Implements #110: use 'export AUTOJUMP_IGNORE_CASE=1' to make autojump case insensitive

README.md

@@ -130,13 +130,22 @@ INTERNAL OPTIONS
 ADVANCED USAGE
 --------------
 
+-   Always Ignore Case
+
+    Default behavior is to prioritize exact matches over all else. For
+    example, `j foo` will prefer /foobar over /FooBar even if the latter
+    has a higher weight. To change this behavior and ignore case, add
+    the following environmental variable in your \~/.bashrc:
+
+        export AUTOJUMP_IGNORE_CASE=1
+
 -   Prefer Symbolic Links
 
     Default behavior is to evaluate symbolic links into full paths as to
     reduce duplicate entries in the database. However, some users prefer
     a shorter working directory path in their shell prompt. To switch
-    behavior to prefer symbolic links, export the following
-    configuration in your \~/.bashrc:
+    behavior to prefer symbolic links, add the following environmental
+    variable in your \~/.bashrc:
 
         export AUTOJUMP_KEEP_SYMLINKS=1
 

bin/autojump

@@ -15,12 +15,19 @@ MAX_STORED_PATHS = 1000
 COMPLETION_SEPARATOR = '__'
 ARGS = None
 
+# load config from environmental variables
 if 'AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR' in os.environ:
     CONFIG_DIR = os.environ.get('AUTOJUMP_DATA_DIR')
 else:
     xdg_data_dir = os.environ.get('XDG_DATA_HOME') or os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'], '.local', 'share')
     CONFIG_DIR = os.path.join(xdg_data_dir, 'autojump')
 
+if 'AUTOJUMP_IGNORE_CASE' in os.environ:
+    if os.environ.get('AUTOJUMP_IGNORE_CASE') == 1:
+        ALWAYS_IGNORE_CASE = True
+    else:
+        ALWAYS_IGNORE_CASE = False
+
 if CONFIG_DIR == os.path.expanduser('~'):
     DB_FILE = CONFIG_DIR + '/.autojump.txt'
 else:
@@ -331,7 +338,9 @@ def shell_utility():
     else:
         max_matches = 1
 
-    results = find_matches(db, patterns, max_matches, False)
+    if not ALWAYS_IGNORE_CASE:
+        results = find_matches(db, patterns, max_matches, False)
+
     # if no results, try ignoring case
     if ARGS.complete or not results:
         results = find_matches(db, patterns, max_matches, True)

docs/autojump.1

@@ -53,6 +53,22 @@ wrapper function.
 .fi
 .SS ADVANCED USAGE
 .IP \[bu] 2
+Always Ignore Case
+.RS 2
+.PP
+Default behavior is to prioritize exact matches over all else.
+For example, \f[C]j\ foo\f[] will prefer /foobar over /FooBar even if
+the latter has a higher weight.
+To change this behavior and ignore case, add the following environmental
+variable in your ~/.bashrc:
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+export\ AUTOJUMP_IGNORE_CASE=1
+\f[]
+.fi
+.RE
+.IP \[bu] 2
 Prefer Symbolic Links
 .RS 2
 .PP
@@ -60,8 +76,8 @@ Default behavior is to evaluate symbolic links into full paths as to
 reduce duplicate entries in the database.
 However, some users prefer a shorter working directory path in their
 shell prompt.
-To switch behavior to prefer symbolic links, export the following
-configuration in your ~/.bashrc:
+To switch behavior to prefer symbolic links, add the following
+environmental variable in your ~/.bashrc:
 .IP
 .nf
 \f[C]

docs/body.md

@@ -18,9 +18,15 @@ Options must be passed to 'autojump' and not the 'j' wrapper function.
 
 ## ADVANCED USAGE
 
+- Always Ignore Case
+
+    Default behavior is to prioritize exact matches over all else. For example, `j foo` will prefer /foobar over /FooBar even if the latter has a higher weight. To change this behavior and ignore case, add the following environmental variable in your ~/.bashrc:
+
+        export AUTOJUMP_IGNORE_CASE=1
+
 - Prefer Symbolic Links
 
-    Default behavior is to evaluate symbolic links into full paths as to reduce duplicate entries in the database. However, some users prefer a shorter working directory path in their shell prompt. To switch behavior to prefer symbolic links, export the following configuration in your ~/.bashrc:
+    Default behavior is to evaluate symbolic links into full paths as to reduce duplicate entries in the database. However, some users prefer a shorter working directory path in their shell prompt. To switch behavior to prefer symbolic links, add the following environmental variable in your ~/.bashrc:
 
         export AUTOJUMP_KEEP_SYMLINKS=1