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diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/config_yaml.rst b/lib/spack/docs/config_yaml.rst index 294f7c3436..d54977beba 100644 --- a/lib/spack/docs/config_yaml.rst +++ b/lib/spack/docs/config_yaml.rst @@ -304,3 +304,17 @@ To work properly, this requires your terminal to reset its title after Spack has finished its work, otherwise Spack's status information will remain in the terminal's title indefinitely. Most terminals should already be set up this way and clear Spack's status information. + +----------- +``aliases`` +----------- + +Aliases can be used to define new Spack commands. They can be either shortcuts +for longer commands or include specific arguments for convenience. For instance, +if users want to use ``spack install``'s ``-v`` argument all the time, they can +create a new alias called ``inst`` that will always call ``install -v``: + +.. code-block:: yaml + + aliases: + inst: install -v |