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howtos:software:efficient_cli_navigation [2012/09/26 02:51 (UTC)] – moved from the general howtos namespace mfillpothowtos:software:efficient_cli_navigation [2012/11/11 20:29 (UTC)] (current) – [CDPATH] sycamorex
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 <code>CDPATH=$CDPATH:~/data/projects/slackbuilds/</code> <code>CDPATH=$CDPATH:~/data/projects/slackbuilds/</code>
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 +Please note the path included in the CDPATH variable is the path to the **parent directory** where the said directories are located. 
  
 After you have sourced ''.bashrc'' (''source ~/.bashrc''), you can ''cd'' to any of those directories from any place: After you have sourced ''.bashrc'' (''source ~/.bashrc''), you can ''cd'' to any of those directories from any place:
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 <code>$ pwd <code>$ pwd
 /home/user/.config/xfce4 /home/user/.config/xfce4
-$ cd ya[TAB]+$ cd yajl
 /home/user/data/projects/slackbuilds/yajl</code> /home/user/data/projects/slackbuilds/yajl</code>
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 +If you would like to enable Tab completion within the directories added through the CDPATH variable, you need to install ''bash-completion'' from Slackware's ''/extra'' directory.
  
 <note important>It is NOT recommended to give your directories names similar to the system ones, eg. ''usr'', ''etc'', which can result in unpredictable behaviour.</note> <note important>It is NOT recommended to give your directories names similar to the system ones, eg. ''usr'', ''etc'', which can result in unpredictable behaviour.</note>

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