Question

I am trying to be able do something like this:

> function gitb(){ git checkout -b $1; alias $1='git checkout $1'; }
> gitb sample
Switched to a new branch 'sample'
> git checkout master
Switched to branch 'master'
> sample
Switched to branch 'sample'

But, the function gitb doesn’t behave as expected because:

> alias sample
alias sample='git checkout $1'

instead of

> alias sample
alias sample='git checkout sample'

Can anybody tell me how to achieve what I am trying to?

Answer 1

Learn the difference between single and double quotes.

function gitb() { git checkout -b $1; alias $1="git checkout $1"; }