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The folder you just changed into has 30,000 files and you're ssh'd in over a slow network.

ha ha! I never expected that!

In Unix one could always write a function (not alias because it requires a parameter) that does this - http://askubuntu.com/questions/16106/how-can-i-create-an-ali.... I'm sure there's equivalents in Command Prompt/PowerShell as well.

Better for the shells' builtins to be simple and extendable - rather than be optionated.

It would create a lot of noise with large folders, but if you want that behavior you can just replace "cd" with an alias in your shell that does what you want.

can you explain bit more ? how ?

cd_(){

cd $*

ls

}

alias cd=cd_

hope that helps, have a nice day

oh wow... this is what I exactly look for...

Why not a program or script put “ls” after I enter cd .. or cd – ?