bash_cdstore

Store visited directories in sqlite3 db for reuse

Build:

Building the binary and installing it, is a simple as that. Or just use the Makefile.

gcc -o cdstore cdstore.c -l sqlite3
chmod 755 cdstore
sudo cp cdstore /usr/local/bin

Activate:

Add this to your .profile

if [[ -n "$PS1" ]]; then
PS1='$(/usr/local/bin/cdstore -a)\u@\H:\w $ '
export PS1

function c()
{
   dir=$(/usr/local/bin/cdstore 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); cd $dir
}
fi

Usage

Shows only four entries, but you will get the last tweenty visited directories.

hergen@oel:/var/www/hergen $ c
0 - /var/www/hergen
1 - /usr/bin
2 - /var/tmp
3 - /home/hergen
Enter row number: 2
hergen@oel:/var/tmp $ c
0 - /var/tmp
1 - /var/www/hergen
2 - /usr/bin
3 - /home/hergen
Enter row number: 2
hergen@oel:/usr/bin $ c
0 - /usr/bin
1 - /var/tmp
2 - /var/www/hergen
3 - /home/hergen
Enter row number:
hergen@oel:/usr/bin $