Creating Alias For List of Arguments in Bash

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I was wondering if there's any way to create an alias for a list of arguments.

Considering the following commands:

my_command --class_a_argument_one --class_a_argument_two --class_a_argument_three --class_a_argument_four

my_command --class_b_argument_one --class_b_argument_two --class_b_argument_three --class_b_argument_four

my_second_command --class_a_argument_one --class_a_argument_two --class_a_argument_three --class_a_argument_four

I want to create two different aliases for each list of arguments so that I could run these two commands using these:

my_command class_a_arguments
my_second_command class_a_arguments
my_command class_b_arguments

Any ideas?

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-06 23:39:31Z

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Put your arguments in an array, and then invoke the command using that array.

$ arr1=(-e '\e[32mHello world\e[0m')
$ echo "${arr1[@]}"
Hello world

answered Jul 6, 2011 at 23:39

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LaC · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-06 23:39:18Z

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They're called variables.

A="foo bar"
B="baz qoox"
my_command $A
your_command $B

answered Jul 6, 2011 at 23:39

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LaC Over a year ago

Yeah, I know. But he seems to be a shell newbie, so it's good for him to encounter that problem if need be.

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