Insert a user defined variable in an alias in Bash












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I would like to add an alias to a command in my .bashrc file, as in this example:



alias take_row="cat prova.csv_001.txt | awk -v nrow="${nrow}" '{if (NR==nrow) print}'"


But I would like to specify the nrow variable when I launch the command from the terminal. As an example:



take_row 1 --> the script takes the first row



take_row 20 --> the script takes the 20th row



How do I write inside the command something like <command> | <read nrow user input>, etc.?






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    I would like to add an alias to a command in my .bashrc file, as in this example:



    alias take_row="cat prova.csv_001.txt | awk -v nrow="${nrow}" '{if (NR==nrow) print}'"


    But I would like to specify the nrow variable when I launch the command from the terminal. As an example:



    take_row 1 --> the script takes the first row



    take_row 20 --> the script takes the 20th row



    How do I write inside the command something like <command> | <read nrow user input>, etc.?






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      I would like to add an alias to a command in my .bashrc file, as in this example:



      alias take_row="cat prova.csv_001.txt | awk -v nrow="${nrow}" '{if (NR==nrow) print}'"


      But I would like to specify the nrow variable when I launch the command from the terminal. As an example:



      take_row 1 --> the script takes the first row



      take_row 20 --> the script takes the 20th row



      How do I write inside the command something like <command> | <read nrow user input>, etc.?






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      I would like to add an alias to a command in my .bashrc file, as in this example:



      alias take_row="cat prova.csv_001.txt | awk -v nrow="${nrow}" '{if (NR==nrow) print}'"


      But I would like to specify the nrow variable when I launch the command from the terminal. As an example:



      take_row 1 --> the script takes the first row



      take_row 20 --> the script takes the 20th row



      How do I write inside the command something like <command> | <read nrow user input>, etc.?






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      bash variable alias






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          Use a function instead of an alias, in which case you can refer to positional parameters such as $1, etc.



          take_row () {
          
    local nrow=$1
          
    cat prova.csv_001.txt | awk -v nrow="${nrow}" '{if (NR==nrow) print}'
          
}


          In this particular case, you can also address the useless use of cat:



          take_row () {
          
    local nrow=$1
          
    awk -v nrow="${nrow}" '{if (NR==nrow) print}' prova.csv_001.txt
          
}





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            Thanks a lot for the suggestions!

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          Use a function instead of an alias, in which case you can refer to positional parameters such as $1, etc.



          take_row () {
          
    local nrow=$1
          
    cat prova.csv_001.txt | awk -v nrow="${nrow}" '{if (NR==nrow) print}'
          
}


          In this particular case, you can also address the useless use of cat:



          take_row () {
          
    local nrow=$1
          
    awk -v nrow="${nrow}" '{if (NR==nrow) print}' prova.csv_001.txt
          
}





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            Thanks a lot for the suggestions!

            – ccc.nrc
            10 hours ago
















          8














          Use a function instead of an alias, in which case you can refer to positional parameters such as $1, etc.



          take_row () {
          
    local nrow=$1
          
    cat prova.csv_001.txt | awk -v nrow="${nrow}" '{if (NR==nrow) print}'
          
}


          In this particular case, you can also address the useless use of cat:



          take_row () {
          
    local nrow=$1
          
    awk -v nrow="${nrow}" '{if (NR==nrow) print}' prova.csv_001.txt
          
}





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            Thanks a lot for the suggestions!

            – ccc.nrc
            10 hours ago














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          Use a function instead of an alias, in which case you can refer to positional parameters such as $1, etc.



          take_row () {
          
    local nrow=$1
          
    cat prova.csv_001.txt | awk -v nrow="${nrow}" '{if (NR==nrow) print}'
          
}


          In this particular case, you can also address the useless use of cat:



          take_row () {
          
    local nrow=$1
          
    awk -v nrow="${nrow}" '{if (NR==nrow) print}' prova.csv_001.txt
          
}





          share|improve this answer













          Use a function instead of an alias, in which case you can refer to positional parameters such as $1, etc.



          take_row () {
          
    local nrow=$1
          
    cat prova.csv_001.txt | awk -v nrow="${nrow}" '{if (NR==nrow) print}'
          
}


          In this particular case, you can also address the useless use of cat:



          take_row () {
          
    local nrow=$1
          
    awk -v nrow="${nrow}" '{if (NR==nrow) print}' prova.csv_001.txt
          
}






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