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An alias can be defined for any AutoCAD command, device driver command,
or external command. The second section of the acad.pgp file defines
command aliases. You can change existing aliases or add new ones by editing
acad.pgp in an ASCII text editor (such as Notepad). In addition to command
aliases in acad.pgp, you will also find comment lines which are preceded by
a semicolon (;). Comment lines allow you to add textual information to
acad.pgp, such as when or who revised the file last.
NOTE Before you edit acad.pgp, create a backup so that you can restore it later,
if necessary.
To define a command alias, add a line to the command alias section of the
acad.pgp file using the following syntax:
abbreviation,*command
where abbreviation is the command alias that you enter at the command
prompt and command is the command being abbreviated. You must enter an
asterisk (*) before the command name to identify the line as a command alias
definition.
If you can enter a command transparently, you can also enter its alias
transparently. When you enter the command alias, the full command name
is displayed at the command prompt and the command is executed.
You can create command aliases that include the special hyphen (-) prefix,
such as those listed here, that accesses the version of a command that displays
command prompts instead of a dialog box.
BH, *-BHATCH
BD, *-BOUNDARY
NOTE You cannot use command aliases in command scripts. Using command
aliases in customization files is not recommended.
If you edit acad.pgp while AutoCAD is running, enter reinit to use the revised
file. You can also restart AutoCAD to automatically reload the file.
Quick Reference
Commands
REINIT
Reinitializes the digitizer, digitizer input/output port, and program parameters
file.
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