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Is it possible to set a symbolic link so that I can use project to point the directory home/me/project, e. g.? This should be independent of the location in the file system.

I'd like to use commands like cd project, nano project/file1.tex and so on.

Do I have to write a symbolic link to all of my directories?

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Is it possible to set a symbolic link so that I can use project to point the directory home/me/project, e. g.? This should be independent of the location in the file system.

I'd like to use commands like cd project, nano project/file1.tex and so on.

Do I have to write a symbolic link to all of my directories?

bash symlink

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Is it possible to set a symbolic link so that I can use project to point the directory home/me/project, e. g.? This should be independent of the location in the file system.

I'd like to use commands like cd project, nano project/file1.tex and so on.

Do I have to write a symbolic link to all of my directories?

bash symlink

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Most shells have a CDPATH variable that cd can lookup for directories to change to in the same way that executables are searched in $PATH.

So if you add your symlinks in a ~/projects directory and do CDPATH=~/projects, you'll be able to do cd foo to go in ~/projects/foo

With zsh, if $var contains a path you can do cd ~var to cd to that path. The useful part of that is when your prompt has %~ which then reflects it in your prompt:

$ proj1=/usr/local proj2=/etc/apache2

$ PS1='%~$ '

$ cd ~proj1

~proj1$ cd ~proj2/sites-enabled

~proj2/sites-enabled$

With setopt cdablevars, you can also do cd proj1 instead of cd ~proj1.

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You probably want to use variables instead of symbolic links, e.g.

export project=/home/me/project

then

cd $project

or

vim $project/file

UPDATE

As pointed out by peterph, you can also combine these (including predefined variables), e.g.

export project=$HOME/project

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answered Apr 30 '14 at 14:38

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  Or even better project=$HOME/project...
  
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  @peterph, or even simpler ~/project.
  
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  With zsh, you can also do setopt cdablevars and then cd project
  
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  @StephaneChazelas: I think that's a good point - though as it's specific to zsh perhaps you could add that as a separate answer?
  
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  Apr 30 '14 at 14:58
  

  
  
  
  

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15

Most shells have a CDPATH variable that cd can lookup for directories to change to in the same way that executables are searched in $PATH.

So if you add your symlinks in a ~/projects directory and do CDPATH=~/projects, you'll be able to do cd foo to go in ~/projects/foo

With zsh, if $var contains a path you can do cd ~var to cd to that path. The useful part of that is when your prompt has %~ which then reflects it in your prompt:

$ proj1=/usr/local proj2=/etc/apache2

$ PS1='%~$ '

$ cd ~proj1

~proj1$ cd ~proj2/sites-enabled

~proj2/sites-enabled$

With setopt cdablevars, you can also do cd proj1 instead of cd ~proj1.

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edited May 1 '14 at 6:45

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15

Most shells have a CDPATH variable that cd can lookup for directories to change to in the same way that executables are searched in $PATH.

So if you add your symlinks in a ~/projects directory and do CDPATH=~/projects, you'll be able to do cd foo to go in ~/projects/foo

With zsh, if $var contains a path you can do cd ~var to cd to that path. The useful part of that is when your prompt has %~ which then reflects it in your prompt:

$ proj1=/usr/local proj2=/etc/apache2

$ PS1='%~$ '

$ cd ~proj1

~proj1$ cd ~proj2/sites-enabled

~proj2/sites-enabled$

With setopt cdablevars, you can also do cd proj1 instead of cd ~proj1.

share|improve this answer

edited May 1 '14 at 6:45

answered Apr 30 '14 at 14:59

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Most shells have a CDPATH variable that cd can lookup for directories to change to in the same way that executables are searched in $PATH.

So if you add your symlinks in a ~/projects directory and do CDPATH=~/projects, you'll be able to do cd foo to go in ~/projects/foo

With zsh, if $var contains a path you can do cd ~var to cd to that path. The useful part of that is when your prompt has %~ which then reflects it in your prompt:

$ proj1=/usr/local proj2=/etc/apache2

$ PS1='%~$ '

$ cd ~proj1

~proj1$ cd ~proj2/sites-enabled

~proj2/sites-enabled$

With setopt cdablevars, you can also do cd proj1 instead of cd ~proj1.

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edited May 1 '14 at 6:45

answered Apr 30 '14 at 14:59

Stéphane ChazelasStéphane Chazelas

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$ proj1=/usr/local proj2=/etc/apache2

$ PS1='%~$ '

$ cd ~proj1

~proj1$ cd ~proj2/sites-enabled

~proj2/sites-enabled$

share|improve this answer

edited May 1 '14 at 6:45

answered Apr 30 '14 at 14:59

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answered Apr 30 '14 at 14:59

Stéphane ChazelasStéphane Chazelas

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9

You probably want to use variables instead of symbolic links, e.g.

export project=/home/me/project

then

cd $project

or

vim $project/file

UPDATE

As pointed out by peterph, you can also combine these (including predefined variables), e.g.

export project=$HOME/project

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 30 '14 at 14:42

answered Apr 30 '14 at 14:38

jmetzjmetz

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• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Or even better project=$HOME/project...
  
  – peterph
  Apr 30 '14 at 14:40
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @peterph, or even simpler ~/project.
  
  – Stéphane Chazelas
  Apr 30 '14 at 14:54
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  4
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  With zsh, you can also do setopt cdablevars and then cd project
  
  – Stéphane Chazelas
  Apr 30 '14 at 14:56
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @StephaneChazelas: I think that's a good point - though as it's specific to zsh perhaps you could add that as a separate answer?
  
  – jmetz
  Apr 30 '14 at 14:58
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

9

You probably want to use variables instead of symbolic links, e.g.

export project=/home/me/project

then

cd $project

or

vim $project/file

UPDATE

As pointed out by peterph, you can also combine these (including predefined variables), e.g.

export project=$HOME/project

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 30 '14 at 14:42

answered Apr 30 '14 at 14:38

jmetzjmetz

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• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Or even better project=$HOME/project...
  
  – peterph
  Apr 30 '14 at 14:40
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @peterph, or even simpler ~/project.
  
  – Stéphane Chazelas
  Apr 30 '14 at 14:54
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  4
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  With zsh, you can also do setopt cdablevars and then cd project
  
  – Stéphane Chazelas
  Apr 30 '14 at 14:56
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @StephaneChazelas: I think that's a good point - though as it's specific to zsh perhaps you could add that as a separate answer?
  
  – jmetz
  Apr 30 '14 at 14:58
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

You probably want to use variables instead of symbolic links, e.g.

export project=/home/me/project

then

cd $project

or

vim $project/file

UPDATE

As pointed out by peterph, you can also combine these (including predefined variables), e.g.

export project=$HOME/project

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 30 '14 at 14:42

answered Apr 30 '14 at 14:38

jmetzjmetz

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export project=/home/me/project

cd $project

vim $project/file

export project=$HOME/project

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 30 '14 at 14:42

answered Apr 30 '14 at 14:38

jmetzjmetz

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answered Apr 30 '14 at 14:38

jmetzjmetz

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answered Apr 30 '14 at 14:38

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