[id='cli_creating_command_aliases-{context}']
= Creating Command Aliases
Create aliases for {brandname} CLI commands to define custom shortcuts.

.Procedure

. Create aliases with the [command]`alias <alias>=<command>` command.
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For example, set `q` as an alias for the [command]`quit` command:
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[//containers/default]> alias q=quit
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. Run the [command]`alias` command to check the defined aliases.
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[source,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+]
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[//containers/default]> alias
alias q='quit'
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. Delete aliases with the [command]`unalias` command, for example:
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[//containers/default]> unalias q
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