jump

j(ump) around your filesystem.

j [NAME] [OPTION] ...

This is a simple program (it's just a shell script) that lets you associate directory paths with memorable names. You can then use these names to quickly change directory.

Add an alias using the -a flag.

j <alias> -a

Type the alias to change directory.

j <alias>

installation

1. Download the jump.sh script.
2. Run the command jump.sh.

This will create a directory $HOME/.config/jump that will contain a sqlite database file used to store the aliases and paths.

A function will be printed to stdout that can be pasted into your .bash_profile or similar.

$ ./jump.sh
Create '/Users/beoliver/.config/jump' [y/N]
y
# The following function can be pasted into your shell profile.
# calling the 'j' command with a single alias name is equivalent to calling
# 'cd' on the path asociated with the alias.

j () {
  _jump_result="$(/Users/beoliver/jump.sh ${@})"
  if [ ${#} -eq 1 ]; then
    if case ${1} in -*) false;; *) true;; esac; then
      cd "$_jump_result" && return
    fi
  fi
  echo "$_jump_result"
}

_jump_completions() {
  COMPREPLY=()
  local word="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
  if [ "$COMP_CWORD" -eq 1 ]; then
    COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W "$(/Users/beoliver/jump.sh)" -- "$word"))
  fi
}

complete -F _jump_completions j