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.