See also: Alias, How to use command aliases
The prefer command, introduced in Multipass release 1.11.0, is used to switch alias contexts. It accepts a single argument, specifying the name of the context to switch to.
For example, the command multipass prefer secondary makes secondary the current context. If the given context does not exist, Multipass creates it.
Subsequent calls to alias , unalias and running any aliases from the command line will use the aliases defined in the given context.
The full multipass help prefer output explains the available options:
Usage: multipass prefer [options] <name>
Switch the current alias context. If it does not exist, create it before switching.
Options:
-h, --help Displays help on commandline options
-v, --verbose Increase logging verbosity. Repeat the 'v' in the short option
for more detail. Maximum verbosity is obtained with 4 (or more)
v's, i.e. -vvvv.
Arguments:
name Name of the context to switch to
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