[robertskmiles]

I do basically the same thing. In fact I have 'ls -cr' automatically run after every cd.

The problem with aliases of course is that you end up typing them on other people's systems and looking foolish. Still, I use 'lcr' for 'ls -cr', 'll' for 'ls -alF', etc.

[stinos]

I even have 'l' as 'ls -halF'. And it's used so much that the L button on my keyboard seems to grow more fungi than the others.