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diff --git a/docs/features/shortcuts_aliases_macros.rst b/docs/features/shortcuts_aliases_macros.rst index b84403c8..2a2bf654 100644 --- a/docs/features/shortcuts_aliases_macros.rst +++ b/docs/features/shortcuts_aliases_macros.rst @@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ The syntax to create an alias is: ``alias create name command [args]``. Ex: ``alias create ls !ls -lF`` +Redirectors and pipes should be quoted in alias definition to prevent the +``alias create`` command from being redirected:: + + alias create save_results print_results ">" out.txt + +Tab completion recognizes an alias, and completes as if its actual value +was on the command line. + For more details run: ``help alias create`` Use ``alias list`` to see all or some of your aliases. The output of this |