README.md

######bd

Jump to a specific directory up in the hierarchy without doing a cd ..\..\.. repeatedly by directly specifying in full ( or part ) the directory name.

######USAGE

For a current directory path :

C:\User\UserA\Projects\ABC\src\java\com\company\proj\other utilities\basic\d\

To migrate to `src`                                       -   `bd src`
To migrate to a directory with spaces in its 
name like `"other utilities"`                             -   `bd "other utilities"`

You can also type in just a few characters of the directory name for unique directory names along the hierarchy

To migrate to `"other utilities"`                         -   `bd ot`
To migrate to `Projects`                                  -   `bd proje`

Always the lowermost directory is chosen in case the first few chars entered matches with two such directories. This is done with the view that the previous command can be repeated to go to the next higher directory

To migrate to Projects alternatively you could do bd proj twice ( instead of bd proje once ):

      > `bd proj`    -- Changes the directory to ...company\proj\...

      > `bd proj`    -- Changes the directory to ...UserA\Projects\...

                                          

######Installation

• Run javac to compile the helper bd.java to bd.class

javac bd.java

• Put the java class file in the same directory as bd.bat

    bd-\
       |- bd.class
       |- bd.bat

• Make sure to include the directory in which the bd.bat and bd.class file resides, to the PATH environment variable permenently.

setx PATH "%PATH%;C:\Path\To\bd\" /M

######Inspiration

This batch/java version is inspired by @vigneshwaranr's bd for bash