zsh new file && open file function

Here is a little function that I made for oh-my-zsh. I found myself constantly doing sudo touch app.js && open app.js.

What this little command does is create an empty file called app.js and then opens it with whatever your default editor is.

Here is the function:

# create a new file in the current directory and then open it
new () {
  sudo touch $1 && open $1
}

How to use:

Open your .zshrc file and add this function at the bottom. If you haven’t yet, uncomment the line that adds the zshconfig alias. If you are looking for example aliases, well, there are a couple in this section. When you want to create and then open a file just type new myfile.xxx. This will create the new file in the directory and then open it with whatever editor you want.