Remembering the name of a command and how it is used can be difficult. Assigning your own name for a command - an alias - is very easy. Assigning an alias is done with the command: alias name definition . The syntax of the alias command is different for each shell. Follow the guidelines and examples for the shell that you are using. ... Creating an alias with the C shell . ... Creating an alias with the Korn shell . Creating an alias with the Bourne Again SHell . ...