How to add arguments in custom bash commands?

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I am trying to add custom variable in a bash script alias command and not able to do it

I added the following in .bash_profile file

alias mvdb='mv ~/dbs/aw ~/dbs/aw-$1'

In the command line I am trying to run a script

mvdb "2017OCT20"

I want the folder named aw to be renamed as aw-2017OCT20 when I run command

John Kugelman · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-21 13:02:18Z

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This is a job for a function.

mvdb() {
    mv ~/dbs/aw ~/dbs/aw-"$1"
}

answered Oct 21, 2017 at 13:02

John Kugelman

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Masade Over a year ago

i added the alias to bash profile with a single line code, alias mvdb='mv ~/dbs/aw ~/dbs/aw-$1' So, Can I write the function that you had mentioned directly in .bash_profile, or do i need to create a new file containing only this function

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