exchange_directories

Change directories quickly, using e.g. first-letter abbreviation of entire path.

This is an OLD program, but it still works.

I did not write this program, merely host it here because it no longer seems to be available in old repository.

Actual author of the program is Frank B. Brokken.

See xd.README for more details.

How it works

1. compile the program

./build

2. copy xd binary somewhere to your PATH.

3. add following function to your .bash_profile:

function cx ()
{
            cd `/usr/local/bin/xd \$*`
}

4. now, if you issue

cx ulb

you'll get multiple choice if "ulb" resolves to many paths on your system. Just press a char corresponding to path you want to go to:

% cx ulb
Multiple Solutions:
 1: /usr/lib/binfmt.d/
 2: /usr/local/bin/

On pressing 2 you're in /usr/local/bin.