Fastjump

Simply navigate between directories.

Goals

1. Provide a simple and fast way to switch between directories no matter where you are in relation to that directory
2. Keep the features minimal, both regarding config and features

Installation

MacOS (homebrew)

 $ brew install mattiaslundberg/fastjump/fastjump

Manual

Requires rust to be installed.

 $ git clone git@github.com:mattiaslundberg/fastjump.git
 $ cd fastjump
 $ cargo install --root /usr/local/bin/ --path .

Usage

Use as a shell command. It's recommended to use the helper functions below.

Configure

Edit the configuration file with your favorite editor.

 $ vi ~/.fastjump.yml

Add the following (or change to fit your needs):

# The root directory to start scanning from, this should probably be your home directory
scan_root: /Users/me

# Optional. Save previous visits and prefer often visited folders when switching
previous_visits: /Users/me/.cache/fastjump_visits.yml

# Number of threads to use when scanning directory structure
num_threads: 3

# Names of folders to ignore. Add any large autogenerated folders here
# Folders starting with `.` will always be ignored.
ignores:
  - node_modules

Jump to location

 $ cd $(fastjump myproj)
 // Moves to ~/myproject 

Recommended helper function

Add the following function to your shell config (~/.bashrc/~/.bash_profile/~/.zshrc) and call it with j myproj to jump.

j() { cd $(fastjump $1) }

To save previously used directories add this to your ~/.zshrc:

chpwd() {
    fastjump --save-visit $PWD
}

Development

Publish new release

1. Bump version number in Cargo.toml
2. Run ./updaterelease.sh
3. Update release notes on github