undefined | Better HN

0 pointssixtofour15y ago0 comments

    <nit>
    $ man alias
    No manual entry for alias
    $ man bash

    ALIASES
           Aliases allow a string to be substituted for a word when it is used as the first word of a simple command.
    </nit>

alias is not a standalone, it's part of the shell (in bash at least).

0 comments

2 comments · 2 top-level

pyre15y ago

Sometimes there are aliases for bash built-ins that will take you to the manpage. For me, 'man alias' brings up:

  BASH_BUILTINS(1)

Though, I'm using zsh which may be layering something in there.

jewel15y ago

Try "help alias"

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse