Re: help create function alias

[Adam]

Stefan Monnier wrote:

>> I use (insert-date) often, but rather than a hotkey I'd
>> prefer M-x id  or  ALT-x id
> 
> How 'bout:
> 
>    (define-key minibuffer-local-completion-map
>                [(meta tab)] 'minibuffer-force-complete)
> 
> and then
> 
>    M-x i-d M-TAB RET
> 
> or even
> 
>    (define-key minibuffer-local-completion-map
>                [(meta return)]
>                (lambda ()
>                  (interactive)
>                  (minibuffer-force-complete)
>                  (minibuffer-complete-and-exit)))
> 
> and then
> 
>    M-x i-d M-RET
> 
> 
> -- Stefan

Thanks, lovely stuff, but i dash d not as intuitive as 
my desired simplistic i d mnemonic or abbreviation.

As mentioned below, I saw alias somewhere but couldn't
find it searching for alias* as its defalias. Beaut.