.TH "alias" 1 "8 Feb 2007" "Version 1.22.3" "fish" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
alias - create a function
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.SS "Synopsis"
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alias NAME DEFINITION
alias NAME=DEFINITION
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.SS "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.
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Alias does not keep track of which functions have been defined using alias, nor does it allow erasing of aliases.
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.IP "\(bu" 2
NAME is the name of the function to define
.IP "\(bu" 2
DEFINITION is the body of the function. The string ' $argv' will be appended to the body. 
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