title: want to set an ls alias, to take parameters
body: <p>i have the following alias set in my .bashrc:</p>
  
  <pre><code>alias la='ls -laG'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but i would really like to issue a command thusly:</p>
  
  <pre><code>la foo/bar
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>i guess i have to write a shell script? or is there some xargs way?</p>