ALIAS(1)                        DOS COMMANDS                        ALIAS(1)

NAME
     ALIAS : to produce pseudonyms for often used commands or expressions.

SYNOPSIS
     ALIAS [<name>] [<string>]

TEMPLATE
     ALIAS "NAME,STRING"

PATH
     Build in SHELL.

DESCRIPTION
           ALIAS associates a single name to a command string so that each
     time the aliased name is entered as a command, the string is executed.
     ALIAS can be used to shorten names of often used commands, or to reduce
     to one name the call of a command with a fixed set of switches or 
     arguments. ALIAS is also very useful when combined with SPAT to make 
     pattern matching expansion for a given command.
           With no argument, ALIAS displays all the aliased names with their
     definitions. If called with a single argument (the NAME), ALIAS removes
     the definition for that name.

OPTIONS
     NAME : The name for the alias. If the name is already defined as an
           alias, the new definition replaces the old one.

     STRING : The command string to associate to the ALIAS.
 
SEE ALSO
     ASSIGN, NEWSHELL.

BUGS
     Under some other operating system (like UNIX), ALIAS followed by a
     name gives the definition associated with that name. With the AmigaDOS
     SHELL, ALIAS followed by a name DESTROY the definition of that name!!!

EXAMPLES
     > ALIAS flist list QUICK NOHEAD FILES ; FLIST lists only the file names.
     > ALIAS l list                 ; if you find "list" to long, make it l!
     > ALIAS sx execute s:SPAT protect [] +s ;to make scripts executable.
     > ALIAS icondir copy sys:empty.info [].info ; Try it with a dir name.