From f9c6d61ee0eb6e9e162ef9d5f8642e02ebc9fa34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vivix <Vivix@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 04:36:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Added minimal validation and usage help.

---
 bin/alias.bat | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/bin/alias.bat b/bin/alias.bat
index 4b6e5d5..8e048ae 100644
--- a/bin/alias.bat
+++ b/bin/alias.bat
@@ -1,4 +1,28 @@
 @echo off
+if ["%1"] == ["/?"] goto:p_help
+if ["%2"] == [""] echo Insufficient parameters. & goto:p_help
+::validate alias
+setlocal
+for /f "delims== tokens=1" %%G in ("%*") do set _temp2=%%G
+
+	set _temp=%_temp2: =%
+
+if not ["%_temp%"] == ["%_temp2%"] (
+	echo Your alias name can not contain a space
+	endlocal
+	goto:eof
+)
+
 echo %* >> %~dp0..\config\aliases
 doskey /macrofile=%~dp0..\config\aliases
 echo Alias created
+endlocal
+goto:eof
+
+:p_help
+echo.Usage:
+echo.	alias name=full command
+echo.	$* allows the alias to assume all the parameters of the supplied command.
+echo.	$1-$9 Allows you to seperate parameter by number, much like %%1 in batch.
+echo.	$T is the command seperator, allowing you to string several commands together into one alias.
+echo.	For more information, read DOSKEY/?