# Misc. Hacks 
alias cleanup='delete -v *~ .*~ #* #.*'  # deletes autosave and 
                                         # other files to reduce quota 
alias del='delete -v'                    # makes the delete command verbose 
alias exp='expunge -v'                   # ditto for expunge
alias f='finger'                         # shortens commands 
alias motd='get_message'                 # displays the message of the day 
 
alias mroe='more'                        # makes a common typo work anyway 
 
alias so='source'                        # shortens a command 
alias fastmouse='xset m 30 6'            # sets the mouse speed 
alias ff='firefox &'                     # shortens the firefox command

# Unlike tcsh, aliases in bash can't have parameters.  
# For that, you need a simple shell function

mitdir () { finger "$*"@mit; }           # lookup someone in mitdir

dict () { dict "$*" | more; }            # change the "dict" command
                                         #  shows one screenful at a time
# Zephyr Stuff

# shorten some long commands
alias zl='zlocate'                        
alias z='zwrite' 
alias zwm='echo "Zephyr White Magic"; z -i white-magic' 

alias zn='znol -l | zwrite -q $user &'   # sends a zephyr to you with a 
                                         #  znol listing