A Sooner Strategy to Navigate Directories in Linux

2. As acknowledged above, autojump is already accessible within the repositories of most Linux distributions. Chances are you’ll simply set up it utilizing the Package deal Supervisor.

Set up Autojump from Repositories

$ sudo apt set up autojump      [On Debian, Ubuntu and Mint]
$ sudo yum set up autojump       [On RHEL/CentOS/Fedora and Rocky/AlmaLinux]
$ sudo emerge -a autojump        [On Gentoo Linux]
$ sudo apk add autojump          [On Alpine Linux]
$ sudo pacman -S autojump        [On Arch Linux]
$ sudo zypper set up autojump   [On OpenSUSE]    

Nonetheless, if you wish to set up autojump from the supply, you might want to clone the supply code and execute the Python script, as:

Putting in Autojum from Supply

Set up git, if not put in, which is required to clone the autojump git repository.

$ sudo apt set up git      [On Debian, Ubuntu and Mint]
$ sudo yum set up git      [On RHEL/CentOS/Fedora and Rocky/AlmaLinux]
$ sudo emerge -a git        [On Gentoo Linux]
$ sudo apk add git          [On Alpine Linux]
$ sudo pacman -S git        [On Arch Linux]
$ sudo zypper set up git   [On OpenSUSE]  

As soon as git has been put in, log in as regular consumer after which clone autojump as:

$ git clone git://github.com/joelthelion/autojump.git

Subsequent, change to the downloaded listing utilizing the cd command.

$ cd autojump

Now, make the script file executable and run the set up script because the root consumer.

# chmod 755 set up.py
# ./set up.py

Step 3: Autojump Configuration

3. On Debian and its derivatives (Ubuntu, Mint,…), it is very important activate the autojump utility.

To activate the autojump utility briefly, i.e., efficient until you shut the present session, or open a brand new session, you might want to run the next instructions as a regular consumer:

$ supply /usr/share/autojump/autojump.sh on startup
OR
$ supply /usr/share/autojump/autojump.bash on startup

To completely add activation to the BASH shell, you might want to run the under command.

$ echo '. /usr/share/autojump/autojump.sh' >> ~/.bashrc
Or
$ echo '. /usr/share/autojump/autojump.bash' >> ~/.bashrc

Step 4: Rapidly Change Linux Listing Utilizing Autojump

4. As stated earlier, autojump will leap to solely these directories which have been cd earlier. So earlier than we begin testing we’re going to ‘cd‘ a couple of directories and create a couple of as effectively.

Here’s what I did.

$ cd
$ cd
$ cd Desktop/
$ cd
$ cd Paperwork/
$ cd
$ cd Downloads/
$ cd
$ cd Music/
$ cd
$ cd Photos/
$ cd
$ cd Public/
$ cd
$ cd Templates
$ cd
$ cd /var/www/
$ cd
$ mkdir autojump-test/
$ cd
$ mkdir autojump-test/a/ && cd autojump-test/a/
$ cd
$ mkdir autojump-test/b/ && cd autojump-test/b/
$ cd
$ mkdir autojump-test/c/ && cd autojump-test/c/
$ cd

Now we’ve a cd to the above listing and created a couple of directories for testing, we’re able to go.

The utilization of j is a wrapper round autojump. Chances are you’ll use j instead of the autojump command and vice versa.

5. Examine the model of put in autojump utilizing -v possibility.

$ j -v
or
$ autojump -v

6. Soar to a beforehand visited listing ‘/var/www‘.

$ j www

7. Soar to the beforehand visited mum or dad/baby listing ‘/residence/avi/autojump-test/b‘ with out typing a sub-directory identify.

$ jc b

8. You possibly can open a file supervisor that claims GNOME Nautilus from the command-line, as an alternative of leaping to a listing utilizing the next command.

$ jo www

You may as well open a baby listing in a file supervisor.

$ jco c

9. Examine stats of every folder key weight and general key weight together with complete listing weight. Folder key weight is the illustration of the overall time spent in that folder. Listing weight is the variety of directories within the checklist.

$ j --stat

Tip: The file the place autojump shops run log and error log information within the folder ~/.native/share/autojump/. Don’t overwrite these information, or else chances are you’ll lose all of your stats.

$ ls -l ~/.native/share/autojump/

10. Chances are you’ll search assist if required merely as:

$ j --help

How Autojump Works

• • autojump allows you to leap to solely these directories to which you will have already cd. When you cd to a specific listing, it will get logged into the autojump database and thereafter autojump can work. You can’t leap to a listing to which you haven’t cd, after establishing autojump, it doesn’t matter what.
  • You can’t leap to a listing, the identify of which begins with a splash (-). Chances are you’ll contemplate studying my submit on the Manipulation of information and directories that begin with '-' or different particular characters
  • In BASH Shell autojump retains observe of directories by modifying $PROMPT_COMMAND. It’s strictly really useful to not overwrite $PROMPT_COMMAND. If it’s a must to add different Linux instructions to present $PROMPT_COMMAND, append it to the final to present $APPEND_PROMPT.

Conclusion

autojump is a should utility in case you are a command-line consumer. It eases quite a lot of issues. It’s a great utility that can make navigating the Linux directories, quick within the command line. Attempt it your self and let me know your helpful suggestions within the feedback under. Maintain Linked, and Maintain Sharing. Like and share us and assist us get unfold.