for oft used commands or for commands that take a long time to type.</P>
<P>
If only one argument is given, then <CODE>
alias</CODE>
 will try to match that argument to the command it is aliased to. For example, if the <CODE>
print</CODE>
 command is aliased to<CODE>
 p</CODE>
, then <CODE>
alias p</CODE>
 will return <CODE>
print</CODE>
 as a result. If two arguments are given, then <CODE>
alias</CODE>
 will cause <EM>argument1</EM> to be allowed as an alternative to typing <EM>argument2</EM>. For example,