fixed complaint about nautilus if not installed.

[feisty_meow.git] / scripts / core / common.alias

diff --git a/scripts/core/common.alias b/scripts/core/common.alias
index 56bb0ecb31e2af28fc2bf946fd2ac5c7849fb21c..7b8d3caddc02a0b6dfda48cb7a5b8065ba82d868 100644 (file)
--- a/scripts/core/common.alias
+++ b/scripts/core/common.alias
@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ alias df='\df -mh'
 alias dir='perl $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/files/summing_dir.pl'
 alias du='\du -h'
 alias erase='perl $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/files/safedel.pl'
-# elaborate replacement for explorer command, which we shorten to exp.
+# elaborate replacement for filesystem explorer command, which we have
+# shortened to "exp".
 if [ "$OS" != "Windows_NT" ]; then
   if [ -n "$IS_DARWIN" ]; then
     # case for mac os x.
     alias exp='open'
-  elif [ ! -z "$(which nautilus)" ]; then
+  elif [ ! -z "$(which nautilus 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
     # we prefer nautilus if available.
     alias exp='nautilus'
   else
@@ -38,10 +39,11 @@ else
   # windows gets routed to our helpful script instead.
   alias exp="bash $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/winders/exploder.sh"
 fi
-# re-use work we did on 'exp' macro for longer command.
+# re-use work we did on 'exp' macro for the longer windows command.
 alias explorer=exp
-alias l='\ls -hFC $color_add'
-alias ls='\ls -hFC $color_add'
+alias i=inventory
+alias l='perl $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/files/summing_dir.pl'
+alias ls='ls -HhFC $color_add'
 alias lsd='ls -hl'
 alias md='mkdir'
 alias more='less'
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ alias rd='perl $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/files/zapdirs.pl'
 alias ren='\mv -v -i '
 alias rm='perl $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/files/safedel.pl'
 alias rmdir='perl $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/files/zapdirs.pl'
+alias s='echo "##############"'
 alias path='echo $PATH'
 alias whence=which
 
@@ -87,8 +90,9 @@ alias cputemp='acpi -t'
 # makes root user's home directory's permissions right.
 alias reroot='chown -R root:root /root'
 # yes, these are really helpful...
+alias whoareyou='echo -e "Hello, I am a computer named $(hostname)\nand I'\''m very pleased to meet you."'
 alias whereami='echo whoa dude, try not to think about it...'
-alias why='echo just because.'
+alias why='echo We all wonder what the point of the universe is at times.  If you figure it all out, please write us.'
 
 # done with loading up regular aliases now...
 
@@ -110,3 +114,8 @@ unalias fredme &>/dev/null
 
 ##############
 
+# set the sentinel variable that says this file was handled.
+export CORE_ALIASES_LOADED=true
+
+##############
+