How do I include parameters in a bash alias? [duplicate]

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An alias can only substitute the first word of a command with some arbitrary text. It can not use parameters.

You can instead use a shell function:

mcd()
{
  test -e "$1" || mkdir "$1"
  cd "$1"
}

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