fish-shell/doc_src/cmds/alias.rst
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.. _cmd-alias:
alias - create a function
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Synopsis
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.. synopsis::
alias
alias [OPTIONS] NAME DEFINITION
alias [OPTIONS] NAME=DEFINITION
Description
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``alias`` is a simple wrapper for the ``function`` builtin, which creates a function wrapping a command. It has similar syntax to POSIX shell ``alias``. For other uses, it is recommended to define a :ref:`function <cmd-function>`.
``fish`` marks functions that have been created by ``alias`` by including the command used to create them in the function description. You can list ``alias``-created functions by running ``alias`` without arguments. 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. Note that spaces need to be escaped in the call to ``alias`` just like at the command line, *even inside quoted parts*.
The following options are available:
**-h** or **--help**
Displays help about using this command.
**-s** or **--save**
Saves the function created by the alias into your fish configuration directory using :ref:`funcsave <cmd-funcsave>`.
Example
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The following code will create ``rmi``, which runs ``rm`` with additional arguments on every invocation.
::
alias rmi="rm -i"
# This is equivalent to entering the following function:
function rmi --wraps rm --description 'alias rmi=rm -i'
rm -i $argv
end
# This needs to have the spaces escaped or "Chrome.app..."
# will be seen as an argument to "/Applications/Google":
alias chrome='/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome banana'
See more
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1. The :ref:`function <cmd-function>` builtin this builds on.
2. :ref:`Functions <syntax-function>`.
3. :ref:`Function wrappers <syntax-function-wrappers>`.