PCD

Python cd script for linux/unix systems

A better cd: pcd

A better cd utility for linux shell . Inspired by autojump and Charles Leifer's blog post http://charlesleifer.com/blog/-j-for-switching-directories---improving-the-cd-command-/

Pattern matching from history of browsed files using "pcd"

Example 1: Same Weight folders /home//Documents and Downloads are 9 characters each, so more recent is preferred

       $ pcd Downloads/
       $ pcd /home/<user-name>
       $ pcd D          # goes to Downloads folder
       $ pcd /home/<user-name>/Documents
       $ pcd /home/<user-name>
       $ pcd D       #Now goes to Documents folder because Documents is more recent
       $ pcd Dow     #Will go to Downloads
       $ pcd D       # Will remain in downloads

Example 2: Different weight folders /home//py-src , /home//py-build start with 'py-' but build has more characters /home/username/py-build so py-src is preferred because it is shorter

    $ pcd py-src
    $ pcd /home/<user-name>
    $ pcd py-build
    $ pcd /home/<user-name>
    $ pcd py   # py-src is preferred typing py-b would have taken you to build

List ten recent visits of directories using -l option Example 3: List and select

    $ pcd -l #prints list of ten recent folders input number to navigate

Installation

Clone Repository

   $ git clone https://github.com/vrakesh/pcd-python-cd

Run

    $ sudo install.sh