nick

define a personal alias/nick by defining a string to
match and replace it with another on the fly

Usage:
  nick[/switches] <string> [= [replacement_string]]
  nick[/switches] <template> = <replacement_template>
  nick/delete <string> or number
  nicks

Switches:
  inputline - replace on the inputline (default)
  object    - replace on object-lookup
  account   - replace on account-lookup
  list      - show all defined aliases (also "nicks" works)
  delete    - remove nick by index in /list
  clearall  - clear all nicks

Examples:
  nick hi = say Hello, I'm Sarah!
  nick/object tom = the tall man
  nick build $1 $2 = create/drop $1;$2
  nick tell $1 $2=page $1=$2
  nick tm?$1=page tallman=$1
  nick tm\\=$1=page tallman=$1

A 'nick' is a personal string replacement. Use $1, $2, ... to catch arguments.
Put the last $-marker without an ending space to catch all remaining text. You
can also use unix-glob matching for the left-hand side <string>:

    * - matches everything
    ? - matches 0 or 1 single characters
    [abcd] - matches these chars in any order
    [!abcd] - matches everything not among these chars
    \\= - escape literal '=' you want in your <string>

Note that no objects are actually renamed or changed by this command - your nicks
are only available to you. If you want to permanently add keywords to an object
for everyone to use, you need build privileges and the alias command.