An alias is an alternative name. In computer science, the most common contexts are command aliases in shells, column aliases in databases, or variable references in languages like C++.
For bash aliases use the bash-alias tag.
Questions tagged [alias]
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aliased templates in nested classes
I am trying to get a template alias for T2 starting from an instance of C.
template
struct T1
{
template
struct T2{};
};
template
class C
{
T1 t;
};
template
using…
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Possible to create aliases in GIT?
In bash I can create an alias like this:
alias ls="ls -h"
This changes the command ls -l from running like this:
drwxr-xr-x 1 joe bob 0 Mar 25 12:06 4.7
drwxr-xr-x 1 joe bob 4096 Mar 25 14:58 Adobe Flash Builder 4.7…
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Creating a simple controller alias
I'm not sure I am using the proper terminology, so I will describe what I want to achieve.
I have a controller called ControllerA and want a "virtual" controller called ControllerB to function exactly the same as ControllerA.
Basically I just want…
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Challenge with getting correct mappings for aliases using Java+Hibernate+DB2
I am writing a Java application using Hibernate and IBM DB2 9.7 LUW for database. I am using the SQLQuery API to read a custom SQL query string and execute it against the DB. The query contains aliases, i.e. SELECT WORK.EMPLOYEE AS WORKEMPLOYEE,…
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MySQL Joining two rows, two tables, with the same fields
Hi Im new to MySQL and PHP, and this is my first post.. So please bear with me.
I am trying to add two tables and two rows from one table
friends
member_ID | friend_ID | status
and a user table
member_ID | username
What I am trying to do is…
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Can't use alias in subquery
Hello I'm using two tables to have one query.
I have municipality and barangay and household_connector_id fields in household_tbl
but in second table which is tbl_household_member is only have a household_connector_id field.
the alias for the first…
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In C++, make an alias const
I'm a beginner to C++ and I have a question that I want to make sure...I've done pretty of searching online.
Let say I have a class call A and it has a function called Afunction. The function looks like:
// this is pseudocode
void Afunction (const…
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Pry: alias for whereami command
Is there a shorthand for the whereami command in Pry ?
If not, is there a way to define an alias for Pry commands in config like .pryrc ?
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Use C shell alias variables except for one
I would like to make an alias that uses the first cli variable as an input to something and puts the rest of the variables in the end, like for example:
alias rerun '`head -n 2 \!:1/some_log_file.log | tail -n 1` \!:*'
In the example, I would like…
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SQL exception while selecting the columns with alias names
My SQL query is
cmd = new OleDbCommand("select vchr_No as voucher No, vchr_Date as Date,
vchr_Acnthd as Debit, vchr_Prtynm as Paid to
from cshvchrs
where vchr_No like '%" +…
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How to Make a "relative path" alias or symbolic link in osx?
I need a link. It´s for a software delivery DMG file. It is rather simple. But I do not know programming very well.
My need is to get an alias or a symbolic link that links to a relative path, like this:
/users/USERFOLDER-name/Library/Application…
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alias using vs typedef
I'm working on a school lab and in the instruction it says:
Change the typedef that defines Word_List to a alias declaration (using)
From what I've googled, the way to do this is to change from:
typedef vector Word_List;
to:
using…
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yii bootstrap (v2.0.3) extension invalid path alias
I followed the Yii-Bootstrap installation instructions on http://www.cniska.net/yii-bootstrap/setup.html but the path alias set in config/main.php doesn't work for me:
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how to create alias for #include in vim
everytime we write a program we need something like #include or any other #include things...
Is there anyway to create alias for this, so that when I type inc in vim and press some key, then inc changes to #include
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Alias that will create directory if original is non-existent
I am making a piece of software built in Quartz Composer that I would like to distribute for testing while keeping installation - even from the ground up without Quartz Composer installed - very easy and simple.
I want people to be able to drag the…
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