May contain letters, numbers, and underscores '_'. s
Cannot start with a number.
[-t|--to]
“commands and arguments”
* A string of commands and arguments enclosed in quotation marks. This string is invoked when the aliased command is used.
* - argument is positional.
Aliases are shortcuts for frequently used commands or commands that require long strings of context identifiers.
Use the alias command with no arguments to display a list of all aliases configured on the system.
Use the
alias name command to display the underlying string of the specified alias.
Use the
alias
name “string of CLI commands" command to create an alias with the specified name that invokes the specified string of commands.
Use the
unalias command to delete an alias.
? Substitutes for the
help command.
ll Substitutes for the
ls -a command.
quit Substitutes for the
exit command.
An
alias that executes correctly in one context may conflict with an existing command when executed from another context (pre-existing commands are executed before aliases if the syntax is identical).
The following aliases are pre-configured:
Local command in the current context.
Global command in the current context.
Root context is searched for a match.
An
alias set at the command line does not persist when the user interface is restarted. To create an
alias command that persists, add it to the
/var/log/VPlex/cli/VPlexcli-init file.
Make sure that the alias
name is unique, that is, not identical to an existing command or alias.
Examples
Create an alias:
VPlexcli:/> alias mon-Dir-1-1-B "cd /monitoring/directors/director-1-1-B"
Display a list of aliases:
VPlexcli:/> alias
Name Description
--------------- -------------------------------------------------------
? Substitutes the 'help' command.
mon-Dir-1-1-B Substitutes the 'cd /monitoring/directors/director-1-1-B'
ll Substitutes the 'ls -al' command.
quit Substitutes the 'exit' command.
Display a specified alias:
VPlexcli:/> alias mon-Dir-1-1-B
Name Description
--------------- --------------------------------------------------------------
mon-Dir-1-1-B Substitutes the 'cd /monitoring/directors/director-1-1-B' command.