> Sure.  Create (or edit it if it already exists) a file in your login
> directory called LOGIN.COM.  The LOGIN.COM file is the file that's executed
> each time you log into the system (like the AUTOEXEC.BAT file in DOS).  In
> this file, place the following line:
>
>     $ DIR*ECTORY :== DIR/SIZE/DATE
>
> The * lets the system know the shortest abbreviated form to allow.
> Therefore, DIR, DIRECT, or DIRECTORY should all work.
>
> After you save the LOGIN.COM file, you can run it with LOGIN command at the
> $ prompt.  This will setup the symbol redefinition.
>
 
Kent,
        I added one other thing to my login.com
 
                $ DIR*ECTORY :== DIR/SIZE/DATE/PAGE
 
        Just in case the directory list runs over one page. Just a suggestion.
 
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