diff --git a/.config/aliasrc b/.config/aliasrc
index 6017a0d..7e4d614 100644
--- a/.config/aliasrc
+++ b/.config/aliasrc
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ sc() { find ~/.config/* ~/.local/bin/* -type f | fzf | xargs -r $EDITOR ;}
 sd() { find ~/ownCloud/* -type f | grep ".pdf" | fzf | xargs -r $READER ;}
 
 # git
-alias texhandout="cp ~/gitrepos/Tools/LaTeX\ Templates/LaTeX\ Handout/Handout.tex"
+texhandout() { 
+	[[ -z $1 ]] && echo "missing argument: filename (no ending)" && return 1
+	cp ~/gitrepos/Tools/LaTeX\ Templates/LaTeX\ Handout/Handout.tex $1.tex && xelatex $1.tex  
+}
 
 # grep
 alias grep="grep --color=auto"