how to passing arguments to an alias

Question

i add an alias in .bashrc

alias sr='sudo /etc/rc.d/[parameter?] restart'

sr network -> sudo /etc/rc.d/network restart

sr sshd -> sudo /etc/rc.d/sshd restart

could it be achieved, thanks!

Answer 1

Use a shell function instead. eg:

function sr () {
  sudo /etc/rc.d/"$1" restart
}

Answer 2

I'm surprised nobody mentioned to use a function

function sr() { 
  sudo /etc/rc.d/"$@" restart 
}

Answer 3

Use a function rather than an alias:

function sr() { sudo /etc/rc.d/$@ restart; }

Answer 4

Aliases in bash do not accept parameters. However, you could define a function instead:

function sr() { sudo /etc/rc.d/$1 restart; }