#!/usr/local/bin/perl

# Quote each argument.
# When you run "sl *a*", the shell interprets the "*a*" and passes a l
+ist of files
# in @ARGV.  I noticed that things broke on a file named "#blah#" (lik
+e emacs creates),
# and quoting each argument fixed that.
map {$_ = "\"$_\""} @ARGV;

my $hasLess = 1 unless ($^O eq 'aix');  # change as needed
# (-E Causes less to automatically exit  the  first  time  it reaches 
+end-of-file.)
my $pager = $hasLess ? 'less -E' : 'more';

# put the command together
$command = "ls -halt @ARGV | $pager";

# debugging
# print "$command\n";

# You probably don't need this anymore but I think it's
# harmless.  (see $| in "perldoc -f exec".)
$| = 1;

# run the command and exit
exec $command;

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