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ALIAS, MACROS

This command allows you to define abbreviations for long commands frequently used, thus minimizing your typing.

Usage:

`alias`	list aliases
`alias <word>`	delete alias
`alias <word> <expansion>`	define alias
`alias please remove all of them`	(sic!) delete all aliases

You cannot define alias, or any of its abbreviations except a as an alias.

The character & (ampersand) acts as a placeholder for arguments to your alias. The rest of the line (after your alias) is inserted where & is found in the definition.

If <expansion> does not contain any &, any following words will be added to the end of the command.

If <word> starts with % (percent) it is a "keyword alias" which will be expanded whenever a keyword lookup is done to find a character, object, or door.

Some words cannot be used as keyword aliases: words that the look command treats specially (at, around, north, east, …) and some prepositions like in, from, and with.

To inhibit keyword alias expansion, you prepend the word in a command with %.

Examples:

> `alias dw drink water`
> `dw`	drink water
> `alias ko kill &.orc`
> `ko 2`	kill 2.orc
> `alias rb ride behind`
> `rb gandalf`	ride behind gandalf
> `alias %o orc`
> `kill o`	kill orc
> `alias %sword longsword`
> `wield sword`	wield longsword
> `wield %sword`	wield sword

See help account for how the account import command can import aliases from other characters in your account.