Using zsh alias to quickly clone a git repository with custom folder name

Question

I want an alias shortcut to achieve the following:

1. Clone a github repository with a custom folder name
2. Open it in my fav text editor (atom)

I currently use this inside ~/.zshrc:

alias quickstart="git clone https://github.com/myname/quickstart-html-template.git new_html_project && atom new_html_project"

Can I parameterize new_html_project?

Answer 1

You can't define parameters in an alias, you need to use a function:

quickstart() {
    git clone https://github.com/myname/quickstart-html-template.git "$1" && atom "$1"
}

Add that to your .zshrc instead of the alias definition.