fish-shell/doc_src/alias.txt

\section alias alias - create a function

\subsection alias-synopsis Synopsis
\fish{synopsis}
alias NAME DEFINITION
alias NAME=DEFINITION
\endfish

\subsection alias-description Description

`alias` is a simple wrapper for the `function` builtin. It exists for backwards compatibility with Posix shells. For other uses, it is recommended to define a <a href='#function'>function</a>.

`fish` does not keep track of which functions have been defined using `alias`. They must be erased using `functions -e`.

- `NAME` is the name of the alias
- `DEFINITION` is the actual command to execute. The string `$argv` will be appended.

You cannot create an alias to a function with the same name.

\subsection alias-example Example

The following code will create `rmi`, which runs `rm` with additional arguments on every invocation.

\fish
alias rmi "rm -i"
\endfish

This is equivalent to entering the following function:

\fish
function rmi
    rm -i $argv
end
\endfish
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			`\subsection alias-synopsis Synopsis`
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			`alias NAME=DEFINITION`
			`\endfish`
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			`\subsection alias-description Description`

Documentation update Rework for Doxygen >1.8. Moved large parts of the documentation to a simplified format, making use of Markdown enhancements and fixing bad long options. 2014-08-01 10:37:32 +08:00			`alias` is a simple wrapper for the `function` builtin. It exists for backwards compatibility with Posix shells. For other uses, it is recommended to define a <a href='#function'>function</a>.
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Documentation update Rework for Doxygen >1.8. Moved large parts of the documentation to a simplified format, making use of Markdown enhancements and fixing bad long options. 2014-08-01 10:37:32 +08:00			`fish` does not keep track of which functions have been defined using `alias`. They must be erased using `functions -e`.
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Documentation update Rework for Doxygen >1.8. Moved large parts of the documentation to a simplified format, making use of Markdown enhancements and fixing bad long options. 2014-08-01 10:37:32 +08:00			- `NAME` is the name of the alias
			- `DEFINITION` is the actual command to execute. The string `$argv` will be appended.
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			`You cannot create an alias to a function with the same name.`

			`\subsection alias-example Example`

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			`alias rmi "rm -i"`
			`\endfish`
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			`This is equivalent to entering the following function:`

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			`function rmi`
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			`\endfish`