From eece0be2774a14170e9c9dd2c9d05b2f0baaf6c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Dykstra Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2022 16:22:17 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Link to alt alias uses --- docs/standard/commandline/syntax.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/standard/commandline/syntax.md b/docs/standard/commandline/syntax.md index 807bbdf4bfd50..458f01592f2f2 100644 --- a/docs/standard/commandline/syntax.md +++ b/docs/standard/commandline/syntax.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- title: Command-line syntax overview for System.CommandLine description: "An introduction to the command-line syntax that the System.CommandLine library recognizes by default. Mentions exceptions where syntax in the .NET CLI differs. Provides guidance for designing a command-line interface." -ms.date: 02/22/2022 +ms.date: 04/05/2022 no-loc: [System.CommandLine] helpviewer_keywords: - "command line interface" @@ -150,7 +150,9 @@ These commands pass a list with the same values to the command handler code, but ## Aliases -In both POSIX and Windows, it's common for some commands and options to have aliases. These are usually short forms that are easier to type. POSIX short forms typically have a single leading hyphen followed by a single character. The following commands are equivalent: +In both POSIX and Windows, it's common for some commands and options to have aliases. These are usually short forms that are easier to type. Aliases can also be used for other purposes, such as to [simulate case-insensitivity](#case-sensitivity) and to [support alternate spellings of a word](define-commands.md#define-aliases). + +POSIX short forms typically have a single leading hyphen followed by a single character. The following commands are equivalent: ```dotnetcli dotnet build --verbosity quiet