unalias command (removes alias definitions)
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Format
unalias [-a]name [name...]
Description
This command removes specified alias definitions. To do so, specify in name the name of the alias you want to remove. You can specify multiple names whose aliases are to be removed, using the space as the delimiter. If you specify in name an alias name that is not defined, or if you execute the command without any options or arguments, the command terminates with an error and returns 1 as the return code.
Arguments
Return codes
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Return code |
Meaning |
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0 |
Normal termination |
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1 |
Error termination (such as that a name specified in name does not have a defined alias) |
Notes
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Even if the command syntax of this regular built-in command is invalid, it does not exit the shell that is executing the command.
Usage example
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Remove the alias defined for functions.
unalias functions