\section alias alias - create a function \subsection alias-synopsis Synopsis <pre>alias NAME DEFINITION alias NAME=DEFINITION</pre> \subsection alias-description Description \c alias is a simple wrapper for the \c function builtin. It exists for backwards compatibility with Posix shells. For other uses, it is recommended to define a <a href='#function'>function</a>. \c fish does not keep track of which functions have been defined using \c alias. They must be erased using <code>functions -e</code>. - NAME is the name of the alias - DEFINITION is the actual command to execute. The string " $argv" will be appended. You cannot create an alias to a function with the same name. \subsection alias-example Example The following code will create \c rmi, which runs \c rm with additional arguments on every invocation. <code>alias rmi "rm -i"</code> This is equivalent to entering the following function: <pre>function rmi rm -i $argv end</pre>