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An alias is shorthand for a command. Unlike shell scripts, an alias
can include commands that can't be run in a subprocess,
like changing directory, or setting or deleting internal data
structures like environment variables.
Create alias:
mpsh$ alias name="command etc" Show existing aliases, formatted for readability, or quoted:
mpsh$ alias -s mpsh$ alias -q Delete one alias, or clear all aliases:
mpsh$ alias -d name mpsh$ alias -c Any arguments to an alias will be appended to the expanded command. However, if you want to do something more complex with arguments, you can use an alias to invoke a normal or "dot" script, which will get the command's arguments via environment variables:
mpsh$ alias cdnew=". $HOME/mpsh/cdnew" mpsh$ cat $HOME/mpsh/cdnew mkdir $1 cd $1 mpsh$ cdnew zardoz
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