list files but not directory

[ann kok]

--- On Sun, 8/23/09, Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel at infinity-ltd.com> wrote:

> From: Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel at infinity-ltd.com>
> Subject: Re: list files but not directory
> To: "Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora." <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Received: Sunday, August 23, 2009, 12:26 PM
> Steven W. Orr wrote:
> > 
> > Two things!
> > 
> > 1. Bash syntax:
> > This will not work:
> > function lsp() { ls $@ && less }
> > If you do it in one line then it would have to be
> > function lsp() { ls $@ && less; }
> > 
> Yes - I did forget the ; at the end of the command. Bad
> morning...
> 
> > If you say ls && less then you will only run
> the less command if the ls
> > command succeeds with a 0 exit status. I know this was
> a typo but I just
> > didn't want others to get confused.
> > 
> I prefer not to have less run id ls exits with an error.
> That way,
> if I run something like lsd *.html on a directory with no
> .html


Why I can't run lsd?
Do I need to install any package?

-bash: lsd: command not found










> files in it, I do not have to type the q to exit less.
> 
> > *NEVER* use $@ without using double quotes. It is very
> bad luck and failure to
> > follow this advise will cause you to send 200 copies
> of stupid jokes to all
> > the people you know with aol addresses. And worse, you
> will end up knowing
> > more aol people.
> > 
> Oops - definitely a good point!
> 
> > What's the difference between an alias and a function?
> Simple: If you need to
> > pass arguments then use a function. I mention this
> because it's another of
> > those basic sources of confusion.
> > 
> I nice explanation.
> 
> Mikkel
> -- 
> 
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