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== Description ==
== Description ==


Defines a new alias name, i.e. an abbreviation, for the given statement. The statement must be enclosed in double quotes if it contains blanks. The statement may contain an asterisk '''*''' to indicate where the command line parameters are to be inserted.  
defines a new alias name, i.e. an abbreviation, for the given statement. The statement may contain an asterisk *to indicate where the command line parameters are to be inserted. Without parameters, '''alias''' gives a list of all currently defined aliases.


Without parameters, '''alias''' gives a list of all currently defined aliases.
alias ? "print \"\%{*}\"" #Simulate a pocket calculator
? 5*7
35

Revision as of 14:17, 13 August 2009

Synopsis

alias [name statement]

alias

Description

defines a new alias name, i.e. an abbreviation, for the given statement. The statement may contain an asterisk “*” to indicate where the command line parameters are to be inserted. Without parameters, alias gives a list of all currently defined aliases.

alias ? "print \"\%{*}\"" 	#Simulate a pocket calculator
? 5*7
35