added comment on reason for seperate ls_alias for OpenBSD/NetBSD

IPython/core/alias.py

@@ -1,252 +1,253 b''
 # encoding: utf-8
 """
 System command aliases.
 
 Authors:
 
 * Fernando Perez
 * Brian Granger
 """
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Copyright (C) 2008-2011  The IPython Development Team
 #
 #  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.
 #
 #  The full license is in the file COPYING.txt, distributed with this software.
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 import os
 import re
 import sys
 
 from IPython.config.configurable import Configurable
 from IPython.core.error import UsageError
 
 from IPython.utils.py3compat import string_types
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import List, Instance
 from IPython.utils.warn import error
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Utilities
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # This is used as the pattern for calls to split_user_input.
 shell_line_split = re.compile(r'^(\s*)()(\S+)(.*$)')
 
 def default_aliases():
     """Return list of shell aliases to auto-define.
     """
     # Note: the aliases defined here should be safe to use on a kernel
     # regardless of what frontend it is attached to.  Frontends that use a
     # kernel in-process can define additional aliases that will only work in
     # their case.  For example, things like 'less' or 'clear' that manipulate
     # the terminal should NOT be declared here, as they will only work if the
     # kernel is running inside a true terminal, and not over the network.
 
     if os.name == 'posix':
         default_aliases = [('mkdir', 'mkdir'), ('rmdir', 'rmdir'),
                            ('mv', 'mv'), ('rm', 'rm'), ('cp', 'cp'),
                            ('cat', 'cat'),
                            ]
         # Useful set of ls aliases.  The GNU and BSD options are a little
         # different, so we make aliases that provide as similar as possible
         # behavior in ipython, by passing the right flags for each platform
         if sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
             ls_aliases = [('ls', 'ls -F --color'),
                           # long ls
                           ('ll', 'ls -F -o --color'),
                           # ls normal files only
                           ('lf', 'ls -F -o --color %l | grep ^-'),
                           # ls symbolic links
                           ('lk', 'ls -F -o --color %l | grep ^l'),
                           # directories or links to directories,
                           ('ldir', 'ls -F -o --color %l | grep /$'),
                           # things which are executable
                           ('lx', 'ls -F -o --color %l | grep ^-..x'),
                           ]
         elif sys.platform.startswith('openbsd') or sys.platform.startswith('netbsd'):
-            # OpenBSD, NetBSD 
+            # OpenBSD, NetBSD. The ls implementation on these platforms do not support
+            # the -G switch and lack the ability to use colorized output.
             ls_aliases = [('ls', 'ls -F'),
                           # long ls
                           ('ll', 'ls -F -l'),
                           # ls normal files only
                           ('lf', 'ls -F -l %l | grep ^-'),
                           # ls symbolic links
                           ('lk', 'ls -F -l %l | grep ^l'),
                           # directories or links to directories,
                           ('ldir', 'ls -F -l %l | grep /$'),
                           # things which are executable
                           ('lx', 'ls -F -l %l | grep ^-..x'),
                           ]
         else:
             # BSD, OSX, etc.
             ls_aliases = [('ls', 'ls -F -G'),
                           # long ls
                           ('ll', 'ls -F -l -G'),
                           # ls normal files only
                           ('lf', 'ls -F -l -G %l | grep ^-'),
                           # ls symbolic links
                           ('lk', 'ls -F -l -G %l | grep ^l'),
                           # directories or links to directories,
                           ('ldir', 'ls -F -G -l %l | grep /$'),
                           # things which are executable
                           ('lx', 'ls -F -l -G %l | grep ^-..x'),
                           ]
         default_aliases = default_aliases + ls_aliases
     elif os.name in ['nt', 'dos']:
         default_aliases = [('ls', 'dir /on'),
                            ('ddir', 'dir /ad /on'), ('ldir', 'dir /ad /on'),
                            ('mkdir', 'mkdir'), ('rmdir', 'rmdir'),
                            ('echo', 'echo'), ('ren', 'ren'), ('copy', 'copy'),
                            ]
     else:
         default_aliases = []
 
     return default_aliases
 
 
 class AliasError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
 class InvalidAliasError(AliasError):
     pass
 
 class Alias(object):
     """Callable object storing the details of one alias.
 
