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diff --git a/setuptools/command/alias.py b/setuptools/command/alias.py
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+import distutils, os
+from setuptools import Command
+from distutils.util import convert_path
+from distutils import log
+from distutils.errors import *
+from setuptools.command.setopt import edit_config, option_base
+
+class alias(option_base):
+    """Abstract base class for commands that mess with config files"""
+    
+    description = "set an option in setup.cfg or another config file"
+
+    user_options = [
+        ('alias=',  'a',  'the name of the new pseudo-command'),
+        ('command=', 'c', 'command(s) and options to invoke when used'),
+        ('remove',   'r', 'remove (unset) the alias'), 
+    ] + option_base.user_options
+
+    boolean_options = option_base.boolean_options + ['remove']
+
+    def initialize_options(self):
+        option_base.initialize_options(self)
+        self.alias = None
+        self.command = None
+        self.remove = None
+
+    def finalize_options(self):
+        option_base.finalize_options(self)
+        if self.alias is None:
+            raise DistutilsOptionError("Must specify name (--alias/-a)")
+        if self.command is None and not self.remove:
+            raise DistutilsOptionError("Must specify --command or --remove")
+
+    def run(self):
+        edit_config(
+            self.filename, {'aliases': {self.alias:self.command}},
+            self.dry_run
+        )
+