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== Details == | == Details == | ||
An 'alias' acts like a custom command. It runs the assigned text as a script, which can contain a single-word command, statement, or script. | An 'alias' acts like a custom command. It runs the assigned text as a script, which can contain a single-word command, statement, or script. Is used to create a custom command in the current context. | ||
Aliases do not take any parameters and will run the command, statement, or script verbatim. If for example, an alias named 'bob' is set to 'echo', it will always run exactly 'echo' which will print nothing, even if you run 'bob "some text". The second parameter will be ignored. | Aliases do not take any parameters and will run the command, statement, or script verbatim. If for example, an alias named 'bob' is set to 'echo', it will always run exactly 'echo' which will print nothing, even if you run 'bob "some text". The second parameter will be ignored. | ||