The alias 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 a "%" 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