting-kubuntu.odp case_Wellcome.pdf oo-presenting-ubuntu.odp Experience ubuntu.ogg oo-trig.xls fables_01_01_aesop.spx oo-welcome.odt gimp-ubuntu-splash.xcf ubuntu Sax.ogg ~/Examples$
Not really alternative, just giving a different behavior listing current directory if no directory given.
Any thoughts on this command? Does it work on your machine? Can you do the same thing with only 14 characters?
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function cdl(){ cd $1; ls -laF; }