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+NAME="AEN2927"
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+><H2
+>Name</H2
+>alias -- Manipulate command line aliases</DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="REFSYNOPSISDIV"
+><A
+NAME="AEN2930"><H2
+>Synopsis</H2
+><P
+><B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>alias</B
+> {<TT
+CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
+><I
+> name</I
+></TT
+>} [<TT
+CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
+><I
+> value</I
+></TT
+>]</P
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+CLASS="REFSECT1"
+><A
+NAME="AEN2937"
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+><H2
+>Arguments</H2
+><DIV
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+></P
+><TABLE
+BORDER="1"
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+><TR
+><TH
+WIDTH="25%"
+ALIGN="LEFT"
+VALIGN="TOP"
+>Name</TH
+><TH
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+ALIGN="LEFT"
+VALIGN="TOP"
+>Type</TH
+><TH
+WIDTH="25%"
+ALIGN="LEFT"
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+><TBODY
+><TR
+><TD
+WIDTH="25%"
+ALIGN="LEFT"
+VALIGN="TOP"
+><TT
+CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
+><I
+>name</I
+></TT
+></TD
+><TD
+WIDTH="25%"
+ALIGN="LEFT"
+VALIGN="TOP"
+>Name</TD
+><TD
+WIDTH="25%"
+ALIGN="LEFT"
+VALIGN="TOP"
+>The name for this alias.</TD
+><TD
+WIDTH="25%"
+ALIGN="LEFT"
+VALIGN="TOP"
+><SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>none</I
+></SPAN
+></TD
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+><TR
+><TD
+WIDTH="25%"
+ALIGN="LEFT"
+VALIGN="TOP"
+><TT
+CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
+><I
+>value</I
+></TT
+></TD
+><TD
+WIDTH="25%"
+ALIGN="LEFT"
+VALIGN="TOP"
+>String</TD
+><TD
+WIDTH="25%"
+ALIGN="LEFT"
+VALIGN="TOP"
+>Replacement value for the alias.</TD
+><TD
+WIDTH="25%"
+ALIGN="LEFT"
+VALIGN="TOP"
+><SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>none</I
+></SPAN
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+><P
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+><DIV
+CLASS="REFSECT1"
+><A
+NAME="AEN2966"
+></A
+><H2
+>Description</H2
+><P
+>The <B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>alias</B
+> command is used to maintain simple command
+line aliases. These aliases are shorthand for longer expressions.
+When the pattern %{name} appears in a command line, including in a script,
+the corresponding value will be substituted. Aliases may be nested.
+ </P
+><P
+>If no value is provided, then the current value of the alias is displayed.
+ </P
+><P
+>If the system supports non-volatile configuration data via the
+<B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>fconfig</B
+> command (see <A
+HREF="persistent-state-flash.html"
+>the Section called <I
+>Persistent State Flash-based Configuration and Control</I
+> in Chapter 2</A
+>),
+then the value will be saved and used when the system is reset.
+ </P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="REFSECT1"
+><A
+NAME="AEN2974"
+></A
+><H2
+>Examples</H2
+><P
+>Set an alias.
+<TABLE
+BORDER="5"
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+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="SCREEN"
+>
+RedBoot> <TT
+CLASS="USERINPUT"
+><B
+>alias joe "This is Joe"</B
+></TT
+>
+Update RedBoot non-volatile configuration - continue (y/n)? n</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+> </P
+><P
+>Display an alias.
+<TABLE
+BORDER="5"
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+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="SCREEN"
+>
+RedBoot> <TT
+CLASS="USERINPUT"
+><B
+>alias joe</B
+></TT
+>
+'joe' = 'This is Joe'</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+> </P
+><P
+>Use an alias. Note: the <B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>"="</B
+> command simply echoes the command to to console.
+<TABLE
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+>
+RedBoot> <TT
+CLASS="USERINPUT"
+><B
+>= %{joe}</B
+></TT
+>
+This is Joe</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+></P
+><P
+>Aliases can be nested.
+<TABLE
+BORDER="5"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0F0"
+WIDTH="70%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="SCREEN"
+>RedBoot> <TT
+CLASS="USERINPUT"
+><B
+>alias frank "Who are you? %{joe}"</B
+></TT
+>
+Update RedBoot non-volatile configuration - continue (y/n)? n
+RedBoot> <TT
+CLASS="USERINPUT"
+><B
+>= %{frank}</B
+></TT
+>
+Who are you? This is Joe</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+></P
+><P
+>Notice how the value of %{frank} changes when %{joe} is changed since
+the value of %{joe} is not evaluated until %{frank} is evaluated.
+<TABLE
+BORDER="5"
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+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="SCREEN"
+>RedBoot> <TT
+CLASS="USERINPUT"
+><B
+>alias joe "This is now Josephine"</B
+></TT
+>
+Update RedBoot non-volatile configuration - continue (y/n)? n
+RedBoot> <TT
+CLASS="USERINPUT"
+><B
+>= %{frank}</B
+></TT
+>
+Who are you? This is now Josephine</PRE
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