如何设置别名以在 Bash 中打开文件

Question

I am trying to set an alias to open an Excel file from a directory on Windows 7. Each time I use the alias it just opens a Windows Explorer window in the root directory.

I am entering:

alias openExcel="explorer /z/Company/AP/PR/thisExcelFile.xlsx"

I have also tried:

alias pr="cd /z/Company/AP/PR/"

Then:

alias openExcel="explorer thisExcelFile.xlsx"

Running these commands manually opens the Excel file. But using the commands through an alias just opens Windows Explorer in the root directory.

I have also tried combining the bottom two commands in a function but that didn't work either.

Can alias' not be used to open files like this? Is there some exception to how an alias works when you use the 'explorer' command on Windows?

Answer 1

Your commands are fine - you're just running the wrong application.

The first part is the command/executable, and the second is the argument. You just need to open the file with Excel.

// This runs "Windows Explorer", with the parameter "thisExcelFile.xlsx"
explorer thisExcelFile.xlsx

// This runs "Microsoft Excel", with the parameter "thisExcelFile.xlsx"
excel thisExcelFile.xlsx

You can do the same with winword myWordDoc.docx , or firefox www.google.com .

It may also be a good idea to quote the argument, just in case:

excel "thisExcelFile.xlsx"