# CreateAlias

Creates a file system alias.

### Synopsis

`Item CreateAlias( char *aliasPath, char *realPath )`

### Description

This function creates an alias for a file. The alias can be used in place of the full pathname for the file. Note that the file system maintains separate alias entries for each task.

### Arguments

aliasPath
  The alias name.

realPath
  The substitution string for the alias.

### Return Value

The function returns the item number for the file alias that is created, or a negative error code if an error occurs.

### Implementation

SWI implemented in file folio V20.

### Associated Files

filefunctions.h

### See Also

``OpenDiskFile`(), OpenDiskFileInDir()`