newalias(1) — CLIX 3.1r7.6.28



  newalias(1)                         CLIX                         newalias(1)



  NAME

    newalias - Installs new Elm aliases for the user or system

  SYNOPSIS

    newalias [-g]

  FLAGS

    -g   Updates the global system alias file instead of the user's alias
         file.

  DESCRIPTION

    The newalias command installs new aliases for use with the elm command.
    The default action of newalias is to examine the $HOME/.elm/aliases.text
    file and then create the $HOME/.elm/aliases.data and
    $HOME/.elm/aliases.hash files.  If the -g flag is used, newalias installs
    the global system aliases instead of the user's aliases.

    This command must be used before elm will recognize new aliases.

  EXAMPLES

    1.  To install a set of user-defined aliases, enter the following command:

        newalias

        The aliases contained in the user's $HOME/.elm/aliases.text file are
        then installed.

    2.  A system administrator enters the following command to install global
        system aliases:

        newalias -g

        The aliases contained the /usr/lib/elm/aliases.text file are then
        installed.

  FILES

    $HOME/.elm/aliases.text   Alias source for the user.

    $HOME/.elm/aliases.hash   Alias hash table for the user.

    $HOME/.elm/aliases.data   Alias data file for the user.

    /usr/lib/elm/aliases.text Alias source for the system.

    /usr/lib/elm/aliases.hash Alias hash table for the system.



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  newalias(1)                         CLIX                         newalias(1)



    /usr/lib/elm/aliases.data Alias data file for the system.

  CAUTIONS

    Aliases must be defined in a specific order in the aliases.text file or
    newalias will display an error message.  For a detailed description of the
    alias order, see aliases.text(4) for the proper format.

  DIAGNOSTICS

    The newalias command has descriptive error messages that do not need to be
    detailed here.  The checkalias command, however, ensures that the aliases
    are in the proper order and are available for the elm system.

  EXIT VALUES

    The command exits with a value of 0 if successful.  If unsuccessful, the
    command exits with a value of 1.

  RELATED INFORMATION

    Commands:  elm(1), checkalias(1)

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