Bash cd alias: cdots
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Introduction
Cdots is an alternative function for alias ..='cd ..'
. Cdots provides aliases ..
...
....
etc. with an additional tab completed argument for taking a U-turn, for example:
/usr/local/share$ ... sh<TAB><ENTER> /usr/share$
Seven functions will be created; 2-8 dots which allow you to move 1-7 directories up, and additional directories down again with tab completion. In pseudo-code, cdots allows you to do this:
.. [dir] = cd ../[dir] ... [dir] = cd ../../[dir] .... [dir] = cd ../../../[dir] ..... [dir] = cd ../../../../[dir] ...... [dir] = cd ../../../../../[dir] ....... [dir] = cd ../../../../../../[dir] ........ [dir] = cd ../../../../../../../[dir]
Download
- Single file: cdots-1.2.1.sh
- Source package with additional test suite (DejaGnu): cdots-1.2.1.tar.gz
signature: cdots-1.2.1.tar.gz.asc
Installation
For more information, see INSTALL
Copy cdots.sh to your home directory:
cp cdots.sh ~/
Include cdots.sh from within ~/.bashrc:
source cdots.sh
Also consider putting this in your ~/.inputrc
so you only have to press tab once – instead of twice – for completion:
# .inputrc set show-all-if-ambiguous on # Produce list of all possible completions at single tab
Test
The download contains an additional test suite. The test suite requires dejagnu, tcl and expect to be installed.
To run the tests:
$> cd test; ./runAll WARNING: No tool specified Test Run By freddy on Mon Jun 11 21:54:54 2007 Native configuration is i686-pc-linux-gnu === tests === Schedule of variations: unix Running target unix Using /usr/share/dejagnu/baseboards/unix.exp as board description file for target. Using /usr/share/dejagnu/config/unix.exp as generic interface file for target. WARNING: Couldn't find tool config file for unix, using default. Running ./all/all.exp ... === Summary === # of expected passes 308
Release notes
See RELEASE
Caveats
Make sure bash programmable completion is enabled
shopt progcomp > /dev/null || shopt -s progcomp
See also
- Working more productively with bash 2.x/3.x
- Bash: Where to install completion?
- Bash: Completion gone after bash --norc
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