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minus-squaredownhomechunk [chicago]@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·6 months agoIn 20+ years of linuxing, I’ve never thought about putting the f first until now.
minus-squareadmin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoImagine my mixed emotions when I’ve been doing ‘ls -la’ since I remember and watch someone do ‘ls -al’.
minus-squaredownhomechunk [chicago]@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoI cut my teeth on DOS. I use dir instead of ls. Please don’t shame me.
minus-squarenickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoI use -al because it’s in alphabetical order and reminds me of “all”.
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoI always do - lha or -la, but sometimes I did -a and I want the L, so I reuse the old command and add a l, making it -al.
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoI always put the f last, as in first the whole command, then go back and write the -rf, just because if I accidentally press enter I don’t want an uncompleted path to be destroyed.
In 20+ years of linuxing, I’ve never thought about putting the f first until now.
Imagine my mixed emotions when I’ve been doing ‘ls -la’ since I remember and watch someone do ‘ls -al’.
I cut my teeth on DOS. I use dir instead of ls. Please don’t shame me.
I use -al because it’s in alphabetical order and reminds me of “all”.
I always do - lha or -la, but sometimes I did -a and I want the L, so I reuse the old command and add a l, making it -al.
I always put the f last, as in first the whole command, then go back and write the -rf, just because if I accidentally press enter I don’t want an uncompleted path to be destroyed.