REVISED INSTRUCTIONS FOR CREATING AN ALIAS

Log in to calclab1 and type these commands:

    cd ~
    mv .bashrc .bashrc-
    cp .bashrc- .bashrc
    mv .bash_profile .bash_profile-
    ln -s .bashrc .bash_profile

Then type "pico .bashrc" to invoke the pico editor and load the 
file .bashrc.  Go down to the bottom of the file and add the 
following line (including the quotation marks):

    alias report="/u/fac/fulling/hreview/report  math401"

Make sure you press Enter (or Return) at the end of the line.  
Then hit Control-X to exit the editor.  It will ask you if you 
want to save; press Y and then Enter.  (You can also save by 
typing Control-O before Control-X.)

Finally, type "source .bashrc" and Enter.  (If the command
"report" is still not recognized, log out of calclab1 and log
back in again.)

You will need to do all these things only once, not every time 
you log in.  If later you want to add your own favorite aliases 
-- such as 

    alias md="mkdir"
    alias dir="ls -l"

-- you can start at the step "pico .bashrc" above.  In case of 
disaster, the original files (symbolic links, for the experts) 
are still available with the names ending in a hyphen and can be 
copied back to their original names.