On Tue, 2011-06-21 at 09:12 -0700, JD wrote: > On 06/21/2011 08:52 AM, g wrote: > > On 06/21/2011 12:14 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > >> There's a specific directory on my system, let's call > >> it /some/long/path/foobar, that I visit a lot, so it's a bore to have to > >> type the full pathname so often. The parent directory (/some/long/path) > >> is a component in CDPATH so I can just type 'cd foobar' and all is good. > > <snip> > > > > then consider an alias; > > > > alias cdfb='cd /some/long/path/foobar' > > > > now, a simple cdfb will put you there. > > > > i have used such aliases for long path directories for years and it has > > always worked. > > > > > > hth. > > > I solved this problem by using a feature of Kshell ( /bin/ksh) > It lets you create functions which you source at login (via .profile). Don't all the Shells allow that? > I have set up a large collection of such long directory path > names in a file I call ~/_dirs > This list is augmented (in memory) with pathnames that are used > (i.e. cd <pathname>) during the lifetime of the shell, which are not > already in ~/_dirs. > I have created a few aliases such as > alias cd=dchg , among others. > The funcion dchg (which is sourced by the .profile file) > examines it's argument and if the arg pattern is found among > the list of dirs in cached in memory, then it cd's to that dir. > The match occurs on a first fit basis, in case the pattern would > match other unique pathnames, but which contain the same > pattern. > This has saved me millions of key strokes during rapid (i.e. high pressure) > SW development cycles. > I inherited this scheme from a friend while working at a company. Could be useful but sounds like overkill for what I want in this instance, given that what I want is supposed to be there already. poc -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
