How can I create and open a file from terminal with a single command?

Question

To create the file from a terminal I used the below command:

$ touch filename.py

To open the file I just created from the terminal, I then type...

$ open filename.py

I want to know if there is any command that does both...create and then open.

Answer 1

in .bashrc

lazytouch()

{

  touch $1

  open $1

}

then type

$ lazytouch anything.really

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