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title: export alias
categories: |
  core
version: 0.104.0
core: |
  Alias a command (with optional flags) to a new name and export it from a module.
usage: |
  Alias a command (with optional flags) to a new name and export it from a module.
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contributors: false
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# `export alias` for [core](/commands/categories/core.md)

<div class='command-title'>Alias a command (with optional flags) to a new name and export it from a module.</div>

## Signature

```> export alias {flags} (name) (initial_value)```

## Parameters

 -  `name`: Name of the alias.
 -  `initial_value`: Equals sign followed by value.


## Input/output types:

| input   | output  |
| ------- | ------- |
| nothing | nothing |
## Examples

Alias ll to ls -l and export it from a module
```nu
> module spam { export alias ll = ls -l }

```

## Notes
This command is a parser keyword. For details, check:
  https://www.nushell.sh/book/thinking_in_nu.html