--- a/tool/CommandAlias.cpp	Mon Jul 28 14:06:03 2008 +0000
+++ b/tool/CommandAlias.cpp	Mon Jul 28 14:28:43 2008 +0000
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     m.open(MasterDevice::ReadWrite);
     slaves = selectedSlaves(m);
     
-    if (slaves.size() > 1 && !force) {
+    if (slaves.size() > 1 && !getForce()) {
         err << "This will write the alias addresses of "
             << slaves.size() << " slaves to " << alias
             << "! Please specify --force to proceed.";