[MSDN](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190445.aspx) states that there are 4 steps in creating a server alias:

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> 1. In SQL Server Configuration Manager, expand SQL Server Native Client Configuration, right-click Aliases, and then click New Alias.
> 2. In the Alias Name box, type the name of the alias. Client applications use this name when they connect.
> 3. In the Server box, type the name or IP address of a server. For a named instance append the instance name.
> 4. In the Protocol box, select the protocol used for this alias. Selecting a protocol, changes the title of the optional properties box
>  to Port No, Pipe Name, or Connection String.
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But instead of doing it the "UI way", is there a SQL command to do it?