ALIAS [COMMAND]

Type: Tool
Syntax: alias <aliasname> <command> or
        alias <aliasname> <command> $ or
        alias <aliasname> <command> $*

Description:
 An alias is a single command used to represent one or more other commands. 
 Typing  alias alone will show you a list of your currently defined aliases.

 To create a new alias use the syntax above. The alias name must be in one 
 word, while the command can be any string. By adding the $ the alias accepts
 text and/or numbers after the alias itself. (If you want this text/number to
 be optional you should make it $* instead).

 Note: Aliases may not be nested or used recursively. Any command may be
 overridden by an alias (other than the alias command itself, of course.)

 A semicolon (";") can be used to define multiple actions to be taken with a
 single alias. 

 Also, the variables $1, $2, ... $9 may be used to represent arguments given
 with an alias. Variables may be used repeatedly and in any order. By using
 $* the alias will accept the entire string behind the alias, even if this
 string is a blank.

 To delete an alias already defined, type alias <aliasname> without any 
 argument behind it.

Examples:

 *>alias ce close exit
  This alias will do close exit, but nothing else.

 *>alias ce close exit $*
  This alias will work both alone and with text after. "ce" will close
  exit while "ce w" will close exit west.

 *>alias ce
  This will delete the alias named ce.

 *>alias eat get bread sack; eat bread
  This will get a bread from your sack, then eat the bread. Not that the eat
  within the alias is interpreted as the MUD's internal eat command.

 *> alias killem cast 'ice stab' $1; cast 'singe' $2
 *> killem fido fiffi
  Would cast ice stab on fido, followed by casting singe on fiffi.  

 *> alias helpem cast 'ameliorating touch' $1; cast 'refresh' $1
 *> helpem fido
  Would cast both ameliorating touch and refresh on fido.

Abbreviations: al(ias)

See Also: LABEL