Create alias to change directory and list contents

Question

I want to change the behavior of the cd command so that it changes to a directory and lists the files in that directory, but I can't seem to get it to work.

I have tried the following with no success:

 % alias cd='cd $@; ls'

It lists the files of the directory as if it had changed directory but when it is done executing it leaves me in the same directory.

Answer 1

I use this in by .bashrc:

function cd {
    builtin cd "$@" && ls
}

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To disable it, you could try overriding it inside of your script:

function cd {
    builtin cd "$@"
}