Help on aliases.
Commands:
alias [<name> [<definion>]]
unalias <name>
Usage:
alias [<name> [<definition>]]
he alias comand has three different formats. The first format,
alias on a line by itself, will show all your currently defined aliases
in a nice formated output. The second format alias with a name after it
wwill show you what you have defined name kto be be. The third format,
alias <name> <definition> will set name to the definition you have
passed to it.
unalias <name>
Unalias is used to delete aliases from your list. unalias <name>
will delete the alias of the given name.
Format of the definition string.
The rest of the command line is automagicly appended to the end
of the last line in your alias file. However for more functionality the
following are added (BTW if you use one of these commands, the rest of
the command line is not appended)
$*$ will be replaced with all of the argument string.
$1$ will be replaced with the first argument.
$1*$ will be replaced with the all the command line from the
first agument inclusive.
$arg:frog$ will be replaced with the argument to the alias or if
none is defined will be replaced with frog
$ifarg:command1$else$command2~$ pretty obvious i suppose
; are expanded out to being equivilant to pressing return.
12#command will repeat the command 12 times.
share and enjoy
eg.
> alias
la: look at $*$
b:bounce gr: grin
> alias la
la: look at $*$
> alias l look
Ok
> alias
la: look at $*$
b: bounce gr: grin l: look
> unalias b
Ok
> alias
la look at $*$
gr:grin l:look
> alias p poke $arg:pinkfish$
Ok
> p
You poke pinkfish.
> p shadow
You poke shadow.
> la fish
You see a nice litle fish lying on the ground gasping for air.
> alias bing bounce;smile;grin
Ok
> bing
B O I N G !!
You smile.
You grin.
>
For a more complicated alias try this one
> alias l look$ifarg: at $*$~$
> l fish
You see a nice little fish
> l
Description of the room.
See also:
flushalias, nickname