NAME ---- autojump - a faster way to navigate your filesystem SYNOPSIS -------- Jump to a previously visited directory that contains 'foo': j foo Jump to a previously visited subdirectory of the current directory: jc bar Show database entries and their respective key weights: j --stat DESCRIPTION ----------- autojump is a faster way to navigate your filesystem. It works by maintaining a database of the directories you use the most from the command line. Directories must be visited first before they can be jumped to. INSTALLATION ------------ ### REQUIREMENTS - Python v2.6+ - Bash v4.0 for tab completion (or zsh) If you are unable to update Python to a supported version, older versions of autojump can be [downloaded][dl] and installed manually. - Python v2.4 is supported by [release v12][v12]. ### AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION **Linux** autojump is included in the following distro repositories, please use relevant package management utilities to install (e.g. yum, apt-get, etc): - Debian\* testing/unstable, Ubuntu, Linux Mint - RedHat, Fedora, CentOS - ArchLinux - Gentoo - Frugalware - Slackware \* Requires manual activation for policy reasons, please see `/usr/share/doc/autojump/README.Debian`. **Mac** Homebrew is the recommended installation method for Mac OS X: brew install autojump MacPorts also available: port install autojump **Other** Please check the [Wiki][wiki] for an up to date listing of installation methods. ### MANUAL INSTALLATION Grab a copy of autojump: git clone git://github.com/joelthelion/autojump.git Run the installation script: cd autojump ./install.sh [ --local ] and follow on screen instructions. ### MANUAL UNINSTALLATION It is recommended to use your distribution's relevant package management utilities, unless you installed manually or ran into uninstallation issues. Grab a copy of autojump: git clone git://github.com/joelthelion/autojump.git Run the uninstallation script: cd autojump ./uninstall.sh and follow on screen instructions. If you keep getting `autojump: command not found` at the prompt, do:`unset PROMPT_COMMAND`. You can also restart your shell. DEVELOPMENT ----------- The source code is primarily in `./bin/autojump`. Various shell wrapper scripts are also available in `./bin/`. Documentation is in various files under `./docs/`. Build documentation with the command: make docs OPTIONS ------- Options must be passed to 'autojump' and not the 'j' wrapper function. -i, --increase manually increase current directory weight -d, --decrease manually decrease current directory weight --purge deletes database entries that no longer exist on system -s, --stat show general stats and top 100 database entries --version show version information and exit ADVANCED USAGE -------------- - Using Multiple Arguments Let's assume the following database: 30 /home/user/mail/inbox 10 /home/user/work/inbox `j in` would jump into /home/user/mail/inbox as the higher weighted entry. However you can pass multiple arguments to autojump to prefer a different entry. In the above example, `j w in` would then jump you into /home/user/work/inbox. - Jump To A Child Directory. Sometimes it's convenient to jump to a child directory (sub-directory of current directory) rather than typing out the full name. jc images - Open File Manager To Directories (instead of jumping) Instead of jumping to a directory, you can open a file explorer window (Mac Finder, Windows Explorer, GNOME Nautilus, etc) to the directory instead. jo music Opening a file manager to a child directory is also supported. jco images ADDITIONAL CONFIGURATION ------------------------ - Enable ZSH Tab Completion ZSH tab completion requires the `compinit` module to be loaded. Please add the following line to your \~/.zshrc *after* loading autojump: autoload -U compinit && compinit For security compinit checks completion system if files will be owned by root or the current user. This check can be ignored by using the -u flag: autoload -U compinit && compinit -u Tab completion requires two tabs before autojump will display the completion menu. However if `setopt nolistambiguous` is enabled, then only one tab is required. - 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, add the following environmental variable in your \~/.bashrc: export AUTOJUMP_KEEP_SYMLINKS=1 - Autocomplete Additional Commands (Bash only) Autojump can be used to autocomplete other commands (e.g. cp or vim). To use this feature, add the following environmental variable in your \~/.bashrc: export AUTOJUMP_AUTOCOMPLETE_CMDS='cp vim' Changes require reloading autojump to take into effect. KNOWN ISSUES ------------ - For bash users, autojump keeps track of directories as a pre-command hook by modifying \$PROMPT\_COMMAND. If you overwrite \$PROMPT\_COMMAND in \~/.bashrc you can cause problems. Don't do this: export PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a" Do this: export PROMPT_COMMAND="${PROMPT_COMMAND:+$PROMPT_COMMAND ;} history -a" - The jump function `j` does not support directories that begin with `-`. If you want to jump a directory called `--music`, try using `j music` instead of `j --music`. FILES ----- If installed locally, autojump is self-contained in *\~/.autojump/*. The database is stored in *\$XDG\_DATA\_HOME/autojump/autojump.txt*. REPORTING BUGS -------------- For any usage related issues or feature requests please visit: *https://github.com/joelthelion/autojump/issues* THANKS ------ Special thanks goes out to: Pierre Gueth, Simon Marache-Francisco, Daniel Jackoway, and many others. AUTHORS ------- autojump was originally written by Joël Schaerer, and currently maintained by William Ting. COPYRIGHT --------- Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later . This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. [dl]: https://github.com/joelthelion/autojump/downloads [mock]: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mock [v12]: https://github.com/downloads/joelthelion/autojump/autojump_v12.tar.gz [wiki]: https://github.com/joelthelion/autojump/wiki