go -- quick directory switching
Home : http://trentm.com/projects/go/ License : MIT (see LICENSE.txt) Platforms : Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix Current Version : 1.2.1 Dev Status : mature Requirements : Python >= 2.4 (http://www.activestate.com/activepython)
Why go?
go is a small command for changing directories quickly.
Typically you have a set of directories that you work in. Typing out
the names of those dirs in full can be tedious. go allows you to
give a shortcut name for a directory, say ko for
D:\trentm\main\Apps\Komodo-devel, and do the following:
C:\> go ko D:\trentm\main\Apps\Komodo-devel>
and:
C:\> go ko/test D:\trentm\main\Apps\Komodo-devel\test>
Think of it as a super cd.
go is free (MIT License). Please send any feedback to Trent
Mick.
Install Notes
Download the latest (1) go source package, (2) unzip it, (3) run
python setup.py install in the unzipped directory, and (4) run
go-setup (or python -m go) to setup the shell driver:
unzip go-1.2.1.zip cd go-1.2.1 python setup.py install go-setup # to setup shell integration
If your install fails then please visit the Troubleshooting FAQ.
Getting Started
The most common things you'll do with go are adding new shortcuts:
[~/Library/Application Support/Komodo]$ go -a koappdata
listing the shortcuts you've created:
[~]$ go --list
Go Shortcuts
============
Default shortcuts:
. .
.. ..
... ../..
tmp /tmp
~ /Users/trentm
Custom shortcuts:
cgi-bin /Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables
koappdata /Users/trentm/Library/Application Support/Komodo
pyinstall /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6
staging /Users/trentm/Sites/staging
www /Users/trentm/Sites
and switching to directories using those shortcuts:
[~]$ go pyinstall [/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6]$ go www [~/Sites]$
Run go --help for full usage details or just take a look at the
``go.py` script.
$ go --help
Quick directory changing.
Usage:
go <shortcut>[/sub/dir/path] # change directories
# same as "go -c ..."
go -c|-o|-a|-d|-s ... # cd, open, add, delete, set
go --list [<pattern>] # list matching shortcuts
Options:
-h, --help print this help and exit
-V, --version print verion info and exit
-c, --cd <path> cd to shortcut path in shell
-s, --set <shortcut> <dir> set a shortcut to <dir>
-a, --add-current <shortcut> add shortcut to current directory
-d, --delete <shortcut> delete the named shortcut
-o, --open <path> open the given shortcut path in
explorer (Windows only)
-l, --list [<pattern>] list current shortcuts
Generally you have a set of directories that you commonly visit.
Typing these paths in full can be a pain. This script allows one to
define a set of directory shortcuts to be able to quickly change to
them. For example, I could define 'ko' to represent
"D:\trentm\main\Apps\Komodo-devel", then
C:\> go ko
D:\trentm\main\Apps\Komodo-devel>
and
C:\> go ko/test
D:\trentm\main\Apps\Komodo-devel\test>
As well, you can always use some standard shortcuts, such as '~'
(home) and '...' (up two dirs).
See <http://trentm.com/projects/go/> for more information.