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jira alias import

  • Usage: jira alias import [FILENAME|-] [flags]

Read alias definitions from a YAML map and merge them into the active config file. Use it to share a team alias set or restore aliases from a backup.

Existing aliases are kept unless --clobber is set. Each imported expansion is validated against built-in commands or aliases already present in config; invalid entries are skipped and reported.

Safety

--clobber

Overwrite existing aliases of the same name

Examples

jira alias import aliases.yaml
jira alias import - --clobber # (1)!
jira --config team-jira.yaml alias import aliases.yaml # (2)!
  1. Read YAML from stdin and replace existing names
  2. Import into a non-default config file