NetEx EFT213 Reference Manual Rel 5.4

SET ALIAS CommandDescriptionThe SET ALIAS command allows you to define your own alias commands. By creating aliases you can tailoryour own command language making things very simple for both beginning and advanced NetEx/eFT users.You can define three kinds of aliases: NetEx/eFT, local, and remote. NetEx/eFT alias definitions are made upof other NetEx/eFT commands and are invoked simply by typing the alias command name in response to theNetEx/eFT prompt. Local alias definitions are commands understood by your local host’s command line interpreterand are invoked by typing LOCAL followed by the alias command name. Remote alias definitionsare commands understood by the remote host’s command line interpreter and are invoked by typingREMOTE followed by the alias command name. A remote connection is required to create a remote alias.The remote alias is only in effect for the remote connection active when the remote alias is defined.The definition of the alias is the remainder of the line following the alias command name. You redefine anexisting alias by using SET ALIAS to overwrite the previous definition with the new definition. If you do notsupply the definition parameter, the alias becomes undefined. Use the SHOW ALIAS command to see whichaliases are defined.You can also create multicommand NetEx/eFT aliases using the NetEx/eFT escape character “!” at the end ofthe line. Multicommand aliases are discussed further in “Creating Multicommand NetEx/eFT Aliases”.FormatCommand Qualifier ParameterSET [ | LOCal |] ALias| REMote |Where:SETLOCal or REMoteALiasaliasdefinition(required) the verb for this command.alias [definition] [!](optional) entering either LOCAL or REMOTE here tells NetEx/eFT to create a localor remote alias command instead of a NetEx/eFT alias. The minimum spellings areLOC and REM.(required) the subject for this command. The minimum spelling is AL.(required) name of the new or existing alias in which you are attempting to define. Ifa portion of this is capitalized, that portion will be the minimum required spelling forthe alias.(optional) the string definition of the alias command you are defining.! (optional) indicates the alias definition continues on the next line.Host DependenciesLOCAL and REMOTE aliases should translate to host dependent commands on the local or remote host respectively.Page 152 Command Descriptions REF-eFT213-R5.4-08