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About alias
Commonly used for a long strings
that are frequently used. Alias allows you to have a small more
familiar command or name to execute a long string.
Syntax
alias [name=['command']]
| name |
Specifies the alias name. |
| command |
Specifies the command the name should be an alias for. |
| -a |
Removes all alias definitions from the current shell execution environment. |
| -t |
Sets and lists tracked aliases. |
| -x |
Sets or prints exported aliases. An
exported alias is defined for scripts invoked by name. |
Examples
alias home 'cd public_html'
- Sets home to type cd public_html
to remove this alias use
the unalias command
We recommend that ISP's
or Unix systems with users who may be unfamiliar with Unix setup the
following aliases:
clr clear
cls clear
copy cp -i
del rm -i
delete rm -i
dir ls -alg
home cd ~
ls ls -F
md mkdir
move mv -i
pwd echo $cwd
type more
Related commands
unalias
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