\section alias alias - create a function \subsection alias-synopsis Synopsis alias NAME DEFINITION
alias NAME=DEFINITION \subsection alias-description 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. - 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.