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From: jrj@Spies.COM (Richard Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: using cd command in a file
Message-ID: <1991Jun4.142714.8232@Spies.COM>
Date: 4 Jun 91 14:27:14 GMT
References: <13862@goofy.Apple.COM>
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In article <13862@goofy.Apple.COM> vlb@apple.COM (Vicki Brown) writes:
>In [several articles] [several people] write
>>>>>>   I would like to get to a directory /me/A/B/C/D by just typing j.
>
>If you are using csh (or tcsh) look up cdpath.  For example, I need to get to
>the directory
>        /d4/oreo/install/3.0
>fairly regularly.  My cdpath contains "/d4/oreo/install" and I just use the
>command "cd 3.0" to get to where I want to go.
>
>Since you can also use (no wildcards) subdirectories, this can be quite useful:
>       cd 3.0/src
>        cd 3.0/tst
>all with only 1 definition
>
>You may find this to be useful...
>   Vicki Brown   A/UX Development Group		Apple Computer, Inc.
>   Internet: vlb@apple.com			MS 50UX, 10300 Bubb Rd.	
>   UUCP: {sun,amdahl,decwrl}!apple!vlb		Cupertino, CA  95014 USA
>              Ooit'n Normaal Mens Ontmoet?  En..., Beviel't?
>        (Have you ever met a normal person?  So..., did you like it?)

The first thing that comes to mind is the use of ALIAS.  

Why not use "alias j 'cd /me/A/B/C/D'" ?

Then, by typing j<CR> from anywhere, you are cd'd into D.

Just a thought.