# specifically for Mint13's /etc/profile
        alias ls='ls --color=auto --group-directories-first --time-style=long-iso'
        alias ls='ls --group-directories-first --time-style=long-iso'

# the following can go in /etc/bash_aliases
## Adam's aliases
#alias ll='ls -l'
#alias la='ls -Al'
## -L derefences links
#alias lll='ls -lL'
#alias lal='ls -AlL'
## leave 'l' free for DirB
#alias lscf='ls -CF'

# ls itself needs to be set in ~/.bashrc (Ubuntu)
# unless color-mode test is moved into /etc/bash.bashrc
# as in Mint 13 et sequ.

# to remove an alias in current session, issue 'unalias <alias-name>'
# to issue an un-aliased command like ls, prefix with a backslash, e.g. \ls