Bash function to source config files and create aliases

init_config.sh

# Usage: init_config CONFIG_FILE 
# Description: Source the configuration file, and create an alias to edit it
init_config() {
    local CONFIG_FILE=$1

    if [[ -r $CONFIG_FILE ]]
    then
        source $CONFIG_FILE
        CONFIG_ALIAS=".$(basename $CONFIG_FILE)"
        alias $CONFIG_ALIAS="vi $CONFIG_FILE"
    fi
}