COMMAND NAME:

        alias

        unalias

USAGE:
        alias
        alias <userdefined name> <command to execute>
        alias <Fkey> <command to execute>

        The alias command allows you to:

        - list aliases defined in your Allegro environment

        - create a unique command vocabulary for frequently used
commands or series of commands

        - assign commands to function keys

        The <command to execute> argument specifies the command(s)
to be executed when the alias is entered on the command line or when
the function key is pressed.  Multiple commands should be surrounded
by quotation marks and separated by semicolons (;).

alias

        The alias command entered alone on the command line displays
the Define Alias form that lists the aliases and function keys that
have been define in your environment file. 

EXAMPLE:

        alias

alias  <userdefined name> <command to execute>

        The <userdefined name> argument is the abbreviation
for the command(s) identified in the <commands to execute>
argument.  After defining the alias, you need only type the abbreviation
to execute the command(s).

EXAMPLE:

        alias gl gloss

        alias edps "brd geo; lst board padstack edit"

alias  <Fkey> <command to execute>

        The <Fkey> argument identifies the function key that you
press to execute the command(s) identified in the <commands
to execute> argument.  After defining the alias, you need only
press the function key to execute the command(s).

EXAMPLE:

        alias F01 shell

        RELATED COMMAND:

        unalias

        unalias

USAGE:
        unalias <userdefined name> <command to execute>
        unalias <Fkey> <command to execute>

        The unalias command deletes aliases that have been established
for commands and function keys.

        The <command to execute> argument specifies the
command(s) executed when the alias is entered on the command line
or when the function key is pressed.  Multiple commands should be
surrounded by quotation marks and separated by semicolons (;).

unalias  <userdefined name> <command to execute>

        The <userdefined name> argument is the abbreviation
for the command(s) identified in the <commands to execute>
argument.

EXAMPLE:

        unalias gl gloss

        unalias edps "brd geo; lst board padstack edit"

unalias  <Fkey> <command to execute>

        The <Fkey> argument identifies the function key pressed
to execute the command(s) identified in the <commands to execute>
argument.

EXAMPLE:

        unalias F01 shell
