Changing name of linux command?

[gibsonist]

Is it possible to change how a program is accessed from the command line?
For example: I have a program called tcmplex-panteltje but typing all of that into the command line every time i want to use it is tedious, so is there any way to change it so that I can type simply
tcmplex ...
instead of
tcmplex-panteltje ... ?

Thanks for any help!

[Javasnob]

The alias command is probably what you're looking for:

alias tcmplex=tcmplex-panteltje

Also, do you know how to use tab completion? That really speeds up shell usage.

[Zelmo]

Ooh, good answer! And you can add that to your .bashrc so you don't have to set the alias every time you log in, too!

[Blue Beret]

Another idea would be to make a symbolic link:
ln -s tcmplex-panteltje tcmplex

[PsypherPunk]

Or use tab-completion? There can't really be that many programs that begin 'tcm', can there?

[gibsonist]

Ok I'll try that, thank you all for your help