Bash: alias

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alias does not accept parameters but a function can be called just like an alias

Examples

alias trim="awk ' {\$1=\$1} 1 '"

alias g="grep"
alias gi="grep -i"
alias gv="grep -v"

Related terms

• shell functions
• ifconfig alias address

See also

• Bash [ -c ], alias, &&, Bash history, Autocompletion, set, unset, export, .bash_aliases, .bashrc and .bash profile, PS1, echo, brace expansion, Function, shopt, trap, set -e, source, PATH, complete, disown, .hushlogin, .bashrc, builtin, eval, set, $PATH, $HOME, TZ, .profile, -e, -i, Builtin (Bash), mapfile, ~, return (Bash), for, until, declare, dirname, basename, functions.sh, Bash arithmetic expansion, shift, bash --rcfile, readonly