diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 9a09ee7..db7e87d 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -117,6 +117,6 @@ Two interpreted languages for flexibility.
   * get unresolved path for new panes & windows
 * fully working doc function algorithm
 * self install aliases
-* transfer all parsings to awk
+* list aliases
 
 ### 6.2 [Further tasks](#when) {#when-further}
diff --git a/sh/code.awk b/sh/code.awk
index 053f1be..b8a8f59 100644
--- a/sh/code.awk
+++ b/sh/code.awk
@@ -46,11 +46,7 @@ BEGIN {
 }
 
 {
-    if (action == "aliases") {
-        if (match($0, RE_ALIAS, m)) {
-            print m[1]
-        }
-    } else if (action == "aliases functions") {
+    if (action == "alias") {
         if (match($0, RE_ALIAS, m)) {
             append(m[1])
         } else if (match($0, RE_FUNCTION, m)) {
diff --git a/sh/code.sh b/sh/code.sh
index 8838276..2c4c5ed 100644
--- a/sh/code.sh
+++ b/sh/code.sh
@@ -19,23 +19,12 @@ rwx_code() {
 	echo "${_rwx_code}"
 }
 
-# show the cached aliases
-#= rca
-rwx_code_aliases() {
-	echo "${_rwx_code_aliases}"
-}
-
 # show the cached aliases and functions
 #= rcaf
 rwx_code_aliases_functions() {
 	echo "${_rwx_code_aliases_functions}"
 }
 
-# show the cached awk script
-rwx_code_awk() {
-	echo "${_rwx_code_awk}"
-}
-
 # show the cached constants
 #= rcc
 rwx_code_constants() {
@@ -77,5 +66,5 @@ rwx_code_doc() {
 		awk \
 			--assign action="doc" \
 			--assign target="${name}" \
-			"$(rwx_code_awk)"
+			"${_rwx_code_awk}"
 }
diff --git a/sh/main.sh b/sh/main.sh
index 8fe2884..f1be786 100755
--- a/sh/main.sh
+++ b/sh/main.sh
@@ -202,9 +202,7 @@ ${RWX_REGEX_BEGIN}\\(${RWX_REGEX_VARIABLE}\\)${RWX_REGEX_SET}"
 _rwx_code_variables=""
 
 rwx_parse_code() {
-	# parse aliases
-	_rwx_code_aliases="$(rwx_parse_aliases)"
-	# parse aliases functions
+	# parse aliases commands
 	local line text
 	_rwx_code_aliases_functions="$(rwx_parse_aliases_functions)"
 	while IFS= read -r line; do
@@ -221,17 +219,11 @@ EOF
 	# parse variables
 	_rwx_code_variables="$(rwx_parse_variables)"
 }
-rwx_parse_aliases() {
-	echo "${_rwx_code}" |
-		awk \
-			--assign action="aliases" \
-			"$(rwx_code_awk)"
-}
 rwx_parse_aliases_functions() {
 	printf "%s" "${_rwx_code}" |
 		awk \
-			--assign action="aliases functions" \
-			"$(rwx_code_awk)"
+			--assign action="alias" \
+			"${_rwx_code_awk}"
 }
 rwx_parse_constants() {
 	printf "%s" "${_rwx_code}" |
diff --git a/sh/test.sh b/sh/test.sh
index d017077..dee1a65 100644
--- a/sh/test.sh
+++ b/sh/test.sh
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@ rwx_test() {
 rwx_test_code() {
 	local items
 	set \
-		"awk" \
 		"constants" \
 		"variables" \
 		"functions" \
-		"aliases" \
 		"aliases_functions" \
+		"aliases" \
 
 	rwx_code
 	for items in "${@}"; do