Mac alias creator

alias_creator.sh

#!/bin/bash

# This file receives the path to the parent folder that contains children folder to create alias for.
# Example add aliases to the ZSH file: 
#   > sh alias_creator.sh ~/dev ~/.zshrc

PARENT_FOLDER=$1
TARGET_FILE_TO_APPEND=$2

# Get all children folders from the given parent
CHILDREN_FOLDERS=$(ls $PARENT_FOLDER)

# Enter an empty line before adding the aliases
echo "\n" >> $TARGET_FILE_TO_APPEND

# Add the aliases to all folders to the target file
for child_folder in $CHILDREN_FOLDERS; do
    echo "alias $child_folder=\"cd $PARENT_FOLDER/$child_folder\"" >> $TARGET_FILE_TO_APPEND
done

# Enter an empty line after adding the aliases
echo "\n" >> $TARGET_FILE_TO_APPEND

# Refresh the aliases file to make them available
source $TARGET_FILE_TO_APPEND