How to set alias in aix?

How to set alias in aix?

I frequently working on vio server, everytime i wanna execute the vio command, i need to go to vio prompt and then execute the commands, to make my work easier, I am going to put the alias for the /usr/ios/cli/ioscli command.

By using aliases, you can save a lot of time when doing tasks you do frequently.

Please find the syntax for creating an alias below:

alias Name=String

Note: The Name parameter specifies the name of the alias, and the String parameter specifies a string of characters. If String contains blank spaces, enclose it in quotation marks.

To create an alias for the command /usr/ios/cli/ioscli at the prompt, type the following:

alias viocmd=/usr/ios/cli/ioscli

 In this example, whenever I enter the command viocmd, the actual command performed is =/usr/ios/cli/ioscli

For example: On vio server Instead of executing #/usr/ios/cli/ioscli lsmap -all in aix prompt, i can execute with the alias like below.

                   #viocmd lsmap -all

Example 2:

To create an alias for the command rm -i at the prompt, type below

alias rm="/usr/bin/rm -i"

To display all the aliases we have, type the following:

alias

The output is like below

viocmd=/usr/ios/cli/ioscli

rm="/usr/bin/rm -i"

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