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@end table
@node Commands, Input, Keystrokes, Top
-@chapter ratpoison commands
+@chapter Commands
ratpoison can be controlled with commands (so called colon-commands).
The summary of available commands is listed below:
@@ -340,6 +340,19 @@ The summary of available commands is listed below:
This is a pretty useless command. By default, it is bound to
@kbd{C-t g}, and its purpose is to abort other commands.
+@item alias @var{name} @var{command}
+An allows you to name a ratpoison command something else. For
+instance, if you frequently open emacs you may want to make an alias
+called @samp{emacs} that loads emacs. You would do it like this:
+
+@example
+: alias emacs exec emacs
+@end example
+
+An alias is treated exactly like a colon command in that you can call
+it from the colon prompt, bind it to a key, and call it
+non-interactively with @command{ratpoison -c}.
+
@item banish
Banish the mouse to the lower right corner of the screen.