alias to list a specific folder with |more
- Thread starter GigiG
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To create a Bash alias that lists the contents of a specific folder and pipes it through the more command for pagination, you can add the following line to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_aliases file (create the file if it doesn't exist):
alias listfolder='ls /path/to/your/folder | more'
Replace /path/to/your/folder with the actual path to the folder you want to list. After adding this line to your configuration file, you can use the listfolder alias in your terminal to list the contents of the specified folder with pagination. For example:
listfolder
alias listfolder='ls /path/to/your/folder | more'
Replace /path/to/your/folder with the actual path to the folder you want to list. After adding this line to your configuration file, you can use the listfolder alias in your terminal to list the contents of the specified folder with pagination. For example:
listfolder
Sorry, with specific folder I mean any existing folder in my PC. For example, while I'm currently in my home folder, I'd like to list the content of its child folder named Templates. With the already existing alias ll='ls - laF |more' (ll Templates) I got the listing of the current home folder and, at the end, a message like * Templates/: directory *
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One alternative is to write a function that outputs the info desired, and have it written into the .bashrc file so that it's available after logging in. For example, add the following contents to the .bashrc file (source the file in the same terminal if not rebooting):
This version requires one option for the function to run, as follows:
If the output is too long for the screen, the "more" pager operates, but if not then not.
Note that this is just a proof of concept, and really needs a little more code to make sure that there's only one option provided to the function. Any directory can be entered as an option.
On the other hand, it may not be quite what you want.
Code:
lsdir() { ls -alF $1 | more ; }This version requires one option for the function to run, as follows:
Code:
[flip@flop ~]$ lsdir /home/flip
total 1324
drwxr-xr-x 101 flip flip 12288 Sep 20 23:47 ./
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Mar 14 2022 ../
drwxr-xr-x 2 flip flip 4096 Sep 19 20:50 apple/
drwx------ 2 flip flip 4096 Feb 5 2023 .aptitude/
drwxr-xr-x 2 flip flip 4096 Sep 19 20:51 articles/
<snip>If the output is too long for the screen, the "more" pager operates, but if not then not.
Note that this is just a proof of concept, and really needs a little more code to make sure that there's only one option provided to the function. Any directory can be entered as an option.
On the other hand, it may not be quite what you want.
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