linux-jcd

Quickly jump to a specific directory in the Linux shell.

Important

Before installing this tool, please refer to this page to install CmdAutoComp, which is used to auto-complete commands.

Usage

1. Run chmod +x jumpdir.sh to give jumpdir.sh execute permisson.
2. Append the contents of the bashrc to the .bashrc in your home directory. And replace path/to/jumpdir.sh with the path where you put jumpdir.sh.
3. Run source ~/.bashrc.
4. Try the following commands.
   • Run ./jumpdir.sh -h to get the help info.
   • Run ./jumpdir.sh -a <alias>=<path> to add an alias for the specified directory.
   • Run ./jumpdir.sh -d <alias> to delete an alias.
   • Run ./jumpdir.sh -l to list all aliases.
   • Run ./jumpdir.sh -t <alias> to get the path related to an alias.
5. Run jcd to list all aliases.
6. Run jcd <alias> to jump to the specified directory.

Exampe

source@debian:~/opensource/mine/linux-jcd$ ls
bashrc  jumpdir.sh  LICENSE  README.md
source@debian:~/opensource/mine/linux-jcd$ chmod +x jumpdir.sh
source@debian:~/opensource/mine/linux-jcd$ pwd
/home/source/opensource/mine/linux-jcd
source@debian:~/opensource/mine/linux-jcd$ vim ~/.bashrc
source@debian:~/opensource/mine/linux-jcd$ tail -3 ~/.bashrc
function jcd {
	cd $(/home/source/opensource/mine/linux-jcd/jumpdir.sh -t $1)
}
source@debian:~/opensource/mine/linux-jcd$ source ~/.bashrc
source@debian:~/opensource/mine/linux-jcd$ ./jumpdir.sh -a test=~
The alias test already exists, do you want to replace it? (y/n)
y
source@debian:~/opensource/mine/linux-jcd$ ./jumpdir.sh -l
test=/home/source
source@debian:~/opensource/mine/linux-jcd$ jcd test
source@debian:~$