ALIAS |
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The ALIAS command creates a temporary alias for a command.
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The ALIAS command creates an alternative name by which a command can be referenced such that command becomes a synonym for target. It provides a simple mechanism by which standard commands can be linked to alternative VOC entries as a means of providing improved compatibility with other multivalue database products. For example, the COPY command could be linked to the Pick style variant named COPYP by executing ALIAS COPY COPYP This change affects only the current process and does not modify the VOC. Typically, ALIAS commands would be executed from the LOGIN paragraph.
The second form of the ALIAS command removes a previously defined alias for command.
The third form lists all currently defined aliases. |