diff --git a/dir b/dir
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ff20fec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dir
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+ls -lhAF --color=auto "$@"
diff --git a/rsyn b/rsyn
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4e4466a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rsyn
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+rsync -vaSH "$@"
diff --git a/shw b/shw
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0a2d139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shw
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# if $1 is a text file, less it
+if file "$1" | grep -q text; then
+   less -FRX "$1"
+
+# otherwise, just dir it
+else
+    ls -lhAF --color=auto "$@"
+fi