bashmarks

bashmarks

Purpose: (personal env) one-letter directory bookmarks. Copy to: n/a (machine setup) · Use when: jumping between unrelated project roots. · Related: worktrees

bashmarks gives you one-letter directory bookmarks: save the current dir under a name, then jump to it from anywhere.

Install

git clone https://github.com/huyng/bashmarks.git
cd bashmarks
make install

Then source it from your shell rc (works in zsh too):

# ~/.zshrc
source ~/.local/bin/bashmarks.sh

(make install drops bashmarks.sh into ~/.local/bin; adjust the path if you installed elsewhere.)

Usage

s <name>     # save the current directory under <name>
g <name>     # go (cd) to the bookmarked directory
p <name>     # print the bookmarked directory
d <name>     # delete the bookmark
l            # list all bookmarks

Tab-completion works on bookmark names after g, p, and d.

Pairs well with wt

wt handles worktrees within a repo; bashmarks handles jumping between unrelated project roots. Save your common roots once:

cd ~/dev/next-template/main/next-template && s nt
cd ~/dev/dev-toolkit/main/dev-toolkit      && s tools
# later, from anywhere:
g nt