---
title: alias
layout: command
version: 0.63.0
usage: |
  Alias a command (with optional flags) to a new name
---

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## Signature

```> alias (name) (initial_value)```

## Parameters

 -  `name`: name of the alias
 -  `initial_value`: equals sign followed by value

## Notes
```text
This command is a parser keyword. For details, check
https://www.nushell.sh/book/thinking_in_nushell.html#parsing-and-evaluation-are-different-stages
```
## Examples

Alias ll to ls -l
```shell
> alias ll = ls -l
```