Command: alias

Syntax

alias <assign>{,<assign>...}

Description

Define an alias identifier and its value.

Parameters

• <assign>

<ident> = <value>

• <ident> - The name of the identifier.

• <value> - The alias value in the form of a string expression.

Switches

None

Notes

An alias identifier will be replaced by its value whenever it is encountered on a command line. Alias substitution can be avoided by starting a command with a \ character.

The value of an alias identifier can only be another identifier name or an expression which yields an identifier value. If substitution is required whereby a command is replaced by multiple statements, a stanza should be used.

Examples

alias rm = 'delete'

alias wpos = 'ww.outrect[1:2]'

See Also