How can I create an alias that passes additional arguments?

Question

I have an executable that I use often:

/dir1/dir2/dir3/dir4/executable argv[1] argv[2] argv[3]

I know that I can set an alias for the executable:

alias myexecutable = '/dir1/dir2/dir3/dir4/executable'

and then call it

myexecutable argv[1] argv[2] argv[3]

However, I'd like to call it like this

myexecutable argv[1]

because the first argument is the only one that ever changes. The second and third one should always be passed as the same every time.

Aliases can't have arguments, you need a function
– Floyd
Commented Oct 10, 2014 at 15:47 — Floyd, Commented Oct 10, 2014 at 15:47
And How to make the argument as optional in bash function?
– αғsнιη
Commented Oct 10, 2014 at 18:31 — αғsнιη, Commented Oct 10, 2014 at 18:31

choroba · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-10 16:04:36Z

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Aliases don't handle arguments. Define a function:

myfunc () {
    /dir1/dir2/dir3/dir4/executable "$1" fixed-argv2 fixed-argv3
}

answered Oct 10, 2014 at 15:39

choroba

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