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Subject: a useful alias
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Date: Wed, 30-Jul-86 17:11:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 30 17:11:00 1986
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Nf-From: homer.UUCP!root    Jul 30 16:11:00 1986


this is an alias i've been using for a long time that i find very
handy.  just thought i'd share it.  it will allow you to specify a
directory to cd to by naming its intitals only.  for example, to cd to
the directory "/usr/fred/memos/archives/mary", type "c ufmam".

if the initials are not unique (more than one directory has those
initials), an error will result.  if sucessful, the pathname that the
initials expanded to will be echoed, and you will be cd'd.

enjoy.

alias c 'set d=`echo \!^* | sed "s/./\/&*/g"`; cd $d || echo $d'
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						marc brumlik

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