     Instances are registered as magic functions to allow use of aliases.
     """
 
     # Prepare blacklist
     blacklist = {'cd','popd','pushd','dhist','alias','unalias'}
 
     def __init__(self, shell, name, cmd):
         self.shell = shell
         self.name = name
         self.cmd = cmd
         self.nargs = self.validate()
 
     def validate(self):
         """Validate the alias, and return the number of arguments."""
         if self.name in self.blacklist:
             raise InvalidAliasError("The name %s can't be aliased "
                                     "because it is a keyword or builtin." % self.name)
         try:
             caller = self.shell.magics_manager.magics['line'][self.name]
         except KeyError:
             pass
         else:
             if not isinstance(caller, Alias):
                 raise InvalidAliasError("The name %s can't be aliased "
                                         "because it is another magic command." % self.name)
 
         if not (isinstance(self.cmd, string_types)):
             raise InvalidAliasError("An alias command must be a string, "
                                     "got: %r" % self.cmd)
 
         nargs = self.cmd.count('%s')
 
         if (nargs > 0) and (self.cmd.find('%l') >= 0):
             raise InvalidAliasError('The %s and %l specifiers are mutually '
                                     'exclusive in alias definitions.')
 
         return nargs
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return "<alias {} for {!r}>".format(self.name, self.cmd)
 
     def __call__(self, rest=''):
         cmd = self.cmd
         nargs = self.nargs
         # Expand the %l special to be the user's input line
         if cmd.find('%l') >= 0:
             cmd = cmd.replace('%l', rest)
             rest = ''
         if nargs==0:
             # Simple, argument-less aliases
             cmd = '%s %s' % (cmd, rest)
         else:
             # Handle aliases with positional arguments
             args = rest.split(None, nargs)
             if len(args) < nargs:
                 raise UsageError('Alias <%s> requires %s arguments, %s given.' %
                       (self.name, nargs, len(args)))
             cmd = '%s %s' % (cmd % tuple(args[:nargs]),' '.join(args[nargs:]))
 
         self.shell.system(cmd)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Main AliasManager class
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class AliasManager(Configurable):
 
     default_aliases = List(default_aliases(), config=True)
     user_aliases = List(default_value=[], config=True)
     shell = Instance('IPython.core.interactiveshell.InteractiveShellABC')
 
     def __init__(self, shell=None, **kwargs):
         super(AliasManager, self).__init__(shell=shell, **kwargs)
         # For convenient access
         self.linemagics = self.shell.magics_manager.magics['line']
         self.init_aliases()
 
     def init_aliases(self):
         # Load default & user aliases
         for name, cmd in self.default_aliases + self.user_aliases:
             self.soft_define_alias(name, cmd)
 
     @property
     def aliases(self):
         return [(n, func.cmd) for (n, func) in self.linemagics.items()
                             if isinstance(func, Alias)]
 
     def soft_define_alias(self, name, cmd):
         """Define an alias, but don't raise on an AliasError."""
         try:
             self.define_alias(name, cmd)
         except AliasError as e:
             error("Invalid alias: %s" % e)
 
     def define_alias(self, name, cmd):
         """Define a new alias after validating it.
 
         This will raise an :exc:`AliasError` if there are validation
         problems.
         """
         caller = Alias(shell=self.shell, name=name, cmd=cmd)
         self.shell.magics_manager.register_function(caller, magic_kind='line',
                                                     magic_name=name)
 
     def get_alias(self, name):
         """Return an alias, or None if no alias by that name exists."""
         aname = self.linemagics.get(name, None)
         return aname if isinstance(aname, Alias) else None
 
     def is_alias(self, name):
         """Return whether or not a given name has been defined as an alias"""
         return self.get_alias(name) is not None
 
     def undefine_alias(self, name):
         if self.is_alias(name):
             del self.linemagics[name]
         else:
             raise ValueError('%s is not an alias' % name)
 
     def clear_aliases(self):
         for name, cmd in self.aliases:
             self.undefine_alias(name)
 
     def retrieve_alias(self, name):
         """Retrieve the command to which an alias expands."""
         caller = self.get_alias(name)
         if caller:
             return caller.cmd
         else:
             raise ValueError('%s is not an alias' % name)