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layout: docs
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page_title: aliases create - Command
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description: >-
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The "aliases create" command creates a new alias resource for a target.
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> **Documentation Update:** Product documentation previously located in `/website` has moved to the [`hashicorp/web-unified-docs`](https://github.com/hashicorp/web-unified-docs) repository, where all product documentation is now centralized. Please make contributions directly to `web-unified-docs`, since changes to `/website` in this repository will not appear on developer.hashicorp.com.
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# aliases create
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Command: `aliases create`
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The `aliases create` command lets you create a new alias.
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## Example
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This example creates an alias for the target `prod-ops.example` with the name `prodops` and the description `Target alias for ProdOps`:
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```shell-session
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$ boundary aliases create target -value prod-ops.example -name prodops
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-description "Target alias for ProdOps"
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```
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## Usage
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<CodeBlockConfig hideClipboard>
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```shell-session
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$ boundary aliases create [type] [sub command] [options] [args]
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Please see the typed subcommand help for detailed usage information.
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Subcommands:
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target Create a target type alias
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```
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</CodeBlockConfig>
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### Usages by type
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At this time, you can only create aliases for targets.
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The `aliases create target` command lets you create aliases for targets.
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#### Example
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This example creates an alias for the target `-prod-ops.example` with the name `prodops` and the description `Target alias for ProdOps`:
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```shell-session
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$ boundary aliases create target -value prod-ops.example -name prodops
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-description "Target alias for ProdOps"
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```
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#### Usage
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<CodeBlockConfig hideClipboard>
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```shell-session
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$ boundary aliases create target [options] [args]
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```
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</CodeBlockConfig>
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#### Command options
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- `-description=<string>` - Specifies the optional description you want to use to describe the alias for identification purposes.
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- `-destination-id=<string>` - Specifies the ID of the target that the alias points to.
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- `-name=<string>` - Specifies the optional name you want to use to describe the alias for identification purposes.
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- `-scope-id=<string>` - Scope in which to create the alias. The default is `global`.
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You can also specify the scope using the BOUNDARY_SCOPE_ID environment variable.
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At this time, aliases are only supported for the global scope.
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- `-value=<string>` - The string that you want to use as the alias to represent the target.
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The `value` must comply with DNS naming rules.
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#### Target alias options
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- `-authorize-session-host-id=<string>` - Indicates the host ID to use when you use the alias to authorize a session.
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@include 'cmd-option-note.mdx' |