command to add dynamic alias

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README

• 1. Create ez-alias.sh file
• 2. Add directory of the ez-alias script file to export PATH (ex: export PATH=:/$HOME/BASH)
• 3. Add the command source $HOME/BASH/aliases.sh to $HOME/.bash_profile file and source it
• 4. Go to any directory and launch command ez-alias.sh and type in the name of your alias then reboot the terminal
• Done !

aliases.sh

#!/bin/bash
# file: $HOME/BASH/aliases.sh
# description:  contains all directory aliases

ez-alias.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
#file: ez-alias.sh

# directory of the bash script
DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
# directory where the bash script is called
ALIAS_DIR=$(pwd)

echo "Name of the alias: " 
read aliasName
# save alias into bash file
echo "alias ez-$aliasName=\"cd $ALIAS_DIR\"" >> "$HOME"/Bash/ez-alias/aliases.sh