Backup and hidden files?

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

Nor Tru64. On older Unix systems, the ls command used to be hard linked to 
and ll, lf, and la such that when invoked with the ll command, ls would 
assume the ls -l properties, ls -f and ls -al respectively.  If my memory 
serves me correctly aliases where first instroduced into the C Shell which 
obviated the need. On Most Unix systems this technique is done with the vi 
command which is linked to ex and view.

Also note that the -i option gives you the inode number.  
Scott Lanning wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Feb 2000, Allan Sherman wrote:
> >  "ls -l"  OR "ls -al"
> >
> >(the "a" includes hidden files)
> >
> >In Unix, I just use "ll" but that is apparently not a standard
> >alias in Linux.
> 
> FYI, it's not on the Irix or AIX machines I have access to,
> either.
> 
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