\section alias alias - create a function \subsection alias-synopsis Synopsis <pre>alias NAME DEFINITION alias NAME=DEFINITION</pre> \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 <a href='#function'>function</a>. Alias does not keep track of which functions have been defined using alias, nor does it allow erasing of aliases. - 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.