* lisp/subr.el (string-split): New alias for split-string.

2 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 97a476ae08e..35b74aa7de6 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -3679,6 +3679,8 @@ to preserve the old behavior, apply
 '(take N LIST)' returns the first N elements of LIST; 'ntake' does
 the same but works by modifying LIST destructively.
 
+---
+** 'string-split' is now an alias for 'split-string'.
 
 
 * Changes in Emacs 29.1 on Non-Free Operating Systems
diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el
index f4b457556d6..686189e69b8 100644
--- a/lisp/subr.el
+++ b/lisp/subr.el
@@ -5204,6 +5204,8 @@ Modifies the match data; use `save-match-data' if necessary."
 
     (nreverse list)))
 
+(defalias 'string-split #'split-string)
+
 (defun combine-and-quote-strings (strings &optional separator)
   "Concatenate the STRINGS, adding the SEPARATOR (default \" \").
 This tries to quote the strings to avoid ambiguity such that