autojump (1) Linux Manual Page
Name
autojump – a faster way to navigate your filesystemDescription
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.
Usage
j is a convenience wrapper function around autojump. Any option that can be used with autojump can be used with j and vice versa.- •
- Jump To A Directory That Contains foo:
j foo
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- 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 bar
- Sometimes it’s convenient to jump to a child directory (sub-directory of current directory) rather than typing out the full name.
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- 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
- Instead of jumping to a directory, you can open a file explorer window (Mac Finder, Windows Explorer, GNOME Nautilus, etc.) to the directory instead.
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- 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 change directory to /home/user/work/inbox.
- Let’s assume the following database:
For more options refer to help:
autojump –help
Known Issues
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- autojump does not support directories that begin with -.
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- For bash users, autojump keeps track of directories by modifying $PROMPT_COMMAND. Do not overwrite $PROMPT_COMMAND:
export PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a"
Instead append to the end of the existing $PROMPT_COMMAND:
export PROMPT_COMMAND="${PROMPT_COMMAND:+$PROMPT_COMMAND;} history -a"