Path: utzoo!censor!geac!jtsv16!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!ames!pacbell!well!dansmith From: dansmith@well.UUCP (Dan "Bucko" Smith) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Changing Directory Summary: use of symbolic links makes this easy Keywords: cd symlink Message-ID: <13050@well.UUCP> Date: 8 Aug 89 00:06:58 GMT References: <5068@mtuxo.att.com> <9730@alice.UUCP> <218@quad.uucp> Reply-To: dansmith@well.UUCP (Dan "Bucko" Smith) Distribution: usa Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA Lines: 23 In article <218@quad.uucp> dts@quad.uucp (David T. Sandberg) writes: >In article <9730@alice.UUCP> debra@alice.UUCP () writes: >>In article <5068@mtuxo.att.com> jld@mtuxo.att.com (XMRJ4-J.DALTON) writes: >>>QUESTION: I have a very long path which is quite tedious to type in >>> every time I wish to visit a certain directory. I'm surprised no one has mentioned this scheme yet: As long as you have a cdpath variable and symlinks... Make a directory in your home, such as ~/.dirs, and put the .dirs directory in your $cdpath. Now, for frequently accessed directories, make a symlink with whatever name you want to use when you want to cd to that directory. For instance, I have "ulb" as a symlink to "/usr/local/bin", "ulu" for "/usr/lib/uucp", "bkups" for "/usr/local/backups".... Allows you to call things what you want! dan -- Dan "Bucko" Smith dansmith@well.sf.ca.us daniel@island.uu.net unicom!daniel@pacbell.com ph: (415) 332 3278 (h), 258 2136 (w) disclaimer: Island's coffee was laced :-) My mind likes Cyberstuff, my eyes films, my hands guitar, my feet skiing...