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% autojump(1) release-v20 % % 10 April 2012
NAME
autojump - a faster way to navigate your filesystem
SYNOPSIS
Jump to a previously visited directory 'foobar':
j foo
Show all database entries and their respective key weights:
jumpstat
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. The jumpstat command shows you the current contents of the database. Directories must be visited first before they can be jumped to.
OPTIONS
Options must be passed to 'autojump' and not the 'j' wrapper function.
-a, --add DIR manually add path to database
--stat show database entries and their key weights
--version show version information and exit
INTERNAL OPTIONS
-b, --bash enclose directory with quotes to prevent errors
--completion prevent key weight decay over time
ADVANCED USAGE
-
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:
export AUTOJUMP_KEEP_SYMLINKS=1 -
Change Directory Weight
To manually change a directory's key weight, you can edit the file $XDG_DATA_HOME/autojump/autojump.txt. Each entry has two columns. The first is the key weight and the second is the path:
29.3383211216 /home/user/downloadsAll negative key weights are purged automatically.
KNOWN ISSUES
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zsh (bug #86)
Tab completion does not work.
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jumpapplet (bug #59)
Does not work in Gnome 3 shell or LDXE.
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 issues please visit the following URL:
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 © 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
INSTALLATION
REQUIREMENTS
Python v2.7+ or 3.2+
Bash v4.0+ for tab completion
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
On Debian only, autojump requires manual activation for policy reasons. Please see ``/usr/share/doc/autojump/README.Debian``.
- RedHat, Fedora, CentOS
- ArchLinux
- Gentoo
- Frugalware
- Slackware
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 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 ] [ --zsh ]
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.