Make a Bash alias that takes a parameter?

Question

I used to use CShell (csh), which lets you make an alias that takes a parameter. The notation was something like

alias junk=\"mv \\\\!* ~/.Trash\"
         


        

Answer 1

Here's the example:

alias gcommit='function _f() { git add -A; git commit -m "$1"; } ; _f'

Very important:

1. There is a space after { and before }.
2. There is a ; after each command in sequence. If you forget this after the last command, you will see > prompt instead!
3. The argument is enclosed in quotes as "$1"