{"id":16781,"date":"2012-10-02T15:48:51","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T13:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=16781"},"modified":"2012-10-02T15:48:51","modified_gmt":"2012-10-02T13:48:51","slug":"bash-directory-bookmarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/02\/bash-directory-bookmarks\/","title":{"rendered":"Bash directory bookmarks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While reading through the comments to this Habrahabr article<\/a> (in Russian), I came across an excellent tip for the directory bookmarks in bash shell. \u00a0Here’s how to set it up.<\/p>\n

Firstly, add the following lines to your .bashrc<\/em> or .bash_profile<\/em> file:<\/p>\n

\r\n# Bash Directory Bookmarks\r\n# From: http:\/\/habrahabr.ru\/post\/151484\/#habracut\r\nalias m1='alias g1="cd `pwd`"'\r\nalias m2='alias g2="cd `pwd`"'\r\nalias m3='alias g3="cd `pwd`"'\r\nalias m4='alias g4="cd `pwd`"'\r\nalias m5='alias g5="cd `pwd`"'\r\nalias m6='alias g6="cd `pwd`"'\r\nalias m7='alias g7="cd `pwd`"'\r\nalias m8='alias g8="cd `pwd`"'\r\nalias m9='alias g9="cd `pwd`"'\r\nalias mdump='alias|grep -e "alias g[0-9]"|grep -v "alias m" > ~\/.bookmarks'\r\nalias mload='source ~\/.bookmarks'\r\nalias ah='(echo;alias | grep "g[0-9]" | grep -v "m[0-9]" | cut -d" " -f "2,3"| sed "s\/=\/ \/" | sed "s\/cd \/\/";echo)'\r\n<\/pre>\n
Secondly, if you are already using ~\/.bookmarks<\/em> file for anything, change the two references to it in the above lines to some other file. \u00a0It’s where your directory bookmarks will be stored.<\/p>\n
Thirdly, if you prefer to save the bookmarks between your bash sessions, add the “mload<\/strong>” command to the end of your .bashrc<\/em> or .bash_profile<\/em> file, and “mdump<\/strong>” to your .bash_logout<\/em> file.<\/p>\n
Start a new bash shell and you are all set.<\/p>\n
Using this setup is extremely easy. \u00a0Navigate to the directory that you want to bookmark, and save it under the numbered bookmark:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ cd \/var\/www\/html\r\n$ m1\r\n<\/pre>\n
When you want to navigate back to that folder, simply call the numbered bookmarks:<\/p>\n
\r\n$ g1\r\n<\/pre>\n
If you need to refresh your memory, issue “ah<\/strong>” command (think: aliases help), and it will print out the list of your current numbered bookmarks with the directory paths associated with them.<\/p>\n
In case you need more than nine bookmarks, simply extend the lines in your .bashrc<\/em> or .bash_profile<\/em> file to run through more numbers, or use some other bookmark naming convention that works for you.<\/p>\n
Enjoy.<\/p>\n
P.S.: A quick Google search points to the author’s page<\/a>, which links to a more advanced solution – bashmarks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
While reading through the comments to this Habrahabr article (in Russian), I came across an excellent tip for the directory bookmarks in bash shell. \u00a0Here’s how to set it up. Firstly, add the following lines to your .bashrc or .bash_profile file: # Bash Directory Bookmarks # From: http:\/\/habrahabr.ru\/post\/151484\/#habracut alias m1=’alias g1="cd `pwd`"’ alias m2=’alias g2="cd … Continue reading Bash directory bookmarks<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,6,18,133,62],"tags":[3098,550,1079],"keyring_services":[],"class_list":["post-16781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-linux","category-programming","category-sysadmin","category-technology","tag-bash","tag-bookmarks","tag-productivity"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t