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docs/alias: simplify the 'persistent' section, using --save (#2285)

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All the workarounds using `config` aren't necessary anymore. Only `config path` is still of interest.
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@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Syntax: `alias {flags} <name> [<parameters>] {<body>}`
The command expects three parameters:
* The name of alias
* The name of the alias
* The parameters as a space-separated list (`[a b ...]`), can be empty (`[]`)
* The body of the alias as a `{...}` block
@ -51,30 +51,15 @@ flags:
## Persistent aliases
Aliases are most useful when they are persistent. For that, add them to your startup config:
Aliases are most useful when they are persistent. For that, use the `--save` flag:
```shell
> config set startup ["alias myecho [msg] { echo $msg }"]
> alias --save myecho [msg] { echo $msg }
```
This is fine for the first alias, but since it overwrites the startup config, you need a different approach for additional aliases.
To add a 2nd alias:
This will store the alias in your config, under the `startup` key. To edit the saved alias, run it again with the same name, or edit your config file directly. You can find the location of the file using `config path`.
For example, to edit your config file in `vi`, run:
```shell
> config get startup | append "alias s [] { git status -sb }" | config set_into startup
```
This first reads the `startup` config (a table of strings), then appends another alias, then sets the `startup` config with the output of the pipeline.
To make this process easier, you could define another alias:
```shell
> alias addalias [alias-string] { config get startup | append $alias-string | config set_into startup }
```
Then use that to add more aliases:
```shell
> addalias "alias s [] { git status -sb }"
> vi $(config path)
```