cd-bookmark

Description

Tired of making aliases like this to navigate the command line faster?

alias cdcode="cd ~/Documents/my-code-folder"
alias cddocs="cd ~/Documents"
alias cddesktop="cd ~/Desktop"

Is keeping track of the directory stack with pushd and popd too confusing?

Do you find yourself accidentally changing directories ruining your previous directory shortcut (cd -)?

With this script, you can quickly create persistent bookmarks for directories that you visit often allowing you to navigate the filesystem more quickly.

Usage and Example

Basic usage

To create a new bookmark, cd to the directory you wish to bookmark and run the command

bm mybookmark

Now you can quickly change to that directory by running the command

cdbm mybookmark

The cdbm command comes complete with bash autocomplete support

Temporary bookmark creation

Want to quickly mark a directory, but don't want to make a bookmark for it? Just run the bm and cdbm commands without an argument and it will bookmark the correct directory as a temporary/default directory bookmark

Removing bookmarks

You can remove bookmarks by using the command:

bm [-r|--remove] <bookmark_name>

List all bookmarks

If you want to print all of the bookmarks in a pseudo-tabular format, you can run the command:

bm [-p|--print]

How it works

cd-bookmark maintains a file in your home directory (defaults to ~/.bkmrks) that contains a list of all of the bookmarks you made and the directories they point to. This method avoids making alias that can clutter your command namespace while providing a more focused autocomplete.

Installation instructions

To install, simply source the bash script in your main working environment. You can do this by adding either of the following lines to your .bashrc or .bash_profile

~/.bashrc

source ~/path-to-repo/cdbm.sh

# OR

. ~/path-to-repo/cdbm.sh

Future work

• More error checking
• Better autocomplete support for the bm command