Bashmarks is a shell script that allows you to save and jump to commonly used directories. Now supports tab completion.

Install

1. git clone https://github.com/huyng/bashmarks.git
2. cd bashmarks
3. make install
4. Open the .bashrc file

nano ~/.bashrc

Add bashmarks autoload code

Add the following block to the end of the file:

# Load bashmarks automatically in every session
if [ -f ~/.local/bin/bashmarks.sh ]; then
    source ~/.local/bin/bashmarks.sh
    echo "bashmarks loaded successfully"
fi

Save the file

Nano: Press Ctrl + X, then Y, then Enter

Vim: Press Esc, type :wq, press Enter

Apply changes

source ~/.bashrc

6. you can now remove the downloaded bashmarks folder which is no longer needed

Shell Commands

Basic Bookmark Commands

• s <bookmark_name> - Saves the current directory as "bookmark_name"
• g <bookmark_name> - Goes (cd) to the directory associated with "bookmark_name"
• p <bookmark_name> - Prints the directory associated with "bookmark_name"
• d <bookmark_name> - Deletes the bookmark
• lb - Enhanced list with directory info

File Operations

• f <bookmark> <file> - Create file in bookmarked directory
• c <bookmark> <files...> - Copy files to bookmarked directory
• m <bookmark> <files...> - Move files to bookmarked directory
• e <bookmark> <file> - Edit file in bookmarked directory
• lf <bookmark> - List files in bookmarked directory

Advanced Operations

• b <bookmark> - Backup current directory to bookmark
• r <old_name> <new_name> - Rename bookmark
• t <bookmark> [name] - Create timestamped file/dir in bookmark
• sync <bookmark> - Sync current directory to bookmarked directory

Tab Completion

• g b[TAB] - Tab completion available for bookmarks
• p b[TAB] - Tab completion available for bookmarks
• d [TAB] - Tab completion available for bookmarks

Example Usage

$ cd /var/www/
$ s webfolder
$ cd /usr/local/lib/
$ s locallib
$ l
$ g web<tab>
$ g webfolder

# File operations examples
$ f webfolder index.html
$ c webfolder style.css script.js
$ sync webfolder
$ b locallib

Where Bashmarks are stored

All of your directory bookmarks are saved in a file called ".sdirs" in your HOME directory.

Creators

• Huy Nguyen
• Karthick Gururaj