alias(1) - Linux man page

Name

alias - create a function

Synopsis

alias NAME DEFINITION
alias NAME=DEFINITION

Description

Alias is a shellscript wrapper around the function builtin. It exists for backwards compatibility with Posix shells. For other uses, it is recommended to define a function.

Alias does not keep track of which functions have been defined using alias, nor does it allow erasing of aliases.

*

NAME is the name of the function to define

*

DEFINITION is the body of the function. The string ' $argv' will be appended to the body.

Referenced By

ash(1), dash(1)