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