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diff --git a/Doc/help/alias b/Doc/help/alias index 7fe9e3166..a746af240 100644 --- a/Doc/help/alias +++ b/Doc/help/alias @@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ alias [ {+|-}gmrsL ] [ name[=value] ... ] that value. A trailing space in value causes the next word to be checked for alias expansion. If the -g flag is present, de- fine a global alias; global aliases are expanded even if they do - not occur in command position. + not occur in command position: + + % perldoc --help 2>&1 | grep 'built-in functions' + -f Search Perl built-in functions + % alias -g HG='--help 2>&1 | grep' + % perldoc HG 'built-in functions' + -f Search Perl built-in functions If the -s flag is present, define a suffix alias: if the command word on a command line is in the form `text.name', where text is |