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alias
Usage: alias [word [string]]
Sets up a command alias so that "word" is equivalent to typing "string". If
"string" is omitted then the current value of "word" is displayed. If both
parameters are omitted, then all of your aliases are displayed.
"alias" -- lists all of your aliases
"alias word" -- gives your alias for "word"
"alias word string" -- creates/updates an alias for you so that typing
"word" is equivalent to typing "string"
Use the "unalias" command to remove an alias.
EXAMPLES
Here are some sample aliases that may be useful to you. They are listed
here in order to give you some idea of what is possible. Get ideas from other
users as well.
fun say Fun game!
gg say Good game!
gm say Good move!
idle set busy is busy. Please 'message' to contact him.
mb match @ 5 12
mood1 set formula f2 & f4
ms match @ 10 10
ps who as
pw who aw
ty say Thank you for the game.
w4 match @ 10 10 0 0 wild 4
wave it waves to @
SYSTEM ALIASES
There are many system aliases that everyone has by default; you do not need
to set them up, they are already there. Here is the list:
a accept . tell .
bye quit , tell ,
cls help cls ! shout
exit quit : it
f finger ? help
go goboard * kibitz
goto goboard + addlist
hi history - sublist
logout quit # whisper
m match
more next
p who a
players who a
re refresh
saa simallabort
sab simabort
sadj simadjourn
saadj simalladjourn
sh shout
sn simnext
sp simprev
t tell
v variables
vars variables
w who
znotl znotify
Other system aliases are added from time to time. The help files for the
different commands will have the most updated information.
WARNING:
Becareful to avoid using an alias that can also stand for another command on
the server. For example, "fg" could be a chess move (for f-pawn X g-pawn), so
don't have "fg" be an alias. For similar reasons, don't use "t" as an alias
since it is already assigned as an alias for "tell". For example, avoid using
"hi" to mean not "history" but something else, like "tell @ Hello there. How
are you?" If you later "unalias" your "hi" alias, the "hi" system alias for
"history" may not come back automatically.
SPECIAL NOTES:
(1) Aliases can use the "@" wildcard symbol and thus save you a lot of
typing for routine statements or requests. For example, using the "mb" alias,
you would type "mb Shane" and have the same request sent as if you had typed
"match Shane 5 12".
(2) Aliases are not transitive. This sequence of commands ...
alias foo bar
alias bar baz
... will NOT result in "foo" being equivalent to "baz".
(3) Because of #3, use the full spelling of a command, not an abbreviation,
when creating an alias. This procedure also ensures that the alias will work
properly.
(4) You may not create an alias for the quit command.
See Also: unalias [and the various commands themselves, of course]
[Last modified: December 17, 1995 -- Friar]
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