or more complete one: alias e='emacsclient -c -n $opt -a nano' alias ne='emacsclient -t $opt -a nano' se() { emacsclient -c -n $opt -a emacs "/sudo::$" } sn

or more complete one: alias e='emacsclient -c -n $opt -a nano' alias ne='emacsclient -t $opt -a nano' se() { emacsclient -c -n $opt -a emacs "/sudo::$" } sne() { emacsclient -t $opt -a emacs "/sudo::$" } alias vim=emacs #just kidding!!!!