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# 1  
Old 12-14-2012
[Solved] Tree as alias command
Hi, I have this command:

Code:
ls -R | grep ":$" | sed -e 's/:$//' -e 's/[^-][^\/]*\//--/g' -e 's/^/   /' -e 's/-/|/'

Works nicely to show the current file structure as a tree.

I'd like to have it as an alias in '' but doesn't work just like that and I can't fix it with backslashes:

Code:
alias tree='?'

Can someone help? Thanks
# 2  
Old 12-14-2012
the simplest would be to put it in a file called dir (nothing more...)
then
Code:
alias dir='ksh $HOME/dir'

or whatever shell you are using...
or make your file executable and give it another name, the alias is just so you dont risk calling a program with the same name...
# 3  
Old 12-14-2012
Depending on your shell, you can use a function:

Code:
tree () {
        ls -R | grep ":$" | sed -e 's/:$//' -e 's/[^-][^\/]*\//--/g' -e 's/^/   /' -e 's/-/|/'
}

This User Gave Thanks to Corona688 For This Post:
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# 4  
Old 12-14-2012
Forgotten that possibility, thanks for reminding me...
# 5  
Old 12-15-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by Corona688
Depending on your shell, you can use a function:

Code:
tree () {
        ls -R | grep ":$" | sed -e 's/:$//' -e 's/[^-][^\/]*\//--/g' -e 's/^/   /' -e 's/-/|/'
}

Works perfectly, thanks!
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