cdd is a set of scripts written in python and bash that make it easier to navigate file system directories. It allows the user to jump directly to frequently used directories, typing just a few characters contained in the directory basename.
Step 1: install cdd. Use pip install --user cdd. I didn't
test whether it works installed as root user. Alternatively, you
can download the files directly from GitHub.
Step 2: set up paths. Once the scripts are installed, make
sure your PATH and your PYTHONPATH include cdd directories.
Usually, pip --user installs scripts in ~/.local/bin and
libraries under ~/.local/lib/python2.7. If this is your case,
add the first directory to your PATH and the second to your
PYTHONPATH.
Step 3: set up the cd function. This is achieved by sourcing
the cdd-bash-function.sh file. You can test cdd without
making it permanent, by sourcing the file containing the cd
function issuing the command source ~/.local/bin/cdd-bash-function.sh. To make it permanent, source
the file from within your ~/.profile.
Simply use cd as you are used to. Whenever you use cd to
navigate in the usual way within the file system, cdd will
store the directories seen. Once the directory is in the cdd
database, you can navigate directly to that directory, by typing
cd <pattern>
where <pattern> is any part of the name of the subdirectory.