Create a custom alias to open file adding extension

Question

I'm using ubuntu, and want to create a custom alias in my .bashrc file, which execute

$xdg-open my_file_name.pdf

when I type

$pdf my_file_name

I'm sure there's an easy way to do that.

Thanks a lot !

Someone has asked a similar question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7131670/make-bash-alias-that-takes-parameter — evolutionxbox, Aug 07 '15 at 13:46

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 07 '15 at 13:47

1

Don't use an alias; create a function, because you can't pass arguments to an alias.

pdf () {
    xdg-open "$1".pdf
}

answered Aug 07 '15 at 13:47

chepner

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