DEFINE ALIAS
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DEFINE ALIAS

            [SIC\]DEFINE ALIAS AliasName TargetVar [/GLOBAL]

        Define a new variable AliasName pointing towards (a subset of) an exist-
        ing variable. The new alias shares all the  properties  of  its  target:
        type, Local or Global status, Readonly attribute. The TargetVar can be a
        sub-array, but implicit transposition is not allowed.

        If the /GLOBAL option is present, the TargetVar must be a  Global  vari-
        able.

        Aliases can be deleted using the standard DELETE /VAR command: this does
        not delete the TargetVar variable. On  the  contrary,  when  a  standard
        variable  is deleted, all aliases attached to it are also deleted, since
        the variable content disappears.

        Structures cannot have aliases, but structure members can.