goto
A shell utility allowing users to navigate to aliased directories supporting auto-completion
How does it work?
User registers directory aliases, for example:
goto -r dev /home/iridakos/development
and then cd
s to that directory with:
goto dev
goto completion
goto
comes with a nice auto-completion script so that whenever you press the tab
key after the goto
command, bash or zsh prompts with suggestions of the available aliases:
$ goto <tab>
bc /etc/bash_completion.d
dev /home/iridakos/development
rubies /home/iridakos/.rvm/rubies
Installation
Via script
Clone the repository and run the install script as super user or root:
git clone https://github.com/iridakos/goto.git
cd goto
sudo ./install
Manually
Copy the file goto.sh
somewhere in your filesystem and add a line in your .zshrc
or .bashrc
to source it.
For example, if you placed the file in your home folder, all you have to do is add the following line to your .zshrc
or .bashrc
file:
source ~/goto.sh
macOS - Homebrew
A formula named goto
is available for the bash shell in macOS.
brew install goto
Note:
- you need to restart your shell after installation
- you need to have the bash completion feature enabled for bash in macOS (see this issue):
- you can install it with
brew install bash-completion
in case you don't have it already
- you can install it with
Usage
- Change to an aliased directory
- Register an alias
- Unregister an alias
- List aliases
- Expand an alias
- Cleanup
- Help
- Version
- Extras
- Troubleshooting
Change to an aliased directory
To change to an aliased directory, type:
goto <alias>
Example:
goto dev
Register an alias
To register a directory alias, type:
goto -r <alias> <directory>
or
goto --register <alias> <directory>
Example:
goto -r blog /mnt/external/projects/html/blog
or
goto --register blog /mnt/external/projects/html/blog
Notes
goto
expands the directories hence you can easily alias your current directory with:
goto -r last_release .
and it will automatically be aliased to the whole path.
- Pressing the
tab
key after the alias name, you have the default directory suggestions by the shell.
Unregister an alias
To unregister an alias, use:
goto -u <alias>
or
goto --unregister <alias>
Example
goto -u last_release
or
goto --unregister last_release
Notes
Pressing the tab
key after the command (-u
or --unregister
), the completion script will prompt you with the list of registered aliases for your convenience.
List aliases
To get the list of your currently registered aliases, use:
goto -l
or
goto --list
Expand an alias
To expand an alias to its value, use:
goto -x <alias>
or
goto --expand <alias>
Example
goto -x last_release
or
goto --expand last_release
Cleanup
To cleanup the aliases from directories that are no longer accessible in your filesystem, use:
goto -c
or
goto --cleanup
Help
To view the tool's help information, use:
goto -h
or
goto --help
Version
To view the tool's version, use:
goto -v
or
goto --version
Extras
Push before changing directories
To first push the current directory onto the directory stack before changing directories, type:
goto -p <alias>
or
goto --push <alias>
Revert to a pushed directory
To return to a pushed directory, type:
goto -o
or
goto --pop
Notes
This command is equivalent to popd
, but within the goto
command.
Troubleshooting
zsh
command not found: compdef
In case you get such an error, you need to load the bashcompinit
. Append this to your .zshrc
file:
autoload bashcompinit
bashcompinit
TODO
Test on macOSextensively- Write tests
Contributing
- Fork it ( https://github.com/iridakos/goto/fork )
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b my-new-feature
) - Commit your changes (
git commit -am 'Add some feature'
) - Push to the branch (
git push origin my-new-feature
) - Make sure that the script does not have errors or warning on ShellCheck
- Create a new Pull Request
License
This tool is open source under the MIT License terms.