What's your laziest or most ridiculous automation? (sh.itjust.works)

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[-] Maiq@piefed.social 17 points 3 days ago

alias la="ls -la"

[-] d_k_bo@feddit.org 17 points 3 days ago

ll

[-] nathan@piefed.alphapuggle.dev 6 points 3 days ago

This is engrained in my muscle memory and throws me off anytime I use a system without it set

[-] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

alias l="ls -al"
alias cd.. ="cd .."
alias cd. ="cd .."

I'm a monster.

[-] Maestro@fedia.io 3 points 2 days ago

cd? Let me introduce you to my lord and savior zoxide

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago

-al, heathen.

[-] Maiq@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

## ls-o-lot  
alias lol="tree -aps"

[-] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 2 points 2 days ago

This is really common where I work but I don’t understand why. On macOS I’m more likely to use ls -1. Do you need to know permissions or file sizes often?

this post was submitted on 19 Feb 2026

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