Re: tcsh

From: M. Warner Losh <imp_at_bsdimp.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 21:28:03 -0600 (MDT)

In message: <42719BA0.5030901_at_samsco.org>
            Scott Long <scottl_at_samsco.org> writes:
: Why does 'cd' have to be aliased?

It doesn't.  In historical csh implementations (eg, sunos 4, 4.2 or
4.3 BSD) needed to alias cd to get the prompt set, but tcsh has indeed
obviated that need, with all the benefits that you describe.

Warner

Received on Fri Apr 29 2005 - 01:28:00 UTC

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