Question

i want to have an alias “t” to enter a folder and list the content there.

i tried with:

alias t="cd $1; ls -la"

but it just listed the folder i typed but did not enter it. i wonder why?

cause when i use this one:

alias b=”cd ..; ls”

it went back to the parent and listed the content.

so i want the “t” do enter the folder i type in too.

someone knows how to do this right?

Answer 1

I don’t think you can use aliases that way. You can, however, declare a function:

function t {
    cd "$1"
    ls -la
